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CONTENTS
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blue mountain
full automation
at a glance
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Snow King (USA)
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Red Mountain (USA)
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Blue Mountain (USA)
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What does she do…?
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Made in USA American steel initiative by TechnoAlpin USA
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lance TL6
new generation of air & water gun
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TL6 New generation of air & water gun
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Valdelinares (ESP)
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Spindleruv Mlyn (CZR)
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Val di Fassa (ITA) - Buffaure & Ciampac
valdelinares (ESP)
upgrades its own snow-making system
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Sudelfeld (GER)
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Breckenridge (USA)
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val di fassa (ITA)
major works
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Aspen (USA)
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Did you know,…
EDITORIAL
april 2015
Dear Readers,
Since its foundation 25 years ago, the key to TechnoAlpin’s suc-
Brand new on the market is also the TechnoAlpin Snowfac-
cess has been its ongoing pursuit of innovation and efficiency.
tory: a snow gun for above-zero temperatures.
After the fusion with MYNEIGE in 2012, TechnoAlpin now boasts
two centers of excellence for research and development. Thus the
Moreover, we will keep you up to date on interesting pro-
know-how held by the international leader for fan-gun production
jects being carried out worldwide, starting with the expan-
was merged with that of the forerunner in lance-production. The
sion of the snow-making systems for Axalp (Switzerland),
result is impressive: this year two new products will be placed on
Spindleruv Mlyn (Czech Republic), Sudelfeld (Germany),
the market, officially unveiled during the Interalpin fair.
Ciampac and Buffaure (Italy), Alpendorf (Austria), Valdelinares (Spain) and Alpe d’Huez (France). There is also
The first is the TL6 lance, with a totally new mechanical technology
interesting news from our work ‘down under’, as well as
that takes advantage of its strengths at both marginal and optimal
updates about how TechnoAlpin handles snow-making for
temperatures. Thanks to specialised nucleators this lance requires
sporting venues, as demonstrated at the Biathlon World
less compressed air than its peers. The second product is the TL6
Championships in Kontiolahti (Finland).
which sets new standards for ease of use.
Enjoy your reading!
During the spring, TechnoAlpin will also unveil a new fan gun, the
Erich Gummerer, Walter Rieder, Régis-Antoine Decolasse
TF10 Piano. The gun combines the advantages of the conventional
TF10 with a sound-proofing cover that absorbs the noise emitted
by turbine rotation. These characteristics make it the ideal choice
for snow-making near residential areas or protected natural reserves, where sound-emission limits are particularly strict.
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SNOW EXPERTS EDITORIAL
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PROJECTS IN NORTH AMERICA
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snow king
early season snow
guarantee
In what is one of the biggest projects in the West this year, 27 new
The project is intended to provide early season race training
TechnoAlpin snow guns are headed to Snow King Resort in Jack-
for local and regional race teams. Having done a weather
son, Wyoming. The TechnoAlpin fan guns are a mix of carriages
study for Jackson Hole Resort across the valley, we can tell
and towers. Site work has been in progress for several months
you this place gets very cold temperature all snowmaking
using excavators belayed by 2 inch cable because of the extremely
season, but particularly early season.
steep terrain.
Funding is a unique combination of municipal, ski club, and
The combination of towers and automation was critical because
the resort. We are seeing this as a trend in the US, early
of the terrain, so TechnoAlpin was the natural choice. Since the
season (October) snowmaking done in very short windows
terrain is so steep as to preclude bring in bedding material for the
of opportunity in marginal temperature, for a specific pur-
conduit, a special excavator tool sifts bedding in place.
pose. A new TechnoAlpin showcase.
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red mountain
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choses TechnoAlpin
Red Mountain Resort in Rossland BC is among the last resorts people
The system starts with a pair of submersible pumps at the
would think might need snowmaking. They boast 300+ inches of
bottom of a reservoir on the East flank of the mountain. Be-
natural snow each season and are on what is referred to as the “Pow-
cause this part of the feed system can be low pressure, HPE
der Highway”. Although the last two years the Highway may have
pipe is used, butt fused into a continuous string. It feeds at
taken a detour. But every resort has its Achilles heel when it comes
60 psi a Modular high pressure pumping station which was
to snow cover. Sometimes it is low elevation, sometimes then need to
fabricated off-site lowering cost and accelerating construc-
‘bridge up” reliable upper Mt. snow to the base area, sometimes it’s
tion time. The high-pressure station houses two 475 GPM
the demand for early season skiing, but there’s always some weak
centrifugal pumps that produce the discharge of 1000 psi.
