SAM Coverage
Olivia Rowan
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High-Capacity Tramways Must Not Derope
To avoid disasterous consequences, prevention, rather than simple detection, is more essential than ever writes Jan Kunczynski. An important and provocative challenge.
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Of Weldors And Welding
Welding is a fundamental maintenance procedure at every ski resort. It is critical that it be understood and performed properly writes Lew Cuyler.
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1984-85 Economic Analysis
Records were set, but expenses went up according to Chuck Goeldner, who did the most recent study.
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Stepping Back To Manual Controls
Some big thinking and a small investment revitalized out-dated groomers at Mr. Washington. An innovative approach described by Rick Curiston.
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Carnivals, Capers, Fests And Fun
There is a surge in special annual events at ski areas across the country. Mary Kerr reviews some of the best in pictures and…
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Boards Coming On-Board
The snowboard trend may be unstoppable. Here’s how two areas are successfully coping with it, as told by Chaco Mohler.
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Development, Water, Politics
Vermont’s ski industry ran straight into no-growth forces. What really happened and what lies in the future is explained by Paul Robbins.
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Sno-Engineering At A Quarter Century
Stories and exploits-improbable, outrageous and raucous-of the way it was and how it got the way it is. By that reporter of tall tales,…
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Polishing Gold
Snow is precious commodity in this buisness. Here, in pictures and text, are tips, ideas and secrets of how the artisans of snow/gold refine…
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The Alpha Has Landed
Poma’s new drive terminal at Deer Park, California, may look like spaceship, but it operates like high-tech lift machine utilizing innovative engineering ideas. By…
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A Primer On Air-To-Water Ratios
An invaluable review of how to measure the cost-effectiveness and overall capability of a snow making system. By Norman G. Smith.
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One Facet
On paper, SilverCreek, Colorado, lost money in its first year of operation, but as bait for real estate buyers, it was a big winner.…
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Last Of The Independents?
As snow reporting becomes more impersonal and less reliable, one voice still cries out for the credibility and objectivity. An interview with Roxy Rothafel…