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02/2019 english
EXPERTS
MAGAZINE
W W W.T E C H N O A L P I N . C O M
CONTENTS
SEPTEMBER 2019
04 Italy Cortina d’Ampezzo
BIS DOLORUM
06 Austria Skicircus Saalbach Hinterglemm Leogang Fieberbrunn
VOLORECTUR
08 Norway Myrkdalen – Welcome to the family
10 Partnerships International winter sports associations
rely on TechnoAlpin
12 France Thollon Les Mémises – Northern Alpes
14 France Vars
16 2022 Winter Olympics Jackpot for TechnoAlpin
19 Snow Expert
20 USA Mountain High Resort
22 SNOWMASTER Making tomorrow’s decisions today
24 Uzbekistan Amirsoy
26 Switzerland Nendaz
28 Poland Kolej Linowa Czantoria
30 Australia Lake Mountain Alpine Resort
33 Did you know…
34 TechnoAlpin employees
EDITORIAL
and progress of the snowmaking processes. But
there is more to our pioneering role in the snow-
making sector – we are the first provider to
supply ski resorts with forecasts for snow produc-
tion with the SNOWMASTER app. We would like to
tell you more about this game-changing technology
in this edition.
We are also proud to announce in this edition that
the Olympic Committee is also convinced of our in-
Walter Rieder Erich Gummerer
novative technology and our high-quality standards.
TechnoAlpin will be providing snowmaking equip-
ment for 100% of the 2022 Winter Olympics
in China. We owe this success first and foremost to
our employees who work with meticulous attention
to detail every day to deliver perfection in all project
phases – from the planning right through to the
DEAR READERS, maintenance of the machines.
TechnoAlpin has set itself the goal of guaranteeing Read on for more interesting news and articles
top snow quality for all ski resorts worldwide and at about projects which we are currently engaged in all
the same time simplifying the work of the snowmak- over the world, such as our partnership with Cortina
ing teams. The continuous development of innova- (Italy), the first snowmaking system for Uzbeki-
tive solutions enables us to achieve this goal and stan, and modernization projects in Lake Mountain
has made us the undisputed leader in snowmaking (Australia), Myrkdalen (Norway) and Mountain High
technology. (USA). We also have reports on new projects in
Poland, France, Austria and Switzerland.
We presented our new SNOWMASTER app at
Interalpin 2019. It represents a major step in the And there is plenty more in this packed issue of the
digitization of ski resorts and will be available to our SnowExperts Magazine.
customers as early as the fall. The app allows the
managers an unrestricted overview of the planning Happy reading!
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EDITORIAL 03
ITALY
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
SNOW FOR THE 2021
WORLD CHAMPIONS
TechnoAlpin modernizes the ski slopes.
When the world‘s best downhill skiers take daring jumps over the new Vertigine
slope and the fastest skiers glide through the striking Tofana rock formations in 2021,
TechnoAlpin will also be out in front. Nine of the eleven races at the FIS Alpine
World Ski Championships in Cortina d‘Ampezzo in 2021 will be held on slopes
covered with snow provided by the world market leader.
Having hosted the 1956 Olympic Games and the beginning. A total of 32 new fan guns, including
World Championships in 1932 and 1941, the town six TR10, eight TR8 and three TF10 models, will
of Cortina d‘Ampezzo in the Dolomites will be the ensure optimum snow conditions. The capacity of
venue for a major skiing event for the fourth time. the Duca d‘Aosta and Piè Tofana pumping stations
The snowmaking system is currently being mod- will also be significantly increased in order to ensure
ernized in preparation for this occasion in order to optimum water supply to the system.
optimize the conditions. The downhill races, the The resort of Impianti Averau (Cinque Torri) will
Super G, the giant slalom, the parallel slalom and be used at the 2021 World Cup for the qualifiers,
the team event in 2021 will be held on the slopes of and the slopes will be used for training purposes.
Ista Cortina, a TechnoAlpin customer from the very Other investments which will be made here to meet
04
ISTA
CORTINA
2018 & 2019 EXTENSION
PROJECTS AT A GLANCE
6x TR10
8x TR8
3x TF10
2x 160 kW pump
4x 400 kW pump
2x compressor 37 kW
1,300 m of line material
17x pit
«
NINE OF THE ELEVEN RA-
CES AT THE FIS ALPINE
WORLD SKI CHAMPION-
SHIPS IN CORTINA 2021
WILL BE HELD ON SLOPES
COVERED WITH SNOW
PROVIDED BY THE WORLD
MARKET LEADER.
the world championship standards will include the IMPIANTI
installation of 14 new TR8 fan guns, the moderniza-
AVERAU
tion and expansion of the two pumping stations at 2018 & 2019 EXTENSION
Bai de Dones and Potor, and the installation of pits, PROJECTS AT A GLANCE
pipes and cables. 14x TR8
2x 160 kW pump
2x 400 kW pump
1x compressor 55 kW
1,400 m of line material
26x pit
This modernization work and the latest technology
from the innovation leader TechnoAlpin will allow the
efficiency and quality of the snowmaking systems
to be tested in the World Cup final in March 2020
in the interests of optimum snow conditions and
surface coverage also for the 2021 World Champi-
onships.