link in the trail network that when missing, can hobble the whole
Everything about this project has a “Built to Last”, mentality.
resort experience. When Red Mountain identified an opportunity for
Consequently high-pressure ductile steel pipe was used
snowmaking, given their reputation for quality snow, they turned to
throughout. This also allowed them to use their own crews
TechnoAlpin. The system is small but essential a complete snowmak-
for installation in the height of the gas and oil exploration
ing system and master planned by TechnoAlpin to be expandable.
boom, welders are in short supply. The first phase of this
project provides snow cover for six slalom lanes and to GS
The new snowmaking expansion at Red mountain was a joint ven-
courses. Snow guns selected were (6) TechnoAlpin T40 car-
ture between the race club, Red Mountain Racers and the resort
riage guns.
and other community stakeholders. Red Mountain Racers has put
39 athletes on Canada’s national team and sent 12 athletes to
Highly likely without this year’s investment in TechnoAlpin
compete in the Olympics. The goal was guaranteed early season
technology race program and the mountain would have really
training opportunities, race caliber snow throughout the season
suffered. The new Legacy Training Centre at Red Mountain
and from the resorts standpoint, a sure link from the upper moun-
Resort becomes the host of more than its share of regional
tain into the base area.
and national races.
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PROJECT IN USA
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full automation
Blue Mountain, PA was an early adopter of “Liberty” technology. Interestingly their first application was to let Liberty
run a series of cooling towers because their snowmaking water was very warm do to the discharge of compressor
cooling water into the pond. This dated back to 1989.
Blue Mt. now routinely discharges at 34 degrees, and Liberty still
Just an hour out of Philadelphia the resort has dealt with
runs the show. The Liberty experiment was so successful that in
from the onset, what the rest of North America is dealing
1991 they installed their first automatic trail of (126) 3 m Granite
with now. Increasingly shorter windows of snowmaking op-
guns. Its second trail, (138) 6 m Borax are at the highest density
portunity and increasingly marginal temperatures. Liberty
ever seen, 60 foot spacing kills it. Over the years Blue Mt. have ex-
trail automation has been their salvation.
perimented with less expensive manual guns, but they keep coming
back for major expansions to increase their arsenal of “Liberty” au-
Like a lot of North American resorts, Blue Mountain long
tomated guns which currently stands at 337. One of the 3 biggest
ago decided to automate their pumps separately from the
automated systems in the East. All the other are also Liberty. The
automated snow guns, rather than integrate guns and ma-
auto arsenal now stands with (130) B-6’s, (109) Double B-6’s, (53)
chine rooms. The classic North American approach starts
B-3’s, 30 Rubis EVO’s and (15) TechnoAlpin fans that were among
one variable speed drive to fill the line and bring the system
the first to be controlled by Liberty.
to pressure. Once to pressure, as snowmakers add manual
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guns the pressure drops and when it hits a low set point, a second
Jean Petit, have created a hybrid system. One that can pre-
pump is added, and so on and so on. It is a pressure controlled,
dict the load that will be created by the automated trails (we
“reactive” system.
do that every day) but also be able to follow by flow, not
pressure (pressure must not vary because it effects quality)
That reactive system kind of works until there’s a mix of manual
the demand of manual guns added to the system. Blue
guns and automation. The “Liberty” computer, can start 200 guns
Mountain has five separate pump stations which must be
at the same time, a “reactive” system cannot follow that load and
coordinated for any snowmaking campaign. Two of the five
collapses. Only a very smart operator thinking ahead can make a
are high-pressure stations which will be integrated in to
preemptive strike and manually add pumps in advance of that load.
the first hybrid Liberty system. The Upper Mountain station
Liberty software on the other hand is “predictive”, it speaks to the
has 6 pumps, the lower Mountain Station, 10 pumps. Both
pumps and compressors in advance of the load. It tells the machine
stations, VFD controlled.
room, “We are about to add 200 guns, be ready”. Resources come
on in advance of the load. The results, 200 guns running in less
This hybrid system is the most sophisticated Liberty sys-
than seven minutes.
tem ever designed. In addition, Blue Mountain has already
integrated TechnoAlpin fan guns in to their Liberty sys-
Blue Mountain has decided it needs that kind of predictive capa-
tem. Reports coming from Blue Mountain’s management
bility because it has so many automated guns and so little time
team are enthusiastic about the pump control system. It
to maximize its snowmaking potential. However it still has a lot of
has performed flawlessly and there could well be another
manual guns. Liberty doesn’t know about their existence so it can’t
major expansion of Blue Mountain’s snowmaking system
predict what their demand will be. For the very first time in snow-
capitalizing on the unmatched automation superiority of
making history, a team of Liberty engineers led by North America’s
TechnoAlpin.
