SAM Coverage
Snowmaking
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Mountain Spy :: May 2013
Mountain spy, Liz Eren, asks a question on finding the best snow. We’d like to give credit for this question to Arapahoe Basin’s Alan…
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By the Numbers
Jiminy Peak and its sister area Cranmore are making more snow earlier while cutting expenses. Here’s how they do it. Snowmaking is all about…
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Blue Pages :: January 2014
CANYONS AVY SUIT HOLDS MANY LESSONS… SNOWMAKING WITH BALLS… HEAVENLY ADOPTS NEW ZIPLINE RULES… INTRAWEST FILES FOR $100 MILLION IPO… AND SHOWS INTEREST IN…
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Does Dirt Work Work?
Faced with hosting major events during the 2015 Canada Winter Games, with no snowmaking, this area turned to dirt. The 2015 Canada Winter Games…
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Snowmaking 2014
A roundup of the latest trends and innovations in snowmaking equipment. It’s a simple proposition. Snowmaking is the key to making the early season—and…
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No Footprint Behind
Copper Mountain expanded its snowmaking system with very little environmental impact. Here’s how. How do you install snowmaking or other facilities in sensitive environmental…
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Steel Versus Iron
When it comes to snowmaking pipe, there are pros and cons to using steel or using ductile iron. The recent introduction of ductile iron…
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Islands of White
This article is the first of a two-part series looking at examples of how equipment suppliers have partnered with ski-area operators to devise solutions…
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It’s All About the Snow
Lack of snow for many cut into visits during the first half of the season. Sparse snow in nearly all regions of the country…
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The Wake-Up Call
The 2011/12 season may go down in history as one of the worst for ski resorts. But there were some lessons to be learned…