ITALY 05
AUSTRIA
SKICIRCUS SAALBACH
HINTERGLEMM
LEOGANG FIEBERBRUNN
COMPLETE
TRUST
TechnoAlpin acts as main
contractor in Fieberbrunn
and hands over turnkey
new system.
The ski resort of Fieberbrunn belongs to the Skicircus Saalbach Hinterglemm Leogang
Fieberbrunn complex and is therefore one of the top ski resorts in the Alps. It is a
freeride mecca and guarantees action-packed days of variety and fun but it is also
perfect for families. State-of-the-art lifts, downhill runs of all levels of difficulty, and top
slope conditions guarantee pure fun for skiers.
06
« TECHNOALPIN ACTED AS GENERAL
CONTRACTOR AND WAS RESPON-
SIBLE FOR THE ENTIRE EXPANSION
PROJECT FROM START TO FINISH.
The ski resort recently decided to expand the Streu-
böden snowmaking system in a bid to enhance
good move, with the system now fully operational
and already guaranteeing top snow quality through-
the quality of its service further still and chose its out the entire season with a total of 105 pits and 81
long-standing partner TechnoAlpin to carry out the TechnoAlpin snow guns in the ski resort.
work. This project was special in that the innovation
leader acted as the main contractor, assisting in
the planning talks and taking full responsibility for
the implementation of the work. In addition to the
work involved in the electrical engineering, con-
FIEBERBRUNN
THE PROJECT AT A GLANCE
trol system and hydraulics for the new pumping
station, TechnoAlpin coordinated the entire field 5x TR8, mobile
pipeline construction and excavation work, the pit 16x TF10, lift-mounted
installations, and the laying of pipes and cables. 8x T40, lift-mounted
The package also included the delivery of 24 new 1 new pumping station
lift-mounted T40 and TF10 fan guns and five mobile 1 new cooling tower system
TR8 fan guns, and the entire system was integrated 41x pit
in the ATASSplus control system, making it easier to 4 km of line material
operate than in the past. Integration of system in ATASSplus
Placing trust in the world market leader as a turnkey www.fieberbrunn.com
supplier and general contractor proved to be a
AUSTRIA 07
NORWAY
MYRKDALEN
WELCOME TO
THE FAMILY
The largest ski resort in the west
of Norway is doing business with
TechnoAlpin for the first time in
2019. The focus is already clearly
on the future.
08
«
The ski resort of Myrkdalen in the
municipality of Voss offers 21 slopes at
THE SYSTEM IS ALREADY BEING
DESIGNED WITH THE FUTURE IN MIND
SO THAT IT CAN ALSO BE EASILY
EXPANDED IN YEARS TO COME.
including that of the existing system, will now be
controlled via ATASSplus. The integration will make
it possible to use the existing resources more
between 450 and 1,060 m above sea
efficiently and optimize the snow quality at the same
level and nine lifts.
time. An investment which is indicative of a clear
view of a sustainable future.
Myrkdalen is only a two-hour drive from Bergen, the
second largest city in Norway. The ski resort boasts
slopes of all levels of difficulty, family-friendly skiing
zones, snow parks and great outdoor powder
snow facilities. The existing snowmaking system
MYRKDALEN
EXTENSION PROJECT AT A GLANCE
is currently being extended in order to guarantee
optimum slope conditions throughout the entire 1x TR8, lift-mounted
season, and TechnoAlpin is on board for the first 3x T40, lift-mounted
time. It is already being designed with the future in 4x T40 mobile
mind so that it can also be easily expanded in years 18x V3
to come. 1x 450 kW pump
The project will involve the installation of a total 1x 75 kW submersible pump
of eight fan guns and 18 lances. In addition, two 40x pit
pumping stations will be modernized and integrated 1x compressor 110 kW
in the ATASSplus control system. This automation Automation of 2 pumping stations
of the existing pumping stations and compressor Integration of system in ATASSplus
plant will mean that the entire water and air supply,
www.myrkdalen.no
NORWAY 09
PARTNERSHIPS
INTERNATIONAL
WINTER SPORTS
ASSOCIATIONS
RELY ON
TECHNOALPIN
All important snow sports disciplines
have been counting on the technology
leader from Bolzano since the
beginning of the 2019/20 winter season.
© Enrico Langer
10The three main winter sports federations in the world rely on the many years
of experience and extensive know-how of TechnoAlpin when it comes to quality.
