SAM Coverage
Grooming
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Hard Times In the Pipe
Tracks and grousers get banged up in pipe and park work. What can you do about it?
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Grooming Vehicles 2006
Our annual look at the machines that groom our slopes. The big news? A new big guy on the block, while two other manufacturers…
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Cutting it Up
Terrain park designers had their day in the sun when Snowboarder magazine invited the creme de la creme out to Colorado for a park-off.
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A High-Tech Way to Measure Snow Depth
With radar, GPS and new software, ski areas can take the guesswork out of grooming and snowmaking.
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Boot Camp Symposium on Terrain Features
This is an article describing the symposium sponsored by Pisten Bully at Mammoth Mountain, Calif., in November of 2000. There was classroom training as…
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Putting the Fleet Up for Summer
This is a description of the most important tips to follow when putting grooming vehicles under wraps once the ski season has ended.
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Making Cat Tracks User-Friendly
Guidelines to make skiers and mountain crews happier with the necessity of cat tracks, making descents easier and safer as well as reducing wear…
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Mountain Mowing
Tom Moriarty of Stratton, Vt., gets the groomer out of the garage in the summer by adding modifications which allow it to mow grass…
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Tougher Training Terrain
At Attitash, New Hampshire, ski school director Tom Chasse designed a terrain garden with bumps, curves and obstacles for intermediate and advanced skiers to…
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Mixing The Mediums
An extensive look into the emerging trend of “All-Terrain Parks” which allow for varied terrain for both skiers and snowboarders. Examines the recent trends…