SAM Coverage
Lifts
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The Story Of A Seven-Day Lift
Who said it can’t be done? At Wintergreen, four men put up a lift in seven working days. A fascinating day-by-day chronology of the…
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Wind– A Judgement Call?
How much wind is too much? Lew Cuyler asked ski area authorities and found that standards and measurement procedures are limired and highly variable.
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A Gondola As A Lifeline
It seemed an expensive way to bring skiers to the resort, but the gondola finally paid off in skier days and a long season…
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Wind– A Tramway Derailment
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The Doppelmayr Dream Machine
The new gondola at Kitzbuehel is a dramatic example of what the future holds in dimensions and capacities. By Paul Janoff.
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Moving To Monocables
One of the world’s most innovative lift engineers says lift technology is on the brink. An interview qith Denis Creissels.
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Keystone’s Avant Garde Gondola
A lift that is both inovative and controversal may result in major changes in the industry. By David Rowan with illustrations by Jacek Sokalski.
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People Movers Meet
Advances in systems and technology are showing up in mnay places besides the ski slopes as revealed by Charles F. Dwyer.
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The Machine Called Wire Rope
Words and pictures explain the manufactoring of this vital piece of equiptment. By Samuel L. Geise, P. E
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Lift Contract Award–Controversy-Sunapee
Lift Contract Award Brings Controversy to Mount Sunapee. Based on reporting by Paul Robbins.
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The Behavior Of Chairs–Influence Of Wind
From the Vail Aerial Tramway Seminar, one of the world’s leading experts looks at a tonic vital to our industry. A summary of a…
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High-Capacity Tramways Must Not Derope
To avoid disasterous consequences, prevention, rather than simple detection, is more essential than ever writes Jan Kunczynski. An important and provocative challenge.
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Book Reviews
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The Alpha Has Landed
Poma’s new drive terminal at Deer Park, California, may look like spaceship, but it operates like high-tech lift machine utilizing innovative engineering ideas. By…