SAM Coverage
Lifts & Ropeways
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Loaded to Capacity
At Mt. Bachelor there never is more than a seven-minute wait at a busy lift and they always run at capacity. Here’s how. Most…
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Construction Site
It was a busy summer as a new area comes on line and more real estate and new terrain will greet this winter’s guests.
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Lifts 2005-Nothing to Brag About
In terms of numbers, the lifts built in 2005 hit an all-time low. But the news is not all bad. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD…
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Playing Second Chair
With the cost of new lifts on the rise, many areas are turning to the second-hand market with a great deal of success. With…
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Sugarbush Pioneers Large-Scale AC Drive
It used to be they were far to expensive and problematic, but AC drives have come a long way adn might be the next…
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Chair or Gondola
The uphill travel experience will be kicked up a notch this winter at Mont Orford with the choice between chair or gondola-on the same…
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Construction Site
Ski areas kept busy this summer installing new lifts, creating new beginner areas and ensuring a white season.
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Giving Beginners a Lift
Paoli Peaks, Ind., moved a used Hall lift and reengineered it to create a hydraulic drive to service a beginner hill. The result is…
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Construction Site
Ski Plattekill, N.Y., installs a used Hall double; Mt Buller, Australia, builds hotel complex; Killington, Vt., increase snowmaking with a new water main; Heavenly,…
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cover illustration
The cover is an illustration by Marcelo Vignali of Schweitzer Mountain’s new Stella 6-pack. The story is in the loading and unloading stations, which…