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WHAT DOES SHE DO…?
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what does
she do?
Isabelle Viatte is a member of the TechnoAlpin sales team.
For over 15 years, Isabelle has been supporting her customers in all sales and after-market requests. The resorts she
follows are located in the Pyrenees, in Andorra and in Spain.
After having studied engineering at the Institut National des Sciences
Appliquées in Lyon, France, and after working for EDF and France
Air, Isabelle joined the team at York Neige (today TechnoAlpin
France) in 2000 as sales representative. Being based in Toulouse
Isabelle travels a great deal and is often at the customer’s
(in south-western France), and given that she speaks Spanish, she
premises or worksite. The peak sales season runs from
was assigned the territory covering the Pyrenees, Andorra and Spain.
mid-winter to the end of the summer. Isabelle is the key contact for all technical, administrative or financial queries her
As sales manager, Isabelle not only handles the sales themselves,
customers may have. Her goal is to hone in on the custom-
she also follows initial project design and the first critical steps of
er’s needs and problems so she can make the right decisions
the sales offer. This is in true TechnoAlpin fashion, as our sales force
and thus increase customer satisfaction.
must have well-rounded technical knowledge, not only of TechnoAlpin
products (snow guns, valves, software and PLCs), but also of other
Isabelle describes her job like this: “The snow-making in-
components in a complete snow-making system (pumps, compres-
dustry is quite unusual and a bit “magical”, involving in-
sors, piping, etc.). Moreover, to best advise the customer and truly
teresting people.” And she adds: “Working on a project,
meet their needs, our staff is versed in the proportions of the overall
custom designed for each client, being involved simultane-
snow-making system, the water system and machine room. For all
ously in the technical, commercial and executive phases of
of these prerequisites Isabelle is at the top of her game. Naturally,
the project allow me to perform a wide range of activities
the TechnoAlpin sales team cannot perform its job properly without
and give me a rather broad view of the system. I find this
support from the technical designers in the engineering office.
highly motivating.”
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MADE IN THE US
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american
steel
by TechnoAlpin USA
TechnoAlpin USA Inc. wants to promote awareness of its conscious
One of the challenges is that although these towers and
decision to build and assemble many of our components, towers,
carriages are proven European designs that have been fab-
carriages, lifting assemblies, and other parts here in the United
ricated in Italy for several years, when fabrication moved
States. Actually, last season this was the second season for our
to the US those Italian designs have to be reinterpreted for
US made parts and it’s been quite successful. Most of the new
North American materials and fabrication techniques. For
product delivered this year will be “supported” in one way or the
example the gauges and dimensions of steel used in the
other, by good old made in the USA steel. Some of it produced here
US and Europe are slightly different. Welding techniques in
in Denver by our longtime supplier, T&H Machining. 4.5 m towers
the US are different than those in Europe and could create
including the dollies are being produced by Penn Fab in Philadel-
different dimensions if these Italian designs were not prop-
phia, Pennsylvania.
erly interpreted.
There are a lot of strategic reasons why manufacturing steel compo-
Today the focus is on steel, but TechnoAlpin USA is inves-
nents in the US makes great sense. A shorter supply line that doesn’t
tigating other opportunities to manufacture in the US as
involve sea containers and transatlantic shipping. Import duties don’t
well. Electrical components are an obvious target. The US
apply. Quality has been excellent. Perhaps most importantly a belief
traditionally does a very good job with aluminum as well.
among many of TechnoAlpin USA customers that it’s “the right thing
to do”. Among the reasons for domestic production, scale saving re-
To help customers become aware of our support of US in-
ally isn’t really one of them. North American quantities are lower than
dustry, TechnoAlpin USA will be making plates that will be
European supply; we cannot capitalize on quantity discounts here, so
affixed to many of these American-made components, dur-
TechnoAlpin USA pays a premium to build in the USA.
ing the assembling process.
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PRODUCT INFORMATION
new generation
air & water gun
Although TechnoAlpin is world renowned for its high technology energy
efficient fan guns, 60% of the snow in North America is made with compressed air and water. Of course, TechnoAlpin has a full line of A/W guns,
including the Rubis EVO, the world best-selling stick gun, but North American snowmakers and resort managers will soon discover there is a new big
gun in town: the TL6.
