SAM Coverage
Lifts & Ropeways
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Wire Rope Inspections
A detailed Wire Rope Inspection shall be made upon a recommendation by the general inspection (see 3.4.1) or immediately after any accident affecting the…
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Tension Drive Terminal Design
Ed. Note: SAM has not, in the past, carried technical articles requiring much engineering sophistication. A few, however, are now planned, and we hope…
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Wanted– Two Used Chairlifts
This past year we bought and installed two second-hand beginners’ chairlifts—one for Ski Roundtop in Lewisberry, Pa., and the other for our newly-purchased sister…
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Early Start On Plastic
Artificial skiing surfaces are not new. What is new today is the increased interest in these surfaces to meet new marketing opportunities. The various…
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Lubricating Wire Rope
Chief wire rope sales engineer, Paulsen-Webber Cordage Corp. Field lubrication photos and captions courtesy of Daniel O’Connor & Sons. The haul rope on ski…
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Danger– Load Test In Progress
Chief Cableways Engineer, USDA—Forest Service Load testing of aerial lifts has been performed for many years and the procedures are fairly well established. Still…
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Lifts 1974
As in the past, the primary source of information on new lifts and new areas is the lift manufacturer. The key data verification involves…
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From Expo To Vail In 10 Days
November 3 signaled the end of the 184-day run of EXPO ’74 in Spokane, Wa. At the same time it marked the beginning of…
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Get All The Spiraling Out Of Rope Tows
Every year there are bad accidents on rope tows; all-too-often they are lethal ones. The villain is rope spiraling. In 1964 SAM carried a…
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Remodel Or Replace ?
With increasing frequency ski area operators are facing the dilemma of the aging lift. Should it be replaced, remodeled, or “run into the ground”?…