SAM Coverage
Snowmaking
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Supersize It
Squaw Valley’s superpipe take time, energy and a lot of snow to build and every year they wonder-is it worth it? In the greater…
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Speak-Out :: A Mighty Wind
Felix Kagi, General Manager of Crotched Mountain, talks efficiency in “A Mighty Wind”. Chuck Cobb, Chairman of Kirkwood and Durango Mountain Resorts, asks “Tension? What…
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Gaining Efficiency
Pats Peak added software controls to its snowmaking pumps, boosting efficiency and increasing reliability, for relatively little cost. With no time for down time…
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Pump Up The Volume
This past winter, two Pocono areas proved the value of maximizing their snowmaking capacity. Considering the balmy temperatures throughout the Pocono Mountains at the…
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Put It on Autopilot
When Wintergreen turned to automated snowmaking, it was hoping for more snow, less staff, and considerable savings. Did it work? Is automated snowmaking worth…
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Pipe Dreams
Ductile iron is a great way to combat pipe erosion. Over the past 40 years, most snowmaking systems have employed steel pipe to get…
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Make Better Snow for Less Money
If the nozzles on your snowguns are damaged or degraded, they are just spitting away your profits. One of the most critical components in…
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Piles and Piles and Piles of Smiles
Rounding out our freestyle section, we take a look at the art of snowmaking in the terrain park. Here’s the best way to handle…
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2004 National Snowmaking Survey
This study, along with a similar one completed in 1999, sets a national baseline of statistically reliable information regarding the common practices and composition…
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By the Numbers
The habits and preferences of our guests are changing. Do you know what they are looking for at your resort?