SAM Coverage
Lifts
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Area Management Inventory
With the start of another ski season at hand, the usual activity of new lift installations, old lift modifications, maintenance and inspections is in…
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Upward Rise Of The Aerial Tram
In one giant step, the ski industry in North America will have more than doubled the number of aerial tramways serving skiers on this…
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Lift Maintenance—Summer Follow-Through
Now that the color of green has replaced the profit color of white, it’s time to take that color green seriously and “go” on…
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Electricity First
Electrical energy is the most common source of power for ski lifts in North America today. It is relatively cheap to operate, it offers…
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Portable Lift
Timberline Lodge (Mt. Hood, Oregon) this past summer installed a portable Pomalift, believed unique in this country, to augment its late-season uphill facilities. A…
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So You’re Going To Buy A Lift
You have decided that a new lift for your area is desirable and that a certain type of lift will best suit your needs.…
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Lifts– The New And The Different
From Maine to Washington, areas are working franticly to complete construction in time for the first snowfall. If any one word could be used…
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Give Your Wire Rope A Pre-Season Checkup
A pre-season checkup on the health of your ski lift wire rope will pay dividends in safety and dependability. It is assumed that the…
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New Lifts For North America
This compilation of new lifts in North America is based on information supplied by manufacturers. At press time, data from manufacturers indicated that in…
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Not Up the Mountain—THROUGH the Mountain
Skiers at Treasure Mountains, in Park City, Utah, will not be going up the mountain this winter to get to the top of the…
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A Bold New Look At Capacity
With crowds and liftlines growing at almost every ski area, managers find themselves either wishing for lifts with higher capacities or resigning themselves to…
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Wire Rope Maintenance
Spring is an important time for wire rope maintenance. This is true whether the lift has a few months of off-season inactivity ahead of…