In This Issue
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The Chairlift: How It All Began
This cover honors the first single chairlift with a telegram from W. A. Harriman.
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A New Crop of SAMMY Winners
This is the announcement of the year’s SAMMY winners with brief bios for Tom Fortune (Stevens Pass), David Barry (Copper Mountain), Chris…
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A Very Special Issue
Introduction of the NSAA Convention issue that ties together the annual show and the Eighth Annual OITAF Congress. David also announces his…
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Thoughts on Lift Safety
This editorial urges keeping the public trust in lift safety by not economizing on staffing or training in the operation of ever-more…
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Talking, Not Fighting editorial
This editorial urges the reader to turn to page 71 for John Fry’s article about the industry sitting down at the table…
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Bogus Basin Update-One Year Later
Bogus Basin, Idaho’s GM reflects on the apparent smart move to sell $199 season passes. Capacity increased by 50-60 percent without causing…
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Bob Heron, 1914-1999
The editor and three ropeway engineers reflect on the legacy left by Bob Heron, a lift designer who worked on ropeway trams…
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OITAF Congress and OITAF-NACS: The Early Years
This is a history of the journey that brought the OITAF International Congress to the U.S. It’s a peak inside the story…
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Winterizing Mount Washington
A description of the winterizing of the stately Mount Washington Hotel in New Hampshire so it can take in winter visitors to…
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OITAF Papers: A Preview
This report previews, in brief encapsulizations, the papers to be presented at the 8th International Congress for the Transportation by Rope in…