SAM Coverage
Lifts & Ropeways
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Get Me Down!
While newer technologies have led to reduced downtime for lifts, it still pays to be prepared with a lift evacuation plan. On Tuesday, December…
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Construction Site :: May 2009
New lifts, new terrain and a cool training center are some of the projects that came on line this past season. Lots of interesting…
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A Splice in Time
Are wire rope inspectors and splicers a dying breed? We take a look at the veterans who have been serving the industry so well…
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Construction Site :: July 2009
New lifts, new snowmaking and a wakeboarding pond are some of the projects that are coming on line this season. Resorts across the country…
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Construction Site :: September 2009
While lifts were not the big story this summer, plenty of smaller projects kept ski area crews busy. SUN VALLEY, IDAHOSun Valley is installing…
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Ahead of the Game
Avoiding equipment failure while the season is in full swing can be done. I was visiting a ski area and planning on combining a…
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Give Yourself a Hand
On-site lift maintenance training and advance preparation make in-season fixes easy and economical. Modern lift control systems are highly sophisticated. What used to be…
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Lifts 2009 :: Not Much to Say
Lift construction crews were relatively quiet in 2009 as the economy shelved many plans for uphill transportation. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A PDF…
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Construction Site :: March 2010
Five areas get upgrades in lodges, snowmaking and lifts. MT. ROSE, NEVADAThe new Slide Lodge highlights more than $4 million in improvements for this…
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The VFD Retrofit
Variable frequency drives are beneficial in many ways, including energy savings and improved performance. For many outside of a small circle of professional electrical…