TechnoAlpin has been an official product partner Local associations
of the International Ski Federation (FIS) since seek a slice of the action
2016 and, in this role, is also the point of contact
for all technical issues concerning snowmaking. The world market leader is also in demand as a
In its capacity as official supplier, it has also been product partner at national level. TechnoAlpin has
working with World Para Snow Sports, the body been the official supplier of the umbrella associa-
responsible for the para snow disciplines within the tion of Swiss winter sports Swiss-Ski since
International Paralympic Committee, since 2018. 2016 and supports the teams and events with
The start of the 2019/20 winter season heralds the snowmaking for the ski slopes. The German Ski
proud announcement of another partnership: The Association (DSV) also relies on TechnoAlpin as
International Biathlon Union (IBU) recently the official supplier of the German national ski team,
made TechnoAlpin an official product partner for especially with the help of the latest Snowfactory
snowmaking systems and, consequently, supplier technology for guaranteed snow at World Cup
for all Olympic snow sports disciplines. These three events. All the partners are united by the demand
largest winter sports associations not only take for top snow quality worldwide. TechnoAlpin has
care of the many major events but are also points always been able to meet this demand.
of contact for venues which have less experience in Offizieller Ausrüster der
Deutschen Ski-Nationalmannschaften
winter sports.
PARTNERSHIPS 11FRANCE
THOLLON
LES MÉMISES
NORTHERN ALPES
SNOW OVER
LAKE GENEVA!
The best view, with perfect snow.
The ski resort in the town of Thollon Les Mémises, located in Haute-Savoie, close to
the Swiss border, overlooks the French-Swiss lake and offers a stunning view of the
Jura and the nearby Swiss Alps. Located at an altitude of 1,030 m, the family-friendly
ski resort offers 50 km of slopes up to an elevation of 1,880 m.
12«
THANKS TO THIS PROJECT
THOLLON LES MÉMISES
WILL ENSURE ITS CONTINUED
SUCCESS IN FUTURE WINTER
SEASONS.
THOLLON conditions. The project has been entrusted to the
LES MÉMISES expertise of TechnoAlpin, the world market leader.
THE PROJECT AT A GLANCE
The goal of the project is to renovate the existing
55 Rubis Evos small snowmaking system. This year, the project
1 TR8 will focus on the central part of the ski area and the
4 tower-mounted T40s slopes leading back to the valley.
2 mobile T40s
2 400 kW pumps In order to enable greater snowmaking flexibility, the
1 200 kW compressor operator wished to install snowmaking technology
ATASSplus control system combining lances and fan guns. In total, 55 Rubis
Evo lances, 16 T40 fan guns and one TR8 have
www.thollonlesmemises.com
been installed on the slopes of the ski area. Two
existing M15 snow guns belonging to the resort
have been modernized.
After replacing the gondola in 2013, Thollon Les
Mémises decided to make significant investments Thanks to this project to modernize the ski area,
in the modernization of its ski area, notably its Thollon Les Mémises will secure its operation and
snowmaking system, in order to secure the future of ensure its continued success in future winter sea-
its ski area and offer visitors the best possible snow sons. TechnoAlpin is very proud to be a part of it.
FRANCE 13FRANCE
VARS
TECHNOALPIN
BRINGS SNOW TO LA
FORÊT BLANCHE
The Vars ski resort, part of the Forêt Blanche ski area, has entrusted its 2019
snowmaking project to TechnoAlpin! This investment is part of a plan to modernize
the Vars facilities launched under the dynamic guidance of a new municipal team
in 2017 and scheduled to run until 2020.
For technical snow, the operator of the Vars ski guns and seven lances installed in 2011 at the
resort wished to extend the snowmaking systems base of the Chabrière area which, until now, have
on the main slopes of the ski area to reduce their been controlled by radio, will be integrated into the
susceptibility to adverse weather conditions, while control system.
continuing to offer visitors the best possible skiing
conditions. The 2019 project predominantly focuses This year, 53 pits for lances equipped with V3
on the Peynier area and will guarantee snow cov- lances, 38 of which are V3ee models, have been
erage on the slopes that are not currently served installed alongside the Peynier slopes. For this
by snowmaking technology. The water supply will project, TechnoAlpin has proposed the V3 “energy
be secured, and around fifteen TechnoAlpin fan efficiency” model, not only for the quality of snow
14« OPTIMAL SNOW CONDITIONS
FROM THE BEGINNING
TO THE END OF THE SEASON!
VARS
THE PROJECT AT A GLANCE
53 V3 and V3ee lances
produced, but especially for the low levels of air 1 new machine room
consumption. To supply this new area, a 25,000 3 200 kW pumps
m3 reservoir and a new machine room with three Liberty control system
snowmaking pumps with a capacity of 500 m3/h
have been built. This reservoir will not only enable www.vars.com
snowmaking in the Peynier area, but will also serve
other nearby areas to provide greater flexibility and
efficacy in the snowmaking system throughout the ernize its technical snowmaking equipment in order
ski resort. to guarantee the best snow conditions from the
With the 2019 project, Vars is continuing to mod- beginning to the end of the season!
