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SAM magazine rounded up over a dozen new products for mountain operators that will increase operational efficiency, thrill guests, and help provide a better experience for your customers. 

SKI NATION

Laucnhed just this fall is The Ski Nation mobile app, which features updated snow conditions, trail reports, trail maps, photos, and resort information for more than 950 ski areas in North America, a list that’s expected to grow as more “off-the-radar” areas are found. All ski venues are pre-loaded including downhill alpine areas, cross-country, and even ski jumps. The list includes major resorts, regional areas, local ski hills, and community facilities. Skiers and riders can also collect free digital pins to track a lifetime of all the places they’ve been, how many seasons on snow, gear preferences, skill, and more.  The first version of Ski Nation is a starting platform to build an open, independent, and comprehensive network for skiers and industry members to connect.  It’s free for users and their personal information is secure. In addition to ski area vitals, the mobile app rotates trivia tidbits to engage users in the rich history and culture of riding snow. Future plans include the opportunity for resorts, gear companies, and sponsors to make information and offers available directly to skiers on an opt-in basis. www.skination.com

Treetop Net Course

From Treetop Quest comes the all-new treetop net course. There is no need for equipment or harnesses as guests are able to go on challenging courses with the protective net underneath. Courses are composed of 15-20 elementss including india bridge, slake line, water-board, ziplines, tightrope Walk and climbing, all which finish at a huge slide to exit. The fall safety net has been successfully tested in compliance with the ASTM standards and can range from 10,000 to 20,000 square feet with only one facilitator required to minotor the course. www.treetopquest.com

Fly Wire Zipline

The award winning mobile Fly Wire zipline provides thrill seekers the ultimate rush of zip-lining across the sky up to 300 feet – the length of an entire football field on this mobile version. Move the zipline as needed to different areas of the resort with a throughput of 90 guests per hour. Fly Wire is also the only zipline of its kind using the the Decelinator, a proprietary device that fully lowers zip-liners and everyday superheroes safely to the ground. It’s basically the Terminator™ of stopping devices. www.extremeengineering.com/mobile-stationary-fly-wire-zip-lines

world cup supply

These new fencing attachment sleeves will make your snow and erosion fence installations more effective, better looking; and easier and more efficient to install and take down. Fence/Barrier sleeves also help prolong the life of your snow fence by eliminating the need to cut zip ties, or wire, helping reduce expense and hassle over time. The patented system utilizes a curled plastic tube that is rigid, yet expandable, and is available in two lengths: 48” and 56”, each with three integrated clips spaced evenly from top to bottom. The 1¾” minimum inner diameter tube is light, yet extremely sturdy and will easily accommodate T-Stakes, bamboo, or any 35mm fence pole. No more sagging, sloppy lines of fence or time consuming installations with zip-ties or wire. Fencing can also be easily rolled up with the sleeves attached making your next install even easier. The sleeve is available in orange and black and other colors upon request. www.worldcupsupply.com

POINT OF RENTAL

CLOUD by Point-of-Rental takes full advantage of cloud computing by providing reliable inventory and rental management software accessible via the Internet. The software only requires a web browser to operate. Upload photos to track equipment condition, process credit cards, and access an online storefront that empowers customers to easily reserve items. Equipped with Quickbooks exports, CLOUD supports easy integration with this existing accounting software. CLOUD’s Workbench shows active transactions at a glance and highlights any overbookings. Additionally, by automatically configuring 2D barcode readers, you can easily add items to a transaction with the item’s barcode, or create new customers by simply scanning a driver’s license. www.point-of-rental.com/cloudrelease

frontline filtration

Frontline’s cooking oil filtration unit is part of a wheeled caddy system suited for fryers that lack built-in filtration. With this unit, you simply wheel the caddy to your fryers and run the oil through the filter, extending the life and quality of the oil, and maintaining consistent food quality for longer time periods. Filtered, cleaner oil then goes back into the fryers, positively affecting profitability. Frontline offers three filter media types: carbon media, for the lowest possible micron filtration; more disposable paper media; and reusable stainless steel filter media. www.frontlineii.com

