Departments: Lifts & Ropeways

SAM Magazine-Highmount, N.Y., Oct. 2, 2008-In the wake of budget cuts by New York State agencies, state-operated Belleayre Mountain Ski Center will restrict lift…

SAM Magazine – Queenstown, New Zealand, October 1, 2008 – New Zealand’s Coronet Peak has announced that the ski area will reopen this week.…

SAM Magazine-Broomfield, Colo., Sept. 26, 2008-Vail Resorts, Inc. (VR) on Thursday reported record fiscal 2008 net income of $102.9 million, a 67.6 percent increase…

SAM Magazine-Carrabassett Valley, Me., Sept. 23, 2008-Maine resort Sugarloaf has invested more than $5 million to enhance its snowmaking capacity, redesign terrain parks, and…

SAM Magazine – Whistler BC., – Crews have completed the ropework for the Whistler/Blackcomb Peak 2 Peak Gondola. The ropework crosses an unsupported three-kilometer…

SAM Magazine – Stevens Pass, Wash., September 8, 2008 – Washington resort Steven’s Pass will be adding RFID technology to the ski area’s lift…

SAM Magazine–September 5, 2008–New lifts and additional terrain highlight a summer construction season, which also saw improvements to snowmaking systems. Here’s an overview of…

Mammoth Mountain is also adding four new “Adventure Zones” this winter to complement their Parks. These new runs will be fun tracks built into…

SAM Magazine – Salt Lake City, Utah, September 2, 2008 – Improved lifts, new lodges and more highlight Utah ski resort investment over the…

SAM Magazine – Eagle, Colo., September 2, 2008 – Eagle County Commissioner Peter Runyon is promoting a provision in Colorado State Law that would…