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Winter 1975

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Lifts 1974

The 14th Annual survey of lift construction in North America, compiled and with statistical analysis by Nils Ericksen and the staff of Dufresne-Henry.

NSAA Newsletter

Written by Editor

Starting with the issue, SAM will carry an NSAA Newsletter in every issue, prepared and edited by NSAA. SAM is pleased to provide this important commun...

Cover Story-- Fire

Written by Ericksen,Nils

Technical Editor Nils Ericksen, in consultation with many experts, examines what areas should do to avoid the ravages of fire. Insurance expert, George...

What Produces Profits

Written by Nelson,Janet

General Editor Janet Nelson studies the operations of four not-very-large areas that do write their balance sheets in black ink and looks for a common ...

Danger-- Load Test In Progress

Written by Dwyer,Chuck

Forest Service Tramway Engineer Chuck Dwyer sets some guidelines for safe test loading of lifts. An important contribution.

1975 Products, Services, And Suppliers

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Schools Can Mean Profits

Written by Grace,Teddee

Midwest correspondent Teddee Grace tells the story of how an Ilinois area builds group buisness.

Economic Study Of Ski Areas

Written by Farwell,Ted

Ted Farwell previews the important results of the brand new NSAA Economic Study.

From Expo To Vail In 10 Days

Written by Ellis,Jim

Riblet engineer Jim Ellis records the fascinating saga of moving a chairlift from the spokane World's Fair to Vail in the blinking of an eye.

Letter From France

Written by Editor

A reader and area operator from the french Alps finds some problems and suggests some solutions that will sound familiar. A timely and interesting lett...