With the TL6, TechnoAlpin redefines cutting edge A/W technology. The TL6
is a 4 bank gun but cleverly can deliver 6 different flow rates, allowing it to
combines the advantages of a marginal temperature gun and cold weather
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gun without the need to change nozzles. The result is a single,
This is an often misunderstood phenome that can allow
ultra-low energy air & water gun with unprecedented production
conventional low energy guns to put large qualities of water
range.
in your air line. We know the result. It represents another
safety feature on this snow gun which contributes to guar-
Innovative & smart design
anteeing the best snow quality possible.
The six flows are enabled not by valves at the guns base, but by a
camshaft operating pistons in the head itself. The remarkably simple
The TL6 comes also with a new support and a new feature:
mechanism is run by a 24 V gear motor that is also located in the
the rotating gasket. This rotating gasket allows snowmak-
gun’s head. The gear motor has been tried and tested in the most
ers to lower completely the mast without having to uncou-
difficult conditions and this technology has proven extremely reliable.
ple the air and water hoses. Therefore maintenance opera-
The TL6 not only brings higher production performances thanks
tions on the head of the TL6 are made very easy. In addition
to its 6 flow combination, but also yields a better snow quality
the design of the support allows adding a water filter, as
throughout the range. The shape of the head, the advanced nu-
an option, between the water hose and the rotating gasket.
cleation technology of the TL6, both inherited from the Rubis EVO
This is an especially valuable feature here in North America
technology platform, combined with the innovative flow manage-
where we don’t allow work with the cleanest water.
ment ensures a consistent snow quality across all the temperature
operating range of the snow gun.
High performance, low air consumption
The TL6 uses EDA nucleators which have very low air consumption
in the less than 20 cfm range. The nucleators have another special
feature: in case of air shut down or low air pressure the design of
the nozzle prevents the water from returning into the air circuit.
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PROJECT IN SPAIN
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upgrades its own
snow-making system
The ARAMON group, operator of the Valdelinares resort,
launched an ambitious works project for the 2014 summer
season. The goal was to reinforce its ski areas and expand
its offering. In fact, the works performed during the ski season do not involve only the snow-making system, but the ski
lifts as well. During the summer, a new four-seater chairlift
was installed along a brand new track. With installation of
this new ski lift, the resort now has 5 new slopes.
TechnoAlpin has been charged with supplying this new 5-slope
section with a brand new snow-making system. Likewise, although the resort already had an existing snow-making system, a
new machine room and reservoir were required to ensure optimal
supply of the 52 new pits installed during the works. While the in-
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The project
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52x TL6s
36x Rubis Evolutions
52x pits
3.1 miles of piping
1x pumping plant
(1110 gpm, 27 bar, 280 kW)
www.javalambre-valdelinares.com
itial machine rooms water pumping capacity is 1660 gpm
now and will be in the future 4440 gpm. All pits installed
are fit with the new TL6 lance which was tested at the
Valdelinares resort during the winter. Customer feedback
was particularly important in developing this new product.
The resort operators wanted to upgrade the entire existing
installation: therefore, the 36 Borax type lances were replaced with 36x Rubis Evo lances which are much more efficient and consume less air. The reduced air consumption
makes operation of the newly installed snow guns possible
without installation of an additional compressor.
The entire system will be integrated into the Liberty control
software.
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PROJECT IN CZECH REPUBLIC
The project
at a glance
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73x pits
1640 ft of cast-iron piping
3x pumps
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TechnoAlpin at
spindleruv mlyn
Tatry Mountain Resort (TMR), an international leader in ski resort development, has selected TechnoAlpin for the
installation of a snow-making system at Špindleruv Mlýn, one of the 5 resorts under its management. The Špindleruv
Mlýn resort is located in the Hradec Králové region, in the north of the Czech Republic.
Tatry Mountain Resort took over the Špindleruv Mlýn ski resort in
The project calls for the installation of a new machine room
the 2012/2013 winter season: their strategy is to achieve new dy-
and a snow-making system along 4 of the ski resort’s
namics for one of the largest, best known resorts in the Czech
slopes, located in the Hromovka sector. Once the project
Republic. TMR has made major investments in the infrastructures
has been completed, a total of 2.6 miles of pistes will be
such as ski lifts and snow-making systems.
fitted with a snow-making system. Moreover, 1640 ft of
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snow-making piping will be replaced with new piping able
to handle higher pressures and greater flow rates.
