SAM Coverage
Lifts & Ropeways
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2 On Wire Rope
1. The Science (and Art) of Splicing Six-Strand Wire Rope by Jim Ellis, P.E.Aerial Engineering The process of performing any task may be broken…
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Lift Maintenance
I have visited several areas this past summer and fall. I made it a point to ask about some of the simple inspections that…
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Ropeway Experts Convene
Last year’s highly successful gathering of ropeway experts at Snowbird, UT. was given an encore in September at Sunshine Village, Alberta, with Sunshine’s John…
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(A)Mazing Psychology Of Liftlines
Amid the hoopla about new construction, additions and refurbishing that resounds through the ski resort business each fall, the new lift mazes at Arapahoe…
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Monster Dual Quad
A couple of seasons ago, in the winter of ’78-’79, Robin Smith, VP and general manager of Swain Ski Center in upstate New York,…
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Respect Your Wire Ropes
Don’t take the performance of your wire ropes for granted. There are few mechanical components in a ski area that do more work, have…
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Wire Break Investigation
The industry has been plagued recently by what seem to be the premature appearance of broken wires in haul ropes. The following is the…
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Shaft Safety In Chairlift Gearboxes
Ed. Note: SAM is happy to publish the following technical article on an important subject. We do so in the knowledge that there may…
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Creating The Right Profiles
Chief Aerial Tramway Engineer, U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service The single most important consideration associated with installing an aerial tramway or ski lift…
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Lifts 1979
There are strong indications that last year’s sharp upturn in new lift construction might have been sustained in 1979 had it not been for…