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SAM Idea Files
Idea #1: Portable Potty The mountain crew at Mt. Hood SkiBowl, Ore., had the unpleasant job of moving a port-a-potty from the base servicing…
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SAM Idea Files
New Life for Boards Two problems inspired this neat invention at Hyland Hills, Minn. Assistant area manager Jake Woese was looking for a way…
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SAM Idea Files
Idea #1: Sled Lift Winter Park, Colo., operates an alpine slide in the summertime and was looking for an easier and safer way to…
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What’s New?
A Real Twister From Forward Motion comes the Tornado, a rotating snowboard binding that allows 360 degrees of foot positions in six-degree increments. According…
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How to Select an Architect
By Jack Zehren, AIA, President, Zehren and Associates, Inc. One of the first decisions to face a ski resort operator contemplating a new building…
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Helicopter Rescue Options Expand for Ski Resorts
Now that civilian emergency medical services (EMS) and search and rescue (SAR) operations have gotten the green light to make helicopter hoist rescues, emergency…
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To Mediate or Not to Mediate
By Jerri Tranquilli, AIC Claims Department, Acordia Resort Services The legal system is a fine institution, but it may be the last thing you…
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Worksleds 2000
When it comes to choosing a snowmobile, the key is figuring out what types of chores the sled will be expected to perform. Most…
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The Trouble with Winter—Part II
Probably most readers of this article were children when SAM published a previous version 25 years ago. In the interim many things have changed,…
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Maintenance Gets a Lift
When it comes to spending money, the maintenance shop wins hands down at Labrador Mountain, a modest-size day-trip ski area 30 minutes southeast of…