FRANCE 152022 WINTER OLYMPICS
JACKPOT FOR
TECHNOALPIN
FOR 2022
WINTER
OLYMPICS
100% TechnoAlpin snow at the 2022 Winter Olympics – that is the for-
mula that is currently bringing a proud smile to the faces of TechnoAlpin
employees all over the world. Thanks to the close cooperation between
the headquarters and the subsidiary in China, TechnoAlpin tendered
successful bids for all the Olympic snow sports competitions,
thereby securing the most prestigious contracts up for grabs in the
People’s Republic in recent months.
“The fact that we were able to win all the contracts “After Sochi and Pyeongchang, this is the third con-
is mainly due to our excellent structure in China. We secutive time that TechnoAlpin has been involved in
«
have had our own branch office there since 2013. the Olympic Games. We are especially proud that
The 40 members of staff take care of the project we have managed to get a bigger share of the or-
management work and provide optimum service. ders every time – and now even 100%. This is proof
Other factors which enabled us to develop the best
technical solution included our experience at other THE CONTRACT IS
major events and the know-how we have gathered WORTH AROUND
over many years of involvement in global projects,”
20 MILLION EURO
explained Michael Mayr, Area Manager for Tech-
IN TOTAL.
noAlpin in Asia.
16« A TOTAL OF FOUR NEW ARENAS WILL BE
BUILT OR EXPANDED FOR THE VARIOUS
RACES IN DOWNHILL SKIING, FREESTYLE,
NORDIC AND SNOWBOARDING.
of our reliability and efficiency,” said
TechnoAlpin CEO Erich Gummerer with justified
confidence in the company‘s performance.
A total of four new arenas will be built or expanded
for the various races in downhill skiing, freestyle,
Nordic and snowboarding. The contracts for the The venues for the freestyle events and for the
projects were awarded between the spring of 2018 Nordic competitions are being developed in the
and the summer of 2019. All the contracts have Zhangjiakou region around the winter sports center
now been signed and the construction phase for of Chongli. There will be six competition slopes and
the first projects is already in full swing. two training slopes for the snowboard and free-
The largest project is the one in Yanqing where a style races as well as the Olympic half-pipe in the
completely new ski resort is being built which will Genting Resort Secret Garden. The managers at
include the Xiaohaituo ski center. All the men’s and Secret Garden have been relying on the know-how
women‘s downhill events will be held there. The of TechnoAlpin for years. The reliability of the snow
TechnoAlpin team will install a total of 200 new guns, even in the difficult prevailing conditions, is
snow guns and 32 pumps there in the summer of indispensable for the preparations for the Olympic
2019. Games.
2022 WINTER OLYMPICS 172022 WINTER OLYMPICS
TECHNOALPIN IN CHINA
The TechnoAlpin branch in China was ope-
ned in 2013. It is located in Hebei Province
near Beijing. It now employs about 40 peo-
ple, mainly in service, project management
and sales. All the snow guns still come from
The supposedly smallest – but no less spectacu-
the headquarters in Bolzano but steel parts lar – project is the one for the big air competitions.
like towers and undercarriages for the These competitions will be held in the center of Bei-
Chinese market are produced locally. The jing and will attract a lot of public attention. Seven
branch generates annual sales revenues of snow guns will provide the appropriate surface at
the facility.
15-20 million euro.
TechnoAlpin has secured orders for 350 snow
guns in total. Three of the four projects were public
The Guyangshu Nordic Center, on the other tenders. The project in Secret Garden was the
hand, is a completely new building where all the only one to be restricted to private bidders. All the
cross-country skiing, biathlon, ski jumping and systems will be supplied as fully automatic turnkey
combined events will be held. TechnoAlpin will be systems designed by TechnoAlpin. The contract is
supplying 40 mobile snow guns and 15 lances here. worth around 20 million euro in total.
18SNOW EXPERT
MICHAEL
WIESER
Michael Wieser has been working at
TechnoAlpin for almost 15 years. Having
spent three years in the branch in
America, the South Tyrolean is returning
home now all the richer for the experience.
Michael’s career at TechnoAlpin started in the pro-
duction department. He was there for one year and
then moved to the after-sales service department
for two years before switching to the systems engi-
neering department where he still works today. “The time just flew by,” he added. “The colleagues
There are many opportunities to work abroad with there gave me a warm welcome and I made some
TechnoAlpin because of its international set-up. friends in the three years and got to know the
Michael therefore seized a new opportunity in 2016 country better. There is only so much you can
and went to America for three years to work in the do when you are a tourist but the experience of
US branch of TechnoAlpin, based in Denver. “It was living there is awesome. I even got married in Las
time for me to try something new, so I decided to Vegas.” Now, after 13 years of traveling in total, it
take up the challenge,” said Michael. He moved to was time for Michael to return to South Tyrol. He
Denver with his wife and continued to work there is now back at the head office of TechnoAlpin in
as a project manager, appreciating the change Bolzano. “I can recommend this opportunity to an-
and dedicating his energy to the satisfaction of the yone who would like to get experience away from
customers of TechnoAlpin. home as well.”