360 security

LILIN North America Introduces the 360 Panoramic IP Dome Camera, bringing 360° panoramic coverage to indoor video surveillance. The FD2452 IP camera can visually monitor all activity in very large indoor spaces, such as a hotel lobby or reception area, in clear, high-quality HD 1080p video. Doing the work of four standard IP cameras, the FD2452 eliminates blind spots while dramatically reducing overall system cost-of-ownership. www.meritlilin.com Complementing the Dome Camera, the ClearView HD Advantage is a plug-and-play, stand-alone video processing system that easly integrates with existing video camera and imaging equipment. It enhances real-time images while images are collected, enhances pre-recorded images, and displays the original and enhanced images simultaneously. www.clearviewhd.com

kinderlift vests

Kinderlift announces the availability of custom ski school safety vests for ski resorts. The Kinderlift vests have been available in a variety of solid colors for over 15 years, but now can be customized with full-color graphic designs. Kinderlift will send you a blank template to which you add your brand design, or any wild (or mild) full-color design you’d like. www.kinderlift.com

star lifts usa

Give guests a new perspective on the world around them with the SunKid Interpretative Sightseeing Tower from Star Lifts USA. The rotating tower provides a 360 view. The tandem seats are outfitted with a built-in customized digital recording so that resorts can enhance the educational experience by describing the topographic features and wildlife specific to the area. This “edutainment” ride give guests a heightened awareness of their surrounding while having fun. Each tandem seat is motor driven. Guests pull on a control rope to regulate the speed of ascent while the tower continuously rotates around its own vertical axis. Holding the rope steady stops the ascent, and letting go lets the tandem seat sink slowly back toward the ground. www.sunkidworld.com

LIFTOPIA

Liftopia debuts three new features for its online sales system, including Commitment Segmentation, a first for the ski industry. This allows customers to choose between three more or less flexible ticket options: date-specific Value tickets, as Liftopia has sold in the past; Value Plus tickets, which allow customers to make one date change; and Flex tickets, which allow customers to make unlimited date changes. Liftopia’s Automated Pricing feature evaluates demand and booking volume and automatically updates and optimizes prices across all three options. This eliminates any need to manage pricing on a day-to-day basis. Finally, Streamlined Checkout is Liftopia’s new responsive, single-screen checkout across all devices that helps customers commit more quickly and stay engaged until booking is complete. http://about.liftopia.com/platform/

INTOUCH TECHNOLOGY

Intouch Technology Group has recently introduced a dashboard reporting platform that offers a single operational view of key transactional metrics (ex: sales, revenue, yield and visitation). The single-screen view provides a highly visual, graphical representation of data collected through a resort’s POS system and other enterprise technologies, enhancing management and analysis. The platform is accessible via standard web browsers and/or mobile devices, thereby providing resort operators with relevant, real-time information to enable data-driven business decisions, from almost any location at the resort. www.connectintouch.com

SHIP SKIS

Ship Skis provides a door-to-door shipping solution for the experienced traveler that desires a hassle-free traveling experience. Customers simply provide the origination and destination of the shipment and choose the ski or snowboard items to be shipped. Shipments can be delivered with air service or ground service with guaranteed on-time delivery. Resort partnerships with Ship Skis are available an provide the opportunity to earn revenue while serving resort guests. www.shipskis.com

idaho sewing

Zipline tower pads can be part of a multi-level safety system for a high-speed zipline capture system. The picture here is of the G2 Zipline at Glacierview, Alaska, where the line is over 2,200 feet long, with speeds in excess of 60 mph and capture speeds of 45 mph. The pad dimensions are specified to encase a structural steel I-beam and EAD springpack to provide maximum impact resistance. This pad design is now standard on all G-Force Ziplines produced by Carrick Engineering. www.idsewing.com