SAM Coverage
Lifts
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Construction Site
A handful of lift installations across North America, each with its own unique elements.
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Tremblant to Invest CA$42M in Lift Served Expansion, Beginner Area
SAM Magazine—Tremblant, Quebec, Sept. 3, 2026—Mont Tremblant will add 62 acres of skiable terrain served by a new high-speed quad chairlift for the 2027-28…
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2026 Rise Up Challenge Sets Voting Record, Winner Announced
SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., Aug. 20 2026—Josh Storino and the lift maintenance crew at Mount Snow, Vt., were voted the winners of the 2026 Rise…
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Wildfire Leaves Maverick Mountain’s Only Chairlift Likely Inoperable
SAM Magazine—Polaris, Mont., Aug. 17, 2026—Maverick Mountain’s only chairlift will likely not operate for the 2026-27 season after sustaining extensive damage from the Sand…
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Voting is Open for the 2026 Rise Up Challenge
SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., Aug. 4, 2026—The 2026 Rise Up Challenge is underway, and voting is officially open. Now in its sixth year, the video…
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Approval for Disputed Park City Lift Improvements Upheld
SAM Magazine—Park City, Utah, July 31, 2026—Lift replacements at Park City Mountain that had been delayed due to opposition by members of the local…
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RMLA Conference Relocated to Salt Lake City, Drew Nearly 600 Attendees
SAM Magazine—Salt Lake City, Utah, July 20, 2026—The Rocky Mountain Lift Association (RMLA) held its annual conference in Salt Lake City for the first…
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Construction Site :: July 2026
Infrastructure projects large and small got underway across North America this spring. Little Switzerland, WI Little Switzerland is replacing one of Wisconsin’s oldest lifts…
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Ski California’s LMOE Conference Draws Nearly 400 Attendees, Expands Training Opportunities
SAM Magazine—Reno, Nev., June 22, 2026—Despite a challenging winter season in the West, Ski California’s 2026 Lift Maintenance and Operations Education (LMOE) Conference drew…
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Six Lift Maintenance Teams Selected for 2026 Rise Up Challenge
SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., May 29, 2026—The crews from Castle Mountain, Alberta; Loveland Ski Area, Colo.; Massanutten Resort, Va.; Mount Snow, Vt.; Sipapu Ski &…
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Parents Charged with Endangerment After 5-Year-Old Falls from Lift
SAM Magazine—Claysburg, Pa., April 23, 2026—The parents of a 5-year-old boy who fell from a chairlift March 1 at Blue Knob All Season Resort…
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Murphy’s Law Loves a Holiday Week
When lifts break, teams jump into action—and what happens next deserves the headlines. It was a Saturday afternoon during Christmas week, and Dave Moulton was…
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An Age-Old Lift Problem
With each passing year, the need to replace aging lifts across North America becomes more urgent. The ski industry in North America faces a significant…
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2026 Lift Maintenance Seminar Popular, Impactful
SAM Magazine—Hancock, Mass., April 21, 2026—Packed house for older fixed grip roundtable.The 49th annual Lift Maintenance Seminar (LMS) returned to Jiminy Peak, April 13-16,…
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2026 Rise Up Challenge Nominations Now Open
SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., April 6, 2026—Nominations are now open for the sixth annual Rise Up Challenge. Hosted by SAM and sponsored by Leitner-Poma of…
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Mont-Sainte-Anne Details Lift Replacements, Other Improvements
SAM Magazine—Beaupré, Québec, March 31, 2026—Rendering of the new gondola cabins. Credit: Doppelmayr.Mont-Sainte-Anne has ordered three new lifts to replace four existing lifts as…
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Little Switzerland to Invest $4 Million on Two New Chairlifts
SAM Magazine—Slinger Wis., Feb. 16, 2026—Little Switzerland Ski Area will install two new Skytrac quad chairlifts this summer to replace the ski area’s Lift…
