Departments: Lifts & Ropeways

SAM Magazine-Broomfield, Colo., Aug. 30, 2007-Skiers and snowboarders can buy four days at Keystone Resort or Arapahoe Basin for $129 with the 4-Pack pass,…

SAM Magazine-Val Gardena, Italy, Aug. 30, 2007-Val Gardena is replacing a fixed grip triple chair with a new high-speed detachable quad. The new Sole…

SAM Magazine-Big Sky, Mont., Aug. 21, 2007-Big Sky has started a two-year project to increase skier access on expert-oriented Lone Peak, currently served only…

SAM Magazine-Mountain Creek, N.J., July 19, 2007-Mountain Creek is significantly upgrading its freeriding facilities. It’s part of a long-term commitment for the resort, which…

SAM Magazine-Crystal Mountain, Wash., July 18, 2007-Crystal Mountain is adding a double chair that increases the resort’s available terrain by a whopping 77 percent.…

SAM Magazine-Ischgl, Austria, July 18, 2007-Two Austrian resorts are adding lift capacity this summer. Ischgl’s lift company, Silvrettaseilbahn AG, is replacing its workhorse six-passenger…

SAM Magazine-Crans-Montana, Switz., July 11, 2007-Swiss resort Crans-Montana has embarked on extensive improvements to the mountain’s snowmaking system. The resort hopes the upgrades will…

SAM Magazine-Snowmass, Colo., July 11, 2007-The developers of Snowmass Mountain’s new resort village are seeking to make the $2 billion project one of the…

SAM Magazine-Selva Gardena, Italy, July 5, 2007-A swath of improvements in the Italian Dolomiti Superski region this summer includes high speed quads, gondolas and…

SAM Magazine-Lincoln, N.H., July 5, 2007-New Hampshire’s Loon Mountain has started a $10 million investment on the resort’s South Peak expansion. The development, which…