SNOW EXPERT 19USA
MOUNTAIN
HIGH RESORT
WINTER
ANTICIPATION!
Mountain High Resort in
southern California prepares for
the ski season – and the future –
with the latest TechnoAlpin
technology.
www.mthigh.com
20«
Nestled in the San Gabriel Moun-
tains, Mountain High Resort is a “THIS STUFF IS A
winter oasis for the beach-loving re- NO-BRAINER. IT’S JUST
sidents of Los Angeles and southern
EASIER THAN THE
California. It’s home to three villages
OLDER TECHNOLOGY.”
and 290 acres but averages just
282 cm of natural snowfall per year.
MIKE CHILDRESS
Snowmaking is Mountain High’s only hope of
staying open from November to April, and that’s
where snowmaking manager Mike Childress comes
in. He purchased two TechnoAlpin snow guns for “The power consumption on them is good,” Chil-
the 2018-2019 season and was immediately im- dress says. “We call some of the different brands
pressed, calling them “amazing.” “power hogs”. These [TechnoAlpin] fans that we got
don’t use very much power at all.” Childress says
Childress tested equipment of different suppliers, the new TechnoAlpin guns will save the resort up to
but after one season, he was sold on their snow- 130,000 € per season in fuel costs alone and meet
making capacity and energy efficiency, especially in its environmental goals. The V3 snow lances feature
the warm weeks before opening day. fixed air consumption, which reduces the resort’s
number of air compressors and bolsters marginal
This season, Mountain High purchased 100 V3 snow production. In addition, they are easy to use:
snow lances and three more fan guns, including “The older-style equipment we had, you constantly
mobile and tower-mountain TR8s and TF10s. That’s had to stay on top of it, make adjustments,” Chil-
enough equipment to cover 218 acres – roughly 80 dress says. “This stuff is a no-brainer. It’s just easier
percent of in-bounds terrain. than the older technology.”
USA 21SNOWMASTER
MAKING
TOMORROW’S
DECISIONS
TODAY
TechnoAlpin forecasts
snow production for the next
few days.
The SNOWMASTER app marks the next weather forecasts, the SNOWMASTER app projects
step towards digitization for ski resorts. the amount of snow which it will be possible to pro-
duce in the next few days and the amount of water
It can provide the managers of ski
which will be required to do so.
resorts with an unrestricted overview of
the planning and progress of the snow-
These detailed projections make it even easier
making processes.
to plan snowmaking in that the SNOWMASTER
app provides a simple overview of the defined
TechnoAlpin has again proved its pioneering status snowmaking targets and phases. It shows clearly
in snowmaking technology. Having developed the which phase of snowmaking is currently taking
SNOWMASTER app, TechnoAlpin is the first sup- place and how the resources can be best used,
plier to provide ski resorts with forecasts for snow given the information provided in the forecasts.
production. This can only be achieved with the It also shows the extent to which the set snow-
benefit of expertise gathered over many years and making target or seasonal target has already been
meticulous calculations and is made possible by the achieved and what progress can be made in the
data from ATASSplus. Taking account of detailed next few days.
22SOFTWARE
SMART COMMUNICATION therefore it accesses large amounts of the data col-
SINGLE INTERFACE. lected by the control system relating to the amount
of snow produced, utilization rate, water consump-
The app simplifies communication between tion and temperatures. The system is still controlled
management and snowmaking team and answers by the snowmaker via ATASSplus, and all the data
all the key questions: How much snow is on the required to make decisions are displayed quickly
slope? How many hours have the snow producers and clearly in the SNOWMASTER app in real time.
been in use? How many snow producers were in
operation? And most importantly: when can I open All these data form a reliable basis for making
the ski resort? All the data are merged quickly and decisions as to what steps to take next to prepare
clearly in the SNOWMASTER app and summarized for the start of the season and to manage the
by slopes. The app is connected to ATASSplus resources.
SNOWMASTER 23UZBEKISTAN
AMIRSOY
WINTER
DESTINATION:
UZBEKISTAN
Uzbekistan installs a snowmaking
system for the first time. Leading
the way is Amirsoy, a ski resort
in the north of the country.
24AMIRSOY
THE PROJECT AT A GLANCE
The newly developed ski resort of
Amirsoy is located just a few kilome- 4x TF10
ters from the capital city of Uzbekistan, 37x T40
Pumping station with 2 pumps, each with
Tashkent, and is one of the largest and
an output of 50 l/s, 315 kW and 44 bar
most state-of-the-art ski resorts in the
Booster pumping station with
country, not least thanks to the innova- an output of 43 l/s, 315 kW and 45 bar
tive snowmaking technology of Tech- Installation of ATASSplus
noAlpin. After several meetings, the ski
www.amirsoy.com
«
resort decided to work with the leader
in innovation. The development is being
coordinated on site by TechnoAlpin
experts. This guarantees the flawless AMIRSOY WILL BE ONE OF
execution of all the project steps. THE LARGEST AND MOST
STATE-OF-THE-ART SKI
The snowmaking system will make Amirsoy a very RESORTS IN THE COUNTRY.
