SAM Coverage
Energy
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Turn It Off
A no-idling policy helps the environment and the bottom line. Many areas have implemented a no-idling policy for resort vehicles, from maintenance trucks to…
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Construction Site :: May 2011
Resorts expand with new lodges, summer attractions and energy-saving tools. CAMELBACK/CAMELBEACH, PENNSYLVANIACamelbeach Mountain Waterpark, alter ego to Camelback Winter Resort and the largest outdoor…
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Eco Tip :: FREEAIRE REFRIGERATION
Keeping Things Cool from the Outside In Historically, reach-in commercial refrigerators and walk-in coolers have been highly inefficient. Cooling energy is lost to the…
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Effort In = Costs Out
A resort-wide focus on cutting energy costs led to big savings at Crested Butte. Even as prices of electricity, natural gas, and diesel have…
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Eco-Tip :: Biodiesel Alternative
Turning Kitchen Oil Into Snowcat Fuel Biodiesel: An organically produced, renewable resource, such as vegetable oils or recycled animal fat greases, that can be…
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Eco-Tip: Cleaner Sleds, Cleaner Air
Two- versus four-stroke snowmobiles. Just how polluting are snowmobiles? During a peak winter visitation day in Yellowstone National Park, snowmobilers using the standard two-stroke engine…
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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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Eco-Tip :: Cutting Energy Costs, One Room At A Time
This issue’s Eco-Tip profiles a great way to reduce guest consumption of energy with Entergize. The hotel industry spends approximately 20 percent of its…
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The Big Squeeze
Part II of our series reporting on the latest in snowmaking technology. Ask anyone in the know what the biggest trend is these days…
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New Products :: November 2012
See what’s new for your resort. SAM Magazine rounded up more than 14 new products for mountain operators that will increase operational efficiency, thrill guests,…
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Change is in the Wind
The Forest Service is looking at allowing wind power on its lands. Recently, I was speaking with someone at the Forest Service about wind…
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Under the Lights
Here is the latest on lighting the slopes for night skiing and riding. In 1936, Bousquet, Mass., became the first ski area in the…
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With Energy, Less is More
Here’s how one resort cut down on its emissions while beefing up its bottom line. In the ski industry we tell ourselves we are…
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Energy Audits
Use this simple approach to start and expand an energy management program. We all have facilities that lose a lot of energy through poor…
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See the Light
Lighting costs are easy to cut, and provide a big return. In the November 2009 SAM, we touted energy audits and how they can…
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The VFD Retrofit
Variable frequency drives are beneficial in many ways, including energy savings and improved performance. For many outside of a small circle of professional electrical…
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Are You Snow White or Faux Green?
A new system to test your productivity and energy use during snowmaking can lead to big savings. The snowmaking process has evolved from…
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The Energy Squeeze
Areas that seek ways to cut energy costs are finding them almost everywhere they look. When Arapahoe Basin set a goal of shaving its…