Departments: Lifts & Ropeways

SAM Magazine-Whistler, B.C., Dec. 22, 2008-The BC Safety Authority reinstated the operating permit for the upper line of Blackcomb Mountain’s Excalibur Gondola on Saturday,…

SAM Magazine-Whistler, B.C., Dec. 18, 2008-Whistler Blackcomb, the BC Safety Authority and Doppelmayr personnel continue to investigate Tuesday’s tower collapse on the Excalibur Gondola.…

SAM Magazine-Whistler B.C., Dec. 16, 2008-Fifty-three guests were safely evacuated from the lower line of the Excalibur Gondola after a structural failure on tower…

SAM Magazine-Whistler, B.C., Dec. 17, 2008-A preliminary inspection of the Excalibur Gondola tower that failed yesterday afternoon showed that it resulted from water that…

SAM Magazine-Whistler, B.C., Dec. 17, 2008-The British Columbia Safety Authority (BCSA), B.C.’s independent auditor on passenger ropeway systems, has given approval for Whistler Blackcomb…

SAM Magazine – Teton Village, Wyo., December 15, 2008 – Jackson’s new tram is scheduled to open on December 19. The new tram replaces…

SAM Magazine-Whistler, B.C., Dec. 16, 2008-At approximately 2:30 p.m. PST, a tower on lower section of the Excalibur gondola at Blackcomb Mountain split and…

SAM Magazine – Vail, Colo., December 9, 2008 – Recent storms across the Rocky Mountains and other parts of North America have sparked terrain…

SAM Magazine – Smithers, B.C., – Ski and Ride Smithers, a northern British Columbia resort, has received approval for the resort’s master plan. The…