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September 6th was the day Hurricane Irma hit St. Maarten. Our eco-park was ten days away from opening with the two new fixed-grip installations having already run for ten months during construction. The lifts were explicitly designed for hurricane forces, and although we knew they would get tested, we didn’t think that would happen so… Read More »

We’ll take our Kliffy, straight up, hold the ice. Here’s the story.

Skytrac has launched a new website and video specifically for the Hilltrac Automated People Mover (APM). This is a transit system powered by green technology and engineered to perform both vertical and horizontal curves while traversing virtually any topography. Hilltrac.com »

Dale Haglin shares his 34 years of know-how, facts on reclaimed water, and, hold the salt, Snowbowl uses volcanic ash. “Arizona has all six of the of the Merriam life zones, starting at the driest of desert zones all the way up through the Sonoran’s of Joshua tree and sage brush to the Hudsonian Life… Read More »

New England Summit, SANY, PSAA, SSAA, NSAA Fall Meetings and Shows http://www.nsaa.org/events/fall-education-seminars/fes-home/

Bill Brett, the now retired mountain manager from Timberline Resort, OR, is the 2017 recipient of the PNSAA Tower of Excellence Award. Here’s his story on lift mechanics in some of the U.S.’s toughest weather. “Here at Timberline, we built the first Palmer lift; a Riblet fixed double in 1977 to 1978. It was the… Read More »

Knight Equipment Company, circa 1957. Aubrey Knight; founder, and the little guy is R.J.

Fly day safety. The most critical concern that can save time, money and stress on a fly day is having control of the work area. Helicopter ski lift construction is becoming more difficult as resorts become year-round destinations and where people are continually on the mountain. If someone is out on their mountain bike, we… Read More »