SAM Coverage
Lifts & Ropeways
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Climb Any Mountain
A Nevada base-area community needed to get its population to the slopes and found a solution in a unique transportation system. Aerial lifts are…
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Construction Site :: July 2013
Guests can look forward to new places to rest and eat this coming season. SMUGGLERS’ NOTCH, VERMONT In May 2012, Smugglers’ installed 35 Vermont-made…
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Maintenance and Safety, the N.Y. Way
See how the state of New York is being proactive about lift safety. No industry, especially a customer-based “experience industry” such as skiing and…
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Construction Site :: September 2013
Resorts were busy this summer with improvements. PATS PEAK, NEW HAMPSHIRE Four major projects this summer at Pats Peak include a new triple chairlift,…
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Olympic-Sized Projects
With the Sochi Olympics just around the corner, SAM took a peek behind the scenes at the massive uphill transportation and snowmaking systems. When…
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Construction Site :: November 2013
Resorts were busy this summer with improvements. SUGAR BOWL, CALIFORNIA With approval from the United States Forest Service this past summer, Sugar Bowl broke…
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Lifts 2013—Meh
Recovery seems to be slow in the lift-building business. But there are bright spots. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A PDF OF THE ARTICLE. …
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Remote Control of Lifts
Modern communications have made remote operation of lifts much easier. But that’s no excuse for taking it for granted. Operating a chairlift has become…
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Idea Files
A brake pump, a loading guide, and the winner of the Best Idea File of 2013. EXTEND-O-HANDLE “This was a brainchild of the entire…
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The Modern Maintenance Shop
Efficiency is still Rule #1 for maintenance shops. Eight years ago I wrote an article on vehicle maintenance facilities for SAM that included design…