PRINOTH MAGAZINE EN | 2017 [2] INDEX EDITORIAL PAGE 03 PRODUCTS PERFECT SLOPE PAGE 05 HUSKY FOR SNOWMOBILE TRACKS PAGE 19 LEITWOLF VEHICLES IN WINTERBERG PAGE 21 NEW ZEALAND PAGE 25 3D-MODELING PAGE 41 X-VEHICLE OVERVIEW PAGE 45 X-TEAM PAGE 47 PRINOTH ANTARCTIC PAGE 61 USED VEHICLES PAGE 63 PRINOTH AGRIPOWER PAGE 65 SYNTHETIC WINCH CABLE PAGE 71 PANTHER T16: TRACK CONFIGURATIONS PAGE 83 PANTHER: FLEXIBLE DESIGN PAGE 89 MULCHER - EXCAVATOR ATTACHMENTS PAGE 107 RAPTOR 300 PAGE 111 CORPORATE NEWS NEW PRINOTH BOARD OF DIRECTORS PAGE 11 PRINOTH HEADQUARTERS FLORIAN STREITER PAGE 13 PRINOTH GRANBY: CHALRES BLIER PAGE 15 NEWS FROM POLAND PAGE 17 INDOOR SKI RESORT IN CHINA PAGE 23 HUSKY MAKES A CONVINCING IMPRESSION IN SWITZERLAND PAGE 27 PRINOTH CONQUERS JAPAN PAGE 91 INTERVIEW WITH UTILITY ONE SOURCE PAGE 95 EXPANSION OