SAM Coverage
Snowmaking
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The Age of Convergence
by Slavko Stanchak The ongoing battle for supremacy between manufacturers of air-water snow guns and electric fan guns has entered a new era, as…
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A High-Tech Way to Measure Snow Depth
Three seasons ago, Stratton Resort, Vt., added a new tool to its snowmaking and grooming arsenal—SnowQuest. First, Stratton uses a ground-penetrating SnowScan radar unit…
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Finding the Right Words
The Eskimos (correction: the Inuit) have a multitude of words to describe the various types and states of the natural snow that so greatly…
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Gunning for Efficiency
The air/water snowgun market reflects the changes and concerns sweeping the ski industry. Ski area consolidation, labor issues, droughts, warm temperatures and a stagnant…
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The Fan Club
As ski areas strive to be the first to open, the last to close and to offer great snow in between, they’ve asked a…
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Dare to Compare
There is an ever-increasing need to develop simple methods of analyzing the true cost of operating various types of snowmaking equipment. Many areas employ…
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Guns, Games and Skinny Skis
Soldier Hollow, near Midway, Utah, will be the single busiest venue during the 2002 Winter Olympics. Twenty miles from Park City, the site will…
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Snowmaking Technology—2011 and Beyond
Jacaranda Snowdome, São Paolo, Brazil 10:00 p.m.—Luis LaPiste surveys the 90,000 square foot interior of the snow dome as the last of the gaily…
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Feeding the Beast
When American Skiing Company was formed in 1996 with the purchase of SKI Ltd., the first project the new company undertook was to increase…
