SAM Coverage
Lifts
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Lifts 1989
Well, let’s face it, 1989 did not set records in lift construction in North America. Having said that, the flip side must also be…
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A Better Idea
What does an 18 year old high school senior from Schnectady, New York have that, is of interest to SAM readers? Very simply, a…
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2 On Wire Rope
1. The Science (and Art) of Splicing Six-Strand Wire Rope by Jim Ellis, P.E.Aerial Engineering The process of performing any task may be broken…
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Gets an “A” for Effort
“I went to Poma cold,” said Larry Beidleman, vice president for planning with the Aspen Skiing Corp. “I had never even seen a Poma…
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Lifts 1978
No matter how you slice it, 1978 has been a big year in new lift construction, and although this index is not ideal as…
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Something For The Bunny
Ed. Note: Tony Sowder’s article is the first in a continuing series on lift technology by the people who design and build them. The…
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A Gondola For The 1980s
Sunshine Village, in Alberta’s Banff National Park, has taken a giant step toward its goal of doubling capacity to 6,600 skiers/day by 1982 with…
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Issues
Automatic application of emergency brakes One of the hottest topics this summer has been a provision of the addendum to the ANSI B77.1A standards…
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Lift Crew Training
In the last issue of Ski Area Management I described some considerations and planning tools you can use to develop a ski lift operator…
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Mountain Out Of A Computer
It’s been a busy week. Managing a ski area through the peak of the season leaves little time for anything else. The office door…
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Load Testing
The Ski Area Management Winter 1975 issue contained a frequently-referenced article on post-construction load testing of aerial lift facilities. It enumerated prerequisites of load…
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Lift Crew Training
The airline industry learned long ago that they needed a sophisticated staff to care for their aircraft. The airlines also found that to operate…
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Jumbo Chairs
For Stadeli-Lift, headquartered just outside Zurich, Switzerland, there had been endless preparatory work with the appropriate Transport Office in Berne before getting the necessary…
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Chair Grip Update
Since the first article on chair grips appeared in the Spring 1977 issue of SAM, I am pleased to report that I have received…
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Lifts 1977
As an index of industry health and growth, new lift construction has its limitations. For instance, a great deal of the lift work being…