Along the 4 slopes, a total of 73 pits will be installed. In
terms of snow guns, TMR has chosen high efficiency Rubis
Evolution lances as well as units controlled with VAR valves
and fit with YB regulation valves in the pit.
The new machine room will be fit with 3 variable speed
pumps to better control power consumption. The initial
pumping capacity is 1585 gpm. In addition, a compressor
able to supply air to all 73 pits in the resort has also been
installed. This has been made possible by the Rubis Evo
lance, which stands out for its low air consumption.
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val di fassa
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There is a lot that’s new in Val di Fassa this winter. In fact, during the summer months, a series of works were performed to modify and add new slopes throughout the valley. These included major works in the Ciampac and Buffaure
ski areas. Both resorts chose the TechnoAlpin snow experts for these major overhaul and expansion works. So let’s
take a closer look at these two projects.
During the summer, the
Buffaure ski area near Pozza di Fassa
built a brand new ski slope, the “Vulcano”. The track of this new
piste runs between the elevation 6300 ft to 4400 ft asl: the entrance was created on the existing “Buffaure-Pozza” piste and the
new piste now covers approximately 7 hectares of land with overall
length of around 1.35 miles and slope of approximately 40% (max
49%). The operators entrusted TechnoAlpin with the extension of
their snow-making system: besides several fan guns and 15 V3
lances, the snow experts of Bolzano also handled installation of a
machine room complete with pumps and compressors.
buffaure
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The project
at a glance
Buffaure
• 2x TF10s on towers
• 2x T40s on towers
• 15x V3s
• 1x pumping plant with two pumps and
one compressor
www.fassaski.com/buffaure/
The project
at a glance
Ciampac
• 6x T4s on lift 3,5 m
• 2x TF10s on lift 3,5 m
• 22x Rubis Evo
• 1x pump station upstream
(950 gpm, 60 m, 51 kW)
• 1x cooling tower (950 gpm)
• Building up of pump station
downstream 1415 gpm
• 2.17 miles of cast iron piping
• 1.2 mile of PE piping
• 2 miles of data cables
• 30x reinforced cement pits
• Liberty
ciampac
www.fassaski.com/ciampac/
Ciampac
too, undertook rather ambitious works on their
snow-making system. The small “gem” of the Dolomites in Val di
Fassa upgraded, enhanced and perfected its slopes, widening the
“Ciampac-Alba” forest piste. The company’s aim was to improve
the current piste by increasing its average width and intervening
at two points where the current features penalized optimal use of
the slope. By widening the piste, it now meets the FIS requirements
the latter piste: in addition to installing 8 fan guns and 27
and is thus suitable for both training and top notch competition.
Rubis Evo lances, the project also saw the installation of a
The piste is currently classified as “difficult” (black), the only such
pump station downstream of the cableway and renovations
slope in Val di Fassa.
to the upstream pump station. The two rooms are now connected by 2 miles of fiber-optic cabling. The whole system
TechnoAlpin handled overhauling of the snow-making system along
will be supervised by the Liberty control software.
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The ski resort of Sudelfeld, just 50 miles from Munich, was es-
park equipped for their needs. 20 miles of ski slopes and
tablished around 70 years ago, as the ideal spot for snow sports.
4.4 miles of cross-country trails complete the offer.
Over the years it has become the largest ski resort in Germany with
around 240 hectares of slopes.
For seven years now, the company managing the ski resort has embarked on a project to modernize the site,
Its slopes are known internationally, thanks to the prestigious com-
upgrading quality and efficiency. The work started this
petitions held there: in fact, the resort hosted the Snowboard World
summer. Besides building a new fully eco-compatible
Cup and offers professional as well as novice enthusiasts a snow
39.700.000 gal water reservoir, a new piste running
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The project
compatibility
at a glance
downhill from the “Waldkopfbahn” cableway and various pump-
• 66x Rubis Evolutions
• 6x TF10s, both mobile on 1.6 m towers
• 3x mobile T40s
ing plants, the resort also expanded its snow-making system.
For the latter project, the Sudelfeld operators put their faith in
the experts at TechnoAlpin.
www.sudelfeld.de
The entire project is completely eco-compatible: the landscape has
been left unscathed, with modernization works not affecting the
surrounding nature at all.
