SAM Coverage
Robert E. Kinney
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How About Dual Chairlifts
When the single passenger chair lift was developed in the United States in the 1930’s, capacities soared to 600 skiers per hour. It was…
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How Many To Run Your Lifts
After a ski or chair lift has been installed and is in operating condition, the major operating expense is usually wages for the personnel…
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Stop Summer Shocks
The one system of a lift that can almost be counted on to give problems when lift start-up time arrives next winter is the…
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ANSI Code Changes
Forty-five separate changes to the American National Standard Safety Requirements for Aerial Passenger Tramways (B77.1-1970) were approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)…
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Hit The Brakes
A review of the most serious lift accidents in recent years indicates that one cause of such accidents far outweighs all others—lift roll-back. Though…
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Lift Unloading– Skier Ability Dictates
Bottlenecks in the lift loading area (see “Learn the Rules of Lift-Off,” Spring SAM) are not the only problem standing in the way of…
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Learn The Rules Of Lift-Off
If your lifts ran on peak days with less than two stops an hour and no missed chairs, T-sticks, platters or J-bars for 15…
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And Now…Bull Wheel Loading
For several years now chairlift configurations that permit skiers to unload at the bull wheel of the upper terminal have been in use, and…
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Technology
The near public hysteria centered on the catchword “ecology” will be felt even more strongly in ski areas this season. While little public outcry…
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What’s This About Wire Rope Log Books?
The B77.1-1970 Standard (Lift Code) was approved just one year ago and, as with any changes or additions to regulations, the effects are only…
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New Jersey Belle Entertains By Night
How about a ski area located in a metropolitan district south of New York City, at an elevation of less than 200 ft., that…
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Bearings Keep You In Business
A double chairlift in one of North America’s largest ski areas has a length of 5,600 feet and operates at 500 feet a minute.…
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Electricity First
Electrical energy is the most common source of power for ski lifts in North America today. It is relatively cheap to operate, it offers…
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So You’re Going To Buy A Lift
You have decided that a new lift for your area is desirable and that a certain type of lift will best suit your needs.…