SAM Coverage
Lifts
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Sugarbush Pioneers Large-Scale AC Drive
It used to be they were far to expensive and problematic, but AC drives have come a long way adn might be the next…
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Do I Need a Rocket Scientist?
As more and more lifts come with the latest in electronic wizardry, strange problems can crop up as Angel Fire found out.
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Construction Site
Ski areas kept busy this summer upgrading facilites, installing new lifts, and generally making life easier for customers.
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Chair or Gondola
The uphill travel experience will be kicked up a notch this winter at Mont Orford with the choice between chair or gondola-on the same…
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Construction Site
Ski areas kept busy this summer installing new lifts, creating new beginner areas and ensuring a white season.
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Lifts 2003-We’ve Leveled Off…Down There
The annual lift construction survey contains no surprises. It was a flat year, mostly, except for beginner lifts. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD…
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Giving Beginners a Lift
Paoli Peaks, Ind., moved a used Hall lift and reengineered it to create a hydraulic drive to service a beginner hill. The result is…
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Construction Site
Ski Plattekill, N.Y., installs a used Hall double; Mt Buller, Australia, builds hotel complex; Killington, Vt., increase snowmaking with a new water main; Heavenly,…
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cover illustration
The cover is an illustration by Marcelo Vignali of Schweitzer Mountain’s new Stella 6-pack. The story is in the loading and unloading stations, which…
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Pioneer Fantasy Lift
Schweitzer Mountain, Idaho, built a new Garaventa six-pack and modified the terminals to make it look like a 19th century steam-powered contraption. Using Disney-type…
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2000 Lifts: An Average Year, but with Highlights
This is the annual new lift construction survey. This year’s edition reveals that the 1999-2000 season’s snowlessness had an impact, but Canada was gangbusters.…
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MVP: A Lifetime of Service
This is a brief profile of Robert Davis, who has been with American Tramways, and its previous incarnations, for the past 40 years.
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Letters to the Editor
Paul McMorris asks for names re: Idea File piece in the November 2000 issue; Marian Austin of Association of Scottish Ski Areas reminds us…
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Construction Site
Summer improvement projects at: Park City, Utah; Ski Cooper, Colo.; Camelback, Pa.; Loon Mountain, N.H.; and Lake Louise, Alb.
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Economical and Civilized Lift Seating
Contour Loading on high-speed detachables helps efficiency, makes guests comfortable, saves space and might be the future.
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When Strong Metals Fail
This is a piece on the principles of mechanical failure in metal parts aimed at the maintenance mechanic.
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Construction Site
Wachusett Mountain, Mass., new base lodge expansion; Granite Peak at Rib Mountain, Wis., snowmaking upgrades; Mount Sunapee, N.H., lift; Whitetail, Pa., snowmaking; Grand Targhee,…
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Logging by Air
Logging by way of helicopters avoids fragile ground when there’s not enough snowcover. A description of how Marmot Basin, Alberta, did it is a…