The SAM Archive
Magazine Archives
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Remembering
by David Rowan
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Consolidation: Analysis and Direction
It used to be you could get a good debate between area operators on the value of detachables…
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Back in Business
Eager to "dodge and dance" with skiing competitors, an ebullient George Gillett, Sr., is back in the industry…
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Angling for the Solution
A fixed-grip lift, originally known as I-Lift, was conceived in 1983 and had remained on the planning boards…
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Wire Rope: Past, Present and Future
To understand where technology is going—and wire rope technology continues to advance—it is well to understand whence it…
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Maintenance Gets a Lift
When it comes to spending money, the maintenance shop wins hands down at Labrador Mountain, a modest-size day-trip…
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Skiing on a Budget
By Claire Walter. 156 pp. Cincinnati, Ohio: Betterway Books, $15.99
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The Unofficial Guide to Skiing in the West
By Lito Tejada-Flores, Peter Shelton, Seth Masia and Bob Sehlinger. 692 pp. New York, New York: Macmillan Travel,…
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Preserving History
At the moment of creation, a new invention or variation may seem unimportant, but to those with a…
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Clubs Bring New Riders
While most ski areas have long known the benefits of working with school ski clubs, the new kids…
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Trails for Mountain Bikes
In the seventies, mountain bikers discovered themselves. In the eighties, ski areas discovered mountain bikers. In the nineties,…
