SAM Coverage
Snowmaking
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Snowmaking Goes High-Tech
The use of automation in snowmaking has been a progression from the first days that this revolutionary technique was introduced. The evolution of machine-made…
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How Wired Are You?
Snow Peak Resort, Valhalla, Vt.; 3 a.m.—The snowmaking supervisor wipes the snow crystals off her visor and lets the snowmobile idle as she looks…
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Going Automatic
At Wisp Four Seasons Resort, Md. (one of the mid-Atlantic’s oldest ski operations since opening in 1954), snowmaking is the lifeblood of the ski…
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Against All Odds in New Jersey
When Robin Smith wrote this article, he was president at Mountain Creek. Smith has since departed and now works for York, the snowmaking company…
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Testing, Testing… It’s As Easy As 1, 2, 3
Although testing snowmaking equipment can be tricky, the reason for such testing is simple and straightforward: to obtain information. Specifically, reliable and repeatable information…
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The Everlasting Importance of Hydrants
Compared to the latest and greatest in snowmaking technology, snowmaking hydrants may be the least glamorous system component. At the same time, hydrants are…
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Plug That Leak!
Underground pipeline repair can be a huge headache for maintenance engineers. Ruptures of weakened underground pipes may cause floods, loss of water services or…
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Snowmaking For Christmas
There are few sure bets in this world, but one certainly is this: when you own a ski resort and it’s December and the…
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Let’s Stand Together
by Paul Pepe, Marketing Director, Hunter Mountain, N.Y. There are lots of fishermen in this country, but there are also lots of skiers. Yet…
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Pump Control Systems
When people in the ski industry discuss pump systems, they are talking about a matched set of mechanical and electrical components. These include pumps,…