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PROJECTS IN USA
breckenridge
11 efficient snowmaking
for the “freeway” terrain park
The “Freeway” terrain Park at Breckenridge is one of the most high-
The ARM mounted T40s have tremendous throw and very
ly regarded in North America. Whenever there is a break in the
high capacity. After the guns do about 50% of their work,
international competition circuit you will find the “who’s who” of
an electric over hydraulic system, a radio remote control
park riders practicing their stuff in “Freeway”. The super pipe is
can raise the guns to full height.
the centerpiece, but there is also a jump line with four incredible
features each one the size of a three-bedroom condo. Multiple rail
Cats then come in underneath the guns and push the in-
lines parallel the park. Freeway requires a lot of snow and it needs
ventory down and to skier’s right to form what will be-
to open early. Breck has hosted the Dew Tour Mountain Champion-
come the far wall of the super pipe. The guns come back
ships last December.
into action and 5 million gallons later have formed the
inventory for the near wall. All of this accomplished with-
When it comes to making snow in the park, Breckenridge owns the
out moving a single gun. When all the inventory for all the
system to die for. It’s not the only way to make Park snow, but it is
required features has been built guns can be swung uphill
simply the best. (8) fully automatic, radio controlled T40 ARM guns
to free up valuable “airspace” and unobstructed camera
provide the 10+ million gallons required to create the super pipe.
views.
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aspen
12 a continuing partnership
The Aspen Ski Corporation is running almost 60 TechnoAlpin fan
cation too. By Christmas major snowmaking at 3 of the four
guns, across its four mountains. The newest group of 16 delivered
Aspen Mt. is completed. Then many of the TechnoAlpin re-
this fall is a mix of T40’s and TF10’s. The business model behind
sources are re-located for one of the most intense snowmak-
the fleet is rather unique in that they appeared as the result rolling
ing operations in North America.
lease. Aspen has been leasing fan guns for a while. As older, less
cient TechnoAlpin’s take their place. Leasing allows Aspen Ski Corp
The building of the “X-Games”
at Buttermilk
to operate a relatively new fleet that is always technologically up-
60 million gallons of water directed to a very small footprint is
to-date, has lower maintenance costs, and very important to ASC,
required to create the colossal features demanded to test the
highly energy efficient. A lot of ski areas talk the low carbon footprint
best extreme ski and snowboard athletes in the world. Here
talk, Aspen walks the walk. As leases on older guns expired Aspen
the snow quality is dictated by where we are in the build cy-
commissioned a study about energy efficiency, performance and to-
cle. Early on we ask for big volume and relatively dense snow
tal cost of ownership. The study picked TechnoAlpin.
but as features near completion, automatic TechnoAlpin guns
energy efficient fans came out of lease, high technology energy-effi-
lean up the water content for the finishing touches. Many
The Aspen Ski Corporation owns four ski areas, and TechnoAlpin
resorts use tower guns in their terrain parks because of their
guns are deployed across the fleet. Aspen Ajax, hosts an early sea-
efficiency, but when we start to speak of colossal, not sim-
son Women’s World Cup race in November so Automatic TechnoAlpin
ply huge, Aspen uses a unique deployment of their carriage
guns focus on laying down that dense cover World Cup race course
guns. Build a monstrous pile, then a brave snow cat operator
snow in very marginal, intermittent windows of snowmaking oppor-
put the gun at the top. Now you’re deployed to make the
tunity. Snowmass, with its huge acreage is charged with opening
feature even bigger with even greater hang time. For Aspen
critical terrain before Thanksgiving. Given the clientele of Snowmass,
snowmaking, building the X-Games has become an art form
quality is extremely important. TechnoAlpin fans excel in this appli-
and TechnoAlpin is delighted to be Aspen’s partner.
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for several years now, TechnoAlpin has taken its budget for cus-
tomer Christmas presents and donated it to winter sports related charities? This
year no monetary donations were made; rather the decision was to ensure the
joy of the many young guests of the SOS Villaggi dei Bambini children’s village.
Upon invitation from TechnoAlpin, nearly 300 children were able to spend a day
in the snow at Austrian resorts. With this campaign, TechnoAlpin wishes to offer
its customers a special gift. What could be better than the beaming smile of a
happy child. To enable all TechnoAlpin customers to share the joy of these days in
the snow, we have shot this film that really depicts the delight of these children:
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TechnoAlpin can make snow at any temperature? Since last year, TechnoAlpin can also make snow at temperatures well
above freezing with its new snowmaking solution: Snowfactory. Snowfactory is an all-weather snowmaking solution which does not aim to
replace conventional snowmaking but rather to bring answers to specific snow production needs! Snowfactory can be used for snow related
events, small size cross-country ski tracks or for tubing parks or even for ½ pipes! Snowfactory uses
advanced refrigeration and a centrifuge that can create long lasting snow at any outside temperature
by using nothing else than water! Because the snow crystals are 100% frozen, the snow lasts much
longer than snow produced with any other alternative. The first Snowfactory unit has been delivered
to Ferienwelt Winterberg (Germany) last October. This model generates ¼ acre foot of snow per day,
7/365 but units are custom configured depending on the desired output of snow. The decision to
invest in a Snowfactory at Ferienwelt Winterberg was made after the warm winter of the previous
year when traditional snowmaking was out of the question. This season the ski area could open its
first trails to winter sport enthusiasts on November 15th, earlier than the usual opening date!
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TechnoAlpin USA, Inc. has moved? At the end of April, TechnoAlpin USA has
left its old home at 7297 South Revere Parkway and moving to a new home: 8465 Concorde
Center Drive, Englewood CO 80112.The new office is only about 1.5 miles south of the
old one and offers 17,000 SQ to house all the activities of TechnoAlpin USA: Warehousing,
production coordination of American-made components, assembling, shipping of snow guns
and spare parts, customer support, as well as customer training seminars and administrative offices! While some may say this is only a building, the new office of TechnoAlpin USA
will allow for even greater efficiency of the company’s North American operations for an
improved customer experience! TechnoAlpin USA is very proud of its new North American
Headquarters. If you’re in the neighborhood let us show you around.
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We 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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Alain De Cian
Alex Carpentari
Alexander Borgia
Alexander Klapfer
Alexander Leitner
Alexander Pixner
Armin Grasberger
Arno Hafner
Benjamin Pötz
Christian Bonini
Christian De Brida Christian Jocher
Daniele Facchin
Daniele Neri
Dominik Pöder
Elmar Kanestrin
Elmar Kaufmann
Andrea Valmorbida Andreas Gutgsell
Andreas Mumelter A. Schwingshackl
Andreas Weiss
A. Kompatscher
Anja Berents
Anna Anegg
Anton Puff
Christian Niedermayr Christoph Fischer
Claudia Pomaro
Claudio Olivotto
Dagmar Geis
Daniel Heiss
Daniel Kahler
Daniel Neulichedl
Daniel Raffl
Daniel Widmann
Daniela Stelzer
Elmar Walder
Erich Gummerer
Erika Marchio
Erika Unterweger Fabian Alegre
Fabian Gruber
Fabrice Dequeker Fabrizio Martinet
Federico Tricotti
Federico Zanardini Florian Schwalt
Florian Thöni
Florian Villgrattner F. Zambaldi
Franziska Köhl
Frederik Danielsson Georg Santa
G. Reichegger
G. Cassiolari
Hannes Frei
Hannes Obkircher Hannes Pichler
Hannes Simonini
Hans Baumgartner H. Hochwieser
Heidi Vonmetz
Heinz Viehweider
Helene Messner
Hermann Nock
Horst Schmid
Irina Belkina
Ivan Gross
Jacques Fournier Jessica Marcialis
Johann Kaufmann J. Untermarzoner Johannes Fontana J. Wiedenhofer
Jörg Herzig
Jörg Kofl er
Josef Dusini
Jozef Duřcák
Julian Calliari
Juris Panzani
K. Terrabona
Katja Obkircher
Klaus Bacher
Manfred Alber
Manfred Livi
Manfred Scherer
Manfred Winkler
Manuel Furlotti
Manuel Meraner
M. Planötscher
Marco Moratti
Marilise Di Domenico Marion Margesin
M. Mahlknecht
Markus Messner
Markus Pfeifer
Marlene Rinner
Martin Coser
Martin Eppacher
M. Gamberoni
Martin Hofer
Martin Margesin
Martin Noggler
Martina Mair
Matteo Paterno
Matthias Obrist
Mauro Ficara
Mauro Freno
Max Vieider
M. Hawlin
Melanie Gruber
Michael Mayr
Michael Smaniotto Michael Wieser
Mirko Brunner
Monika Hornikova Nicole Thaler
Oliver Schwienbacher Omar Faustini
Othmar Kanton
Paolo Alberti
Paolo Bagozzi
Paolo Merler
Paolo Nardone
P. Platzgummer
Patrizia Pircher
Paul Psaier
Peter Mahlknecht Peter Rottensteiner Peter Unterholzer Petra Kofl er
Philippe Ronin
Pierpaolo Salusso Pirmin Putzer
Rene Tschigg
Richard Reifer
Robert Herbst
Robert Maoret
Roberto Begliatti
R. D‘Agostino
Rudolf Prantl
Sara Moraschi
Sarah Winkler
Sergej Ragosin
Siegfried Göller
Siegfried Rieder
Simon Klotz
Simon Kohler
Stefan Egger
Stefan Felder
Stefan Gasser
Stefan Malfer
Stefan Reinstadler Stefano Bruscagin Stefano D‘Amicis
Stefano Locatelli
Stephan Psenner
Tamara Pircher
Thomas Burger
Thomas Damian
Thomas Faller
Thomas Kaserer
Thomas Lunger
Thomas Möltner
Thomas Nocker
Thomas Pichler
T. Strumpfl ohner
Tobias Spitaler
Ulrike Oberrauch
U. Marchesan
Verena Lutz
Verena Pattis
Walter Rieder
Werner Siller
Wolfgang Gurschler Wolfgang Hanni
A. Aichhorn
Bianca Zanona
David Dietrich
Herbert Huber
Manuel Schöpf
Markus Goller
Markus Greiderer
Martin Ganzer
Martin Plank
Martin Zeiser
Michael Schloffer
R. Kramberger
Brice Lacorre
Christian Gutknecht Marco Albiez
Martina Furrer
M. Zurbriggen
Patrick Varonier
Remo Bulgheroni
Samuel Zweifel
Stefan Gisler
Thomas Kempf
Gerti Zandt
Jonas Sögtrop
Manfred Huber
Richard Fiedler
Ulrich Gall
Alain Glotain
Alain Stedile
Annie Roillet
Antoine Di Carlo
Antoine Lecornu
Bernard Ligori
Bernard Racineux
Christelle Deffes
Christelle Veille
Christine Bourgerie
Corentin Bocquel
Corinne Vascon
Damien Gaborit
Damien Landreau
Daniel Callot
David Michaud
David Rouzet
Dominique Defer
Eric David
Fabrice Aubin
Fabrice Cannard
Franck Tiffreau
Francois Le Duc
Frederic Cottet Puinel Frédéric Voccia
Frederique Goux
Gaelle Le Moguen
Karine Jaillet
Laetitia Laine
Olivia Leguern
Olivier Chapelle
Elmar Rainer
Andrea Cavatton
Andrea Stenico
Wolfgang Lechner Wolfgang Psenner Albert Gomig
Gregory Macqueron Guillaume Dugue
Guillaume Gansert Henri Philipp
Herve Limou
Isabelle Bodin
Isabelle Viatte
Jean Biguet Mermet Jean Nouvelle
Jean Miche Cachard Jean-Louis Begat
Jean-Marc Buratti Jean-Noel Mahe
Jose Sanchez-Vadia Julien Dupupet
Laurent Guilleminot Laurent Travers
Le Yu Yang
Lionel Thebaud
Louis Pascal Vesy
Luc Mitard
Ludovic Nameche
Marc Lanaspeze
Marion Destarac
Maxime Rougeaux Michael Payan
Michel Blanchot
Nicolas Chiron
Michel Galvin
Nicolas Mabut
Olivier Conrad
Olivier Romand
Pascal Kergal
Patrick Bellini
Philippe Fraslin
Philippe Olivier
Philippe Prou
Philippe Thual
Pierre Duranthon
Pierre Favet
Regis-A. Decolasse Sebastien Decaris Sebastien Salvaggio Stephane Guiheux Stephane Rousseau Stephane Sage
Thierry Andre
Thierry Martron
Thomas Rossard
Timothee Giraud
Vadim Trukhin
Vincent Baudouin
Rafal Smolan
Virginia Ohl
Anna Fablova
A. Turiakova
Igor Schmidt
Jan Podmanicky
Lowy Ladislav
Marek Vesely
Roman Hotera
Zuzana Holášová
Alex Martin
David Kennedy
Eric Bengtson
Garrett Poole
Jean Petit
Joe Scarfi
Michel Gallois
Robin Smith
Sean McKinnon
Steve Daly
Junqiao Li
Patrick Danielsson
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Martin Merka
Milos Slosiar
Michele Marsonet
Stephanie Gabez
Radoslav Martonik