SAM Coverage
Lifts & Ropeways
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Detachable Quads– Assessment At Vail
A technical review and appraisal of the new equiptment, plus the public’s evaluation.
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Tracking The Wind
An unusual computer application allows the tram operators at Jackson Hole to onitor the weather at each tower for safer operation.
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Lift Surveying– Accuracy Is Everything
Surveying errors increase costs for ski areas and waste valuable design time for manufacturers, Errors can be prevented.
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B-77 Standard– 2011 And All That
In 25 years, the Standard will still be recognizable, but slowly and inevitably, changes will come.
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Area ExpANSIon 1986
We take a look at some of the lift and snowmaking construction activities this past summer.
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Whistler’s Peak Chair
There were problems galore to solve in this huge relocation project, not the least of which was the agressive profile and the bolting into…
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Sugarbowl Builds A Lift For Deep Snows
Lifts have unique problems in places where the snow drifts to 100 feet or more. Lift Engineering solved this one.