SAM Coverage
Snowmaking
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Snowmaking Survey
This is the report of a survey conducted at Colorado Mountain College that asked resorts about snowmaking practices, covereages, training for personnel, types of…
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Feeding the Beast
The summer 2000 snowmaking project at Killington, Vt., helped boost its snowmaking capacity by 30 percent.
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When Strong Metals Fail
This is a piece on the principles of mechanical failure in metal parts aimed at the maintenance mechanic.
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Guns, Games and Skinny Skis
Soldier Hollow, the 2002 Olympic cross-country venue, gives us a look at their state-of-the-art snowmaking system installed to overcome the lack of natural snow.
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Dare to Compare
A refresher course in comparing snowmaking equipment to make sure you get the most white for your green.
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The Fan Club
In the never-ending quest for making good-quality snow, here’s what ski resorts can look forward to in the evolving fan gun market.
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Going Automatic
A case study of Wisp Four Season Resort, Maryland, and the history of their independently developed automated snowmaking system and how it saved money,…
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How Wired Are You?
Slavko Stanchak writes about the ways in which technology has crept into snowmaking operations in this two-part series on mountain ops automation.
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Snowmaking Goes High-Tech
This part II in a series of articles on automation. The article describes how automated snowmaking systems are making a major contribution to the…
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Against All Odds in New Jersey
When Intrawest took over the former Vernon Valley/Great Gorge, N.J., and turned it into Mountain Creek, the first team to arrive found lots of…
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Rules of Thumb
Nils explains how to estimate water flow, the amount of snow that can be made depending on water volume and how to locate a…
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The Scoop on Guns
There’s an amazing selection of air-water snowmaking guns available. This is a breakdown of what’s out there and compares all the specifications in table…
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Beyond the Surface
Understanding snow and making grooming implements work on it requires study, experimentation and intuition. Chris’ article discusses, in detail, how each piece of a…
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The Everlasting Importance Of Hydrants
Guidelines for purchasing, installing, testing and maintaining snowmaking hydrants.
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The Ultimate Flush
Sewage treatment was a growing problem at Sugarloaf/USA, Me., until they discovered Snowfluent, a process developed by Delta Engineering that uses snowmaking technology to…
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Testing, Testing . . . It’s As Easy As 1,2,3
Snowmaking equipment can be tested using simple, repeatable and reliable procedures. This article explains the methods and instruments as well as pointing out possible…
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Testing Equipment: Keep It Simple
Part 2 of a two-part series introduced in the January issue of SAM outlines simple procedures for testing equipment to mitigate the many variables…