attractive winter destination in Uzbekistan, which is
why the snow quality plays a key role. More than 40
powerful fan guns will be installed in the ski resort. The ski resort boasts seven slopes with a length
The ATASSplus control system will also guaran- of over seven kilometers. The entire snowmaking
tee that all the windows of opportunity for snow system will be built by TechnoAlpin. It will also
production are fully exploited. Amirsoy is already include a pumping station and a booster pumping
demonstrating its vision at the planning stage in station. Two water reservoirs with a total capacity
that future expansion phases are already being of 100,000 m³ are also part of the snowmaking
taken into account. project in Amrisoy.
UZBEKISTAN 25SWITZERLAND
NENDAZ
CLOSER
THAN EVER!
For the first time, the Nendaz and Veysonnaz
snowmaking systems will be connected.
This year, NV Remontées Mécaniques SA, the operator of the Veysonnaz and Nendaz
mountain ski resorts, which form part of the prestigious 4 Vallées ski area in Valais,
Switzerland, is continuing its ambitious investment program to strengthen its attrac-
tiveness and the performance of its snowmaking systems. The 2019 snowmaking
project, entrusted to TechnoAlpin, will focus on the Creppon ski area.
26«
WITH THE NEW EQUIPMENT,
NV REMONTÉES MÉCANI-
QUES CAN ENSURE THE
HIGHEST LEVEL OF
CUSTOMER SATISFACTION.
To enable the link between the two systems, more
than 16 km of cast-iron pipes have been laid.
NENDAZ
Thanks to TechnoAlpin‘s technical expertise, the
operator will have access to an optimal tool for
THE PROJECT AT A GLANCE
managing the water supply and ensuring sea-
son-long snowmaking. To complete the installation,
5 TF10 1.6 m
two new machine rooms and 13 valve chambers
6 TF10 3.5 m
have been built.
12 TR8 1.6 m
38 TR8 3.5 m
An additional 128 pits have been installed by Tech-
45 V3ee lances
noAlpin on the slopes, mainly those leading from
1x T40
the summit of Greppon Blanc to Veysonnaz. Fifty
16.7 km of cast iron pipe
TR8, eleven TF10 and forty-five V3ee lances will
26 km of cable
complete the existing snowmaking system. In fact,
128 pits
there are already 200 TechnoAlpin fan guns in the
2 pumping stations
ski area. With the new equipment, NV Remontées
13 valve chambers
Mécaniques can ensure the highest level of custom-
www.nvrm.ch er satisfaction.
The 2019 expansion has two goals: to reinforce
the sharing of water resources by connecting the
Nendaz and Veysonnaz systems and to extend
the technical snowmaking system to guarantee
snow coverage on the new slopes. Until now, the
systems at the two sites have never been con-
nected. With the 2019 project, management of the
water resource will be further improved by enabling
transfers between Lac de Cleuson (25 million m3)
and Lac des Dix (400 million m3).
SWITZERLAND 27POLAND
KOLEJ
LINOWA
CZANTORIA
ONE SINGLE
PARTNER FOR
SUCCESS
The Kolej Linowa Czantoria ski
complex in southern Poland
has chosen TechnoAlpin to be the
main contractor for the construction
of its new pumping station.
28FROM THE PROJECT
«
PLANNING AND DEVEL-
OPMENT AND APPROV-
AL PROCEDURES RIGHT
THROUGH TO DELIVERY,
CONSTRUCTION AND IN-
STALLATION, TECHNOAL-
PIN SUPPLIED THE FULL
PACKAGE OF SERVICES
Bartosz Siwiec Technical Director FROM A SINGLE SOURCE.
Kolej Linowa Czantoria is only an The turnkey system was recently handed over
hour’s drive from the major cities of to the customer. The manager of the ski resort,
Zbigniew Kufrje, was extremely satisfied with the
Ostrava and Katowice, while Krakow is
result. “We have found in TechnoAlpin the con-
about two hours away.
summate professional who understands what the
The popular family ski resort boasts modern ski lifts customer wants and provides solutions to individual
and a range of slopes of varying levels of difficulty. requirements,” he said. “We therefore hope to work
There is lighting in the appropriate places on the with the company again in future.”
slopes, allowing skiing to continue late into the
evening.
Kolej Linowa Czantoria decided to rebuild the
existing pumping station in its snowmaking system
in 2018 and chose to work with TechnoAlpin for KOLEJ LINOWA
the first time for this major project. The technology
CZANTORIA
leader acted as general contractor for the rebuild
THE PROJECT AT A GLANCE
and coordinated all the phases of the project: from
the project planning and development and approval Total reconstruction of pumping station
procedures right through to delivery, construction (200 m2)
and installation, TechnoAlpin supplied the full pack- 1x ES 100 water intake station
age of services from a single source The pumping Extension with addition of 2 new pumps
station was relocated by around 100m, its pumping 1x 1250 kVA transformer
capacity was significantly increased by two new 23x pit
additional pumps, old pipes were replaced, and 1.2 km of line material
the installation was integrated into the ATASSplus Integration of system in ATASSplus
control system. The project proved to be extremely
complex due to the characteristics of the terrain at www.czantoria.net
local level.
