SAM Coverage
Lifts
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Six Lift Maintenance Teams Selected for 2024 Rise Up Challenge
SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., May 21, 2024—Six lift maintenance teams have been chosen as finalists in the fourth annual Rise Up Challenge, sponsored by Leitner-Poma of…
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Are Used Lifts Good Value?
Purchasing a used lift requires careful consideration of a variety of factors well beyond the initial cost of acquisition. Used ski lifts are…
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New Pulse Gondola Planned at Loon for 2025-26
SAM Magazine—Lincoln, N.H., April 19, 2024—Loon Mountain Resort plans to install a pulse gondola to achieve a seemingly simple but elusive goal: moving guests…
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International Ropeway Congress Coming to Vancouver in June
SAM Magazine—Vancouver, B.C., April 2, 2024—In a rare visit to North America, the 12th International OITAF (International Organization for Transportation by Rope) Ropeway Congress…
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Michael Hammes Named GM at Virginia’s Massanutten Resort
SAM Magazine—Massanutten, Va., Feb. 7, 2024—Industry veteran Michael Hammes has been selected as the new general manager and vice president of Massanutten Resort, a four-season…
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Sleeping Giant Owner Tells SAM Weather, Snowmaking, and Worker Issues Led to Shutdown
SAM Magazine—Cody, Wyo., Jan. 24, 2024—Sleeping Giant Ski Area won’t awaken from its slumber for the 2023-24 season.Sleeping Giant Live Cam Hit by the…
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Another Big Year, Even Bigger Lifts
North American ski areas installed 57 new ropeways in 2023, including some of the biggest lifts ever built on the continent, as manufacturers balanced…
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The Rise of the Mechtrician
Lift maintenance teams may not need IT people (yet), but lift mechanics—and training—have evolved in response to new tech. It all started with an old…
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Suspect Sought in Colo. Hit-and-Run Crash Between Skier and Ski Biker
SAM Magazine–Keystone, Colo., Jan. 5, 2024–A collision between a skier and a ski-bike rider at a Colorado ski area has put a spotlight on…
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Late Rally Resulted in Strong Quebec Ski Season Last Year, Report Says
SAM Magazine—Terrebonne, Quebec, Dec. 21, 2023—Ski areas in Quebec enjoyed a strong season in 2022-23, but while most ski areas in the province benefited…
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Capacity Management, Parking Brought to Fore in Park City Suit
SAM Magazine—Park City, Utah, Nov. 27, 2023—Vail Resorts lost its appeal of the Park City planning commission’s decision to deny approval to Park City…
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Consumer Ski Shows Report Record Attendance
SAM Magazine—Boston, Mass., Nov. 8, 2023—The producers of two of the largest consumer ski shows in the nation—Snowbound Boston, and Snowvana in Portland, Ore.—reported…
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New HQs for Mountain Ops
Mountain operations have expanded greatly over the decades, and so must the notion of “maintenance shops.” Maintenance shops are one of those capital expense items…
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Construction Site : November 2023
It was a big summer for capital improvements at North American ski areas. This story is from the SAM print archive Subscribers can read…
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Eldora Patrollers Look to Unionize
This report was updated on Oct. 26. SAM Magazine—Nederland, Colo., Oct. 25, 2023—Colorado Public Radio (CPR) reported that 71 percent of ski patrollers and…
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Black Mountain to Open, Assisted by Indy Pass
SAM Magazine—Jackson, N.H., Oct. 18, 2023—A week after announcing that it would not open for the 2023-24 season, owners of New Hampshire’s Black Mountain…
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Mountain Capital Partners Inks Joint Venture with Sandia Peak Ski Area
SAM Magazine—Sandia Park, N.M., Oct. 16, 2023—Mountain Capital Partners (MCP) and Sandia Peak Ski Company have entered a joint venture agreement for the operation…
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Indy Pass Adds More Than 50 New Alpine and XC Areas
SAM Magazine—Granby, Colo., Oct. 10, 2023—The Indy Pass has added more than 50 new alpine and Nordic resorts in the U.S., Canada, Europe, and…