SAM Coverage
Lifts
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Cardrona Valley To Add Access Gondola
SAM Magazine-Lake Wanaka, New Zealand, May 15, 2008-Cardrona Valley has received approval to build New Zealand’s first access gondola. The $16.6 million gondola project…
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Telluride Expansion Features Leitner-Poma Quad
SAM Magazine-Telluride, Colo., May 2, 2008-A Leitner-Poma quad will highlight Telluride’s expansion this summer into Revelation Bowl. The quad will access above-treeline terrain on…
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Park City to Spend $10.5 Million On Improvements
SAM Magazine-Park City, Utah, April 16, 2008-Park City Mountain Resort plans $10.5 million in improvements for the 2008-09 winter season, including a new Doppelmayr…
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$7 Million Dollar Lift Highlights Snowmass Improvements
SAM Magazine-Aspen, Colo., April 16, 2008-The Aspen Skiing Company is replacing the Sheer Bliss double at Snowmass with a new Leitner-Poma high speed quad,…
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Boreal Announces Big Improvements
Sam Magazine – Donner Summit, CA, April 9, 2008 – A Doppelmayr quad chair will highlight $2.6 million in improvements at California’s Boreal. The…
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Sunday River to Install a Chondola
SAM Magazine–Newry, Maine, March 26, 2008–Sunday River announced that the first chondola in the Northeastern U.S. will be installed at the resort and will…
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Whistler Gondola Proceeds On Schedule
SAM Magazine-Whistler, B.C., Sept. 20, 2007-Construction of Whistler’s massive Peak to Peak gondola is wrapping up for the season. The project, which will link…
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Doppelmayr CTEC Dismantles Jackson Tram
SAM Magazine-Teton Village, Wyo., Sept. 20, 2007-A Swiss crew from Doppelmayr CTEC is in the final stages of dismantling the old Jackson Hole Ski…
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European Update: New Lifts at Val Gardena, Zermatt
SAM Magazine-Val Gardena, Italy, Aug. 30, 2007-Val Gardena is replacing a fixed grip triple chair with a new high-speed detachable quad. The new Sole…
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Big Sky Beefs Up Lone Peak Access
SAM Magazine-Big Sky, Mont., Aug. 21, 2007-Big Sky has started a two-year project to increase skier access on expert-oriented Lone Peak, currently served only…
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Crystal, Wash., Increases Terrain
SAM Magazine-Crystal Mountain, Wash., July 18, 2007-Crystal Mountain is adding a double chair that increases the resort’s available terrain by a whopping 77 percent.…
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Austria Update: New lifts at Ischgl, Kitzbuhel
SAM Magazine-Ischgl, Austria, July 18, 2007-Two Austrian resorts are adding lift capacity this summer. Ischgl’s lift company, Silvrettaseilbahn AG, is replacing its workhorse six-passenger…
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Crans-Montana Adds Snowmaking, Lift
SAM Magazine-Crans-Montana, Switz., July 11, 2007-Swiss resort Crans-Montana has embarked on extensive improvements to the mountain’s snowmaking system. The resort hopes the upgrades will…
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Dolomiti Superski Region Adds Gondolas, Quads
SAM Magazine-Selva Gardena, Italy, July 5, 2007-A swath of improvements in the Italian Dolomiti Superski region this summer includes high speed quads, gondolas and…
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Put Your Name on Whistler’s Gondola (For a Price)
SAM Magazine-Whistler, May 17, 2007-The ramifications are obvious: the Nestle Chairlift, The Remax Run (with associated million dollar ski-in, ski-out real estate), the Purina…
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Mad River Starts Renovation of Single Chair
SAM Magazine-Fayston, Vt., May 17, 2007-Mad River Glen has started work on the restoration of its iconic single chair, which has provided 59 years…
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Mammoth Gets a Six-Pack
SAM Magazine – Mammoth Mountain, Ca, May 7, 2007 – One of Mammoth’s original chairs is finally getting a makeover. Chair 9, a double…
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Austrian Ski Area Adds Tram With One-Mile Span
SAM Magazine-Brand, Austria, Apr. 25, 2007-The Austrian resort Brand has announced the biggest lift upgrades to date of any European resort for the summer…