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November 2025Construction Site :: November 2025
From new (and big) lifts to renovations, terrain expansions, and snowmaking upgrades, these major projects were nearing completion as winter grew closer. Wachusett Mountain, MA Wachusett replaced its Polar Express detachable quad with a Doppelmayr six place this summer. The old lift accumulat From new (and big) lifts to renovations, terrain expansions, and snowmaking upgrades, these major...
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September 2025Wind Hold
Aerial lifts are susceptible to wind, but experience, technology, and teamwork help manage the risks. One of the most confounding realities of the uphill transportation business is that successful operations depend largely on managing variables that are out of your control. That’s why an acute u Aerial lifts are susceptible to wind, but experience, technology, and teamwork help manage the...
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September 2025Construction Site :: September 2025
Projects include new lifts, a rebuilt lodge, and a snowmaking upgrade. Lutsen Mountains, MN A fast-moving fire claimed one of Lutsen’s base village buildings on June 24, 2023. There were no injuries in the early morning blaze, and it spared a nearby gondola. The building, known as Papa Ch Projects include new lifts, a rebuilt lodge, and a snowmaking upgrade.
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July 2025Idea Files :: July 2025
A portable mock control panel for training lift operators. CONTROL PANEL TRAINER Monarch Mountain (Colo.) lift operations supervisor Robert Clarkson wanted to make it easier to train lift operators on the functions of a lift control panel and to practice different scenarios, without disrupting A portable mock control panel for training lift operators.
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July 2025Construction Site :: July 2025
These ski areas got an early start to their major construction projects. Snowshoe, WV Alterra-owned Snowshoe is replacing its Shavers Center lodge this summer. The old facility served for more than 50 years, but was deemed structurally unsound and torn down in 2022. Since then, departments that These ski areas got an early start to their major construction projects.
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A good lift mechanic is hard to find. Leitner-Poma of America wants to help the industry rise up to the challenge of supporting the next generation of lift mechanics.
Five lift maintenance teams were chosen to participate in the 2025 Rise Up Challenge: Bogus Basin, Idaho, Burke Mountain, Vt., Giants Ridge, Minn., Marmot Basin, A.B., and Mission Ridge, Wash.
The five chosen resorts created videos showcasing the rising stars on their lift maintenance crews, alongside mentors and teammates. Voting is now closed for the 2025 Rise Up Challenge. Stay tuned for results.
CAPACITY MANAGEMENT SERIES: LIFT CONSIDERATIONS
In this installment we will take a look at how to measure your real-world uphill capacity at the lifts. We will also highlight a few considerations for you to keep in mind when it comes to lift queuing and wait times depending on what your state’s capacity restrictions might be.
View all four videos in the capacity management series from Snow Operating.
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SAM Headline News
Powderhorn to Install Refurbished Detachable Quad for 2026-27
SAM Magazine—Mesa, Colo., Sept. 25, 2025—Subject to approval of the U.S. Forest Service, Powderhorn Mountain Resort will replace the 1972 West End double chairlift with a high-speed detachable quad lift in the summer of 2026.The upper terminal for the planned West End Express will be lower than SAM Magazine—Mesa, Colo., Sept. 25, 2025—Subject to approval of the U.S. Forest Service, Powderhorn Mountain Resort will replace the 1972 West End...
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SAM Headline News
Rise Up Challenge 2025 Winner Named
SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., Aug. 18, 2025—Maddie Baldwin and the lift maintenance crew at Bogus Basin, Idaho, were voted the winners of the 2025 Rise Up Challenge. The challenge, sponsored by Leitner-Poma of America (LPOA), highlighted up-and-coming lift mechanics and their lift maintenance team SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., Aug. 18, 2025—Maddie Baldwin and the lift maintenance crew at Bogus Basin, Idaho, were voted the winners of the 2025...
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Faces and Places
Ski California LMOE Conference Draws Record Attendance
SAM Magazine—South Lake Tahoe, Calif., June 12, 2025—The 2025 Ski California Lift Maintenance & Operations Education (LMOE) Conference drew a record 403 attendees to South Lake Tahoe, June 3-5. Under the theme “Back to Basics,” this year’s event aimed to reinforce foundational knowledg SAM Magazine—South Lake Tahoe, Calif., June 12, 2025—The 2025 Ski California Lift Maintenance & Operations Education (LMOE) Conference drew a record...
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SAM Headline News
Expansion to Double the Size of Doppelmayr Canada Headquarters
SAM Magazine—Saint-Jérôme, Quebec, June 3, 2025—Doppelmayr Canada plans to nearly double the size of its headquarters in Saint-Jérôme, Québec, over the next 18 months, adding 185,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor space for training, production, and warehousing. The expansion, said SAM Magazine—Saint-Jérôme, Quebec, June 3, 2025—Doppelmayr Canada plans to nearly double the size of its headquarters in Saint-Jérôme, Québec, over...
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SAM Headline News
Six Lift Maintenance Teams Selected for 2025 Rise Up Challenge
SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., May 22, 2025—The crews from Bogus Basin, Idaho; Burke Mountain, Vt.; Crotched Mountain, N.H.; Giants Ridge, Minn.; Marmot Basin, A.B.; and Mission Ridge, Wash., have been chosen as finalists in the fifth annual Rise Up Challenge, sponsored by Leitner-Poma of America ( SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., May 22, 2025—The crews from Bogus Basin, Idaho; Burke Mountain, Vt.; Crotched Mountain, N.H.; Giants Ridge, Minn.;...
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