POLAND 29AUSTRALIA
LAKE MOUNTAIN
ALPINE RESORT
NO MORE SLEEP-
LESS NIGHTS
Lake Mountain Alpine Resort
opts for automation
with combined snowmaking
technology for the ski resort.
30The Lake Mountain Alpine Resort in Australia modernized its system in 2019,
investing in the most advanced technology. Resort manager Alan Eason talks about
the advantages of this profitable partnership in an interview with TechnoAlpin.
The Lake Mountain Alpine Resort has relied exclu- What is important for you in
sively on TechnoAlpin technology for snowmaking relationship with TechnoAlpin as your
since 2019. In addition to the classic snowmaking snowmaking supplier?
processes, the ski resort is now also relying on a TechnoAlpin has always been very supportive from
Snowfactory SF210 for supplementary production. the outset and has always suggested and provid-
The use of the snow gun for warmer temperatures ed a clean and efficient snowmaking system with
spells the most prominent change in the approach options for future expansion built in. We have built a
to snowmaking in the ski resort. It allows the sea- strong relationship with the TechnoAlpin-Team over
son to be extended by opening earlier and closing the past years, and providing information on pos-
later. sible development changes to the likes of the new
SF220 Snowfactory has strengthened the relation-
A new compact pumping station was also in- ship even more.
stalled in the ski resort in 2019. It was supplied
ready-welded by TechnoAlpin and comprises four
powerful pumps on one frame. This makes it the
largest pump assembly of its kind ever installed by
TechnoAlpin. The unique design brings an enor-
mous reduction in installation time.
What were the key drivers
and motivations for choosing the
solutions from TechnoAlpin?
TechnoAlpin always offered a number of very clear
and well-defined snowmaking solutions from the
start, the sales and engineering team provided all
the information in a clear way which allowed the
resorts management board to have confidence in
the purchase of the first snowmaking gun.
AUSTRALIA 31AUSTRALIA
« WE CAN FINALLY
SLEEP PEACEFULLY
THANKS TO THE
MOBILE ATASSPLUS APP.
Did you notice any difference
in your work since you work with this
How can TechnoAlpin help you new system/installation?
facing the main challenges that you By moving to a fully automated pump station and
are facing? the installation of the Snowfactory, it has become
The greatest challenge for us is the ever-changing apparent that less time is needed to run the snow-
climate and more reliance on snowmaking over making system. We can use every single snowmak-
natural snow falls. Lake Mountain Alpine Resort ing window, with the confidence in ATASSplus to
likes the guarantee to open the resort, even when it provide all the controls needed to operate as a fully
doesn’t reach the right conditions for snowmaking. automated system.
TechnoAlpin is able to offer solutions to fit each area The biggest change was using ATASSplus on the
of growth, the changes to climate and the unpre- phone and the ability to be sent alerts at any point
dictable winter season in Australia. of the day in any location on or off mountain. Sleep-
ing at night has become easier, and the days of
working a night shift have all but gone and we work
more successfully.
www.lakemountainresort.com.au
www.kunde.com
32TECHNOALPIN
DID YOU
KNOW…
destined for locations all over the world. The 1000th
fan gun of the year again left the factory in the
summer months, repeating the record achievement
of previous years. It was a TR10, of course, the
latest model from TechnoAlpin. It was delivered to
one of our original partners, the Bergbahnen Sölden
mountain lift company. As was fitting for the occa-
sion, the machine was finished in a special design
for 007 Elements in Sölden and will not only be
providing optimum snow conditions there but will
…that TechnoAlpin uses cardboard also be a great eye-catching feature.
filling material for shipping?
Thousands of shipments leave the TechnoAlpin …that our partner Porini won
warehouses every year bound for destinations all a Microsoft award for its project with
over the world. Following a recent move towards TechnoAlpin?
more eco-friendly use of resources, only cardboard TechnoAlpin has been working with the software
infill material has been used recently for the parcels. company Porini in the field of digital cloud solutions
TechnoAlpin therefore avoids nylon altogether and since 2017. The company has now been handed
reduces its plastic waste. the “Digital Transformation - Transform your Prod-
ucts” Silver Award at the Microsoft Inspire Italian
…that the 1,000 fan gun produced
th
Partners Ceremony in Las Vegas for its use of AI
by TechnoAlpin in 2019 is a special (artificial intelligence) in snowmaking systems with
edition for 007 Elements museum in the aid of IoT technology and Microsoft Azure cloud
Sölden? services. The award is presented annually by Micro-
More than 5,500 snow guns, including almost soft Corporation to partners who have come up with
3,000 fan guns, are produced annually at the solutions which help companies to make innovative
TechnoAlpin production base in Bolzano and are improvements to their production model.
DID YOU KNOW… 33Aaron Pardeller Alain De Cian Alberto Gardumi Alberto Zapparoli Alessandra Pingi Alessandro De Santis Alessandro Sabbi Alessio Battisti Alex Borgia Alex Facchini Alex Pircher Alexander Klapfer Alexander Rieder Alexander Trettau A. Andergassen Andrea Cavatton Andrea Maggio Andrea Marchetto Andrea Margoni Andrea Marino Andrea Menini Andrea Pullone Andrea Stenico Andrea Trepin Andrea Valmorbida Andreas Brugger Andreas Gutgsell Andreas Möltner Andreas Pircher Andreas Psenner A. Schwingshackl Anita Kompatscher Anton Puff Antonino Bonfiglio Armin Kousminscki Armin Lochmann Armin Reichhalter Arno Hafner Arnold Siller Arthur Stampfer Astrid Ilmer Benjamin Pötz Birgit Schweigkofler Byeonggu Ye Chiara Karbon Christian De Brida Christian Felder Christian Jocher Christian Niedermayr Christian Tschimben Christoph Fischer C. Hopfgartner Claudia Oberrauch Claudio Olivotto Cristian Pedrosi Daniel Clementi Daniel Egger Daniel Faust Daniel Grosso Daniel Heiss Daniel Kahler Daniel Kofler Daniel Libera Daniel Neulichedl Daniel Raffl Daniel Widmann Daniel Zgaga D. Bayer Campregher Daniela Harder Daniele Caser Daniele Facchin Daniele Neri Daniele Zampatti David Klotz David Tschager Davide Donazzolo Denis Agreiter Denis Suveica Dietmar Windegger Dominik Pöder Eduard Lahner Elia Faes Elian A. Schmidl Elias Trocker Elisa Stefani Elmar Kanestrin Enrico Carotta Enrico Piffer Erica Dal Farra Erich Gummerer Erik Vaschetti Erika Marchio Ettore Pandini Fabian Gruber Fabrice Dequeker Fabrizio Bonomi Fabrizio Martinet Federico Tricotti Federico Zanardini Felix Valentin Florian Gleiss Florian Klotz Florian Mittermair Florian Pichler Florian Runer Florian Schwalt Florian Thöni Florian Villgrattner Franceco Boari Francesco Zambaldi Fredrik Danielsson Gabriele Marchesan Gabriele Stegher Georg Morandell Georg Rautscher Gernot Nischler Gianni D‘Albano Giorgia Cassiolari Giorgio Gallerani Giorgio Widmann Gisela Schötzer Giuliano Mattarelli Gloria Trevisiol Hannes Frei Hannes Pichler Hannes Schrott Hannes Simonini H. Untermarzoner Hans Baumgartner Hans Kaufmann Harald Von Call Heidi Vonmetz Hermann Hochkofler Irina Belkina Ivan Gross Jenny Clementi Jochen Waldner Johann Kaufmann J. Mittelberger J. Wiedenhofer Johannes Wolf Jonas Kohler Jonas Zelger Jörg Herzig Jörg Kofler Joseph Bell Jozef Durcak Julia Telis Julian Calliari Julian Holzner Julian Somvi Julian Zozin Jürgen Ullrich Juris Panzani Kai Kettler Katja Obkircher Katrin Überbacher Kevin Frei Kilian Kirchberger Klaus Bacher Klemens Stabler Kurt Fischnaller Kurt Weissensteiner Lena Gummerer Leonardo Segala Lois A. Mitterer Lorenza Tenuti Lorenzo Pagnotta Luca Baraldo Luca Bonaccorsi Luca Lazzarotto Luisa Cunico Lukas Ladurner Lukas Nocker Lukas Thaler Manfred Scherer Manfred Wierer Manuel Furlotti Manuel Herbst Manuel Meraner Manuel Moser Manuel Ossanna Manuel Planötscher Marc Obkircher Marco Menegus Marco Moratti Marco Salmistraro M. Oberkalmsteiner Maria Unterkofler Mariano Bertuzzi Marion Margesin Markus Mahlknecht Markus Pfeifer M. 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YEAR-ROUND
PASSION FOR SNOW
OF ALL VARIETIES!
TechnoAlpin finds itself in a perpetual state of growth and is constantly looking for additions of the qua-
lified and dynamic variety. There are many opportunities for personal and professional development for
committed individuals with a gift for technology. The company is in a cycle of constant growth, parti-
cularly in the fields of software development, programming, design and engineering. Many TechnoAlpin
employees work both locally and internationally. Whether at ski resorts worldwide or in the branch offices,
the company offers a wide variety of scope for development.
EMPLOYEES 35We would like to take this opportunity to extend a special thank you
to our partners. The commitment and professionalism they demonstrate
is what makes TechnoAlpin a leading Company.
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since 30 y
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