SAM Coverage
Lifts & Ropeways
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Attending to Your Attendants
There’s more to the lift attendant’s job than simply loading chairs. Here are several training and educational tips to cover all the bases. Lift…
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Construction Site :: September 2017
Lift upgrades, lodge expansions, and mountain bike projects are underway at resorts across North America. SNOW VALLEY, CA Snow Valley is investing more than…
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Speak Out :: Keep Kids in Their Seats
Richard Kun, Pres. Snow Summit Ski Corp., on chairlift safety and kids. Our industry seems to be experiencing an increase in the number of…
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Lifts 2012—A Big Surprise
Uphill transportation at ski areas dodged a big bullet. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A PDF OF THE ARTICLE. Oh, how I was…
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One for the Books
Vail celebrates its 50th birthday with a brand-new gondola that is ground-breaking in many ways. Vail’s new 10-passenger Gondola One, the main lift out…
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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…