SAM Coverage
Maintenance
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Ahead of the Game
Avoiding equipment failure while the season is in full swing can be done. I was visiting a ski area and planning on combining a…
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Tune-Up Time
The snow will be flying before we know it, and here are what some areas do to get ready. When the winter season ends,…
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Summer Workhorses
As the warmer months approach, so do the myriad tasks that need to be done around the hill. Here are some machines that can…
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Caring for Aging Parts
Corrosion and wear can cause serious problems in your key machinery. In an ideal world, if ball and roller bearings could be kept clean,…
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Make Better Snow for Less Money
If the nozzles on your snowguns are damaged or degraded, they are just spitting away your profits. One of the most critical components in…
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Pipe Dreams
Ductile iron is a great way to combat pipe erosion. Over the past 40 years, most snowmaking systems have employed steel pipe to get…
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Raising the Bar
CSIA and Sierra College have teamed to create a training program for lift maintenance and electrical staff. The polar ice caps might be getting…
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Building a Great Shop
A well-thought-out maintenance shop can save a lot of time and money and keep maintenance personnel productive. How would you define “efficiency” in a…
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Nuts and Bolts… No, Really
With up to 100 different size and strength combinations at any resort, knowing the nuts and bolts of nuts and bolts is important.
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Snow People, Early August 2017
News of staff changes and hires at resorts, suppliers, and the National Parks Service. Patrick Olstad SE Group welcomed Patrick Olstead to its landscape…
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Buchheister Named GM for Keystone Resort
SAM Magazine—Broomfield, Colo., Aug. 1, 2017—Geoff Buchheister, previously vice president for Vail Resorts’ urban ski areas, is now vice president and general manager for…
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Jason Levinthal to Acquire 4FRNT Skis
SAM Magazine—Burlington, Vt., June 27, 2017—With an eye on expanding the 4FRNT brand while keeping the company privately owned, ski innovator and 2002 SAMMY…
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Snowcat Maintenance
A SAM roundtable discussion explores the practical, confounding, and sometimes comical world of vehicle maintenance. Snowcats are funny creatures. They meow, hum, purr, hack…
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Snowmaking Maintenance
The lowest-cost means of boosting snowmaking production. The last few seasons have shown resorts across the country the importance of effective and efficient snowmaking.…