SAM Coverage
Grooming
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Grooming Vehicles 2002
If no news is good news, this is the best year ever for groomers. For the first time since we began our annual Vehicle…
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Boot Camp Symposium on Terrain Features
The idea got its start last June in the Swiss Alps, where area personnel from around the world had gathered to exchange information and…
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Beyond the Surface
Since man’s first encounter with snow, he has attempted to tame it. From his earliest need to travel in search of food to his…
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Grooming Vehicles 1998
In the 20 years since SAM‘s first “Over-Snow Vehicles” review appeared (Spring 1979), snow groomer designs have undergone exciting—and expensive—evolutionary changes. That first article…
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Grooming Vehicles 1997
Reported horsepower continues to inch up and drag prices along. The Bombardier 160 is now the BR180 while the Pisten Bully 330 has become…
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1994 Vehicle Roundup
This has been a very exciting season for over-the-snow vehicles, their dealers and especially for those of you fortunate enough to get some seat…
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Halfpipes Made Easy
The Pipe Dragon Cuts and Carves by Scott Willoughby There’s nothing magic about Doug Waugh’s Pipe Dragon, except the rate at which it allows…
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New Breed Of Cats
Improved driver ergonomics … Better horsepower-to-weight ratio … Superior fuel economy … More usable horsepower … Steeper torque curves … Surround-sound stereo. Sounds like…
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Moguls Made By Machine
Looking at a run covered with machine-made moguls, you might say trail grooming has come full circle. Or, you might say it’s reached a…
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Grooming Vehicles ’92
The Table Headings Here’s a rundown on what the column headings mean. Number of cylinders is self-explanatory. The horsepower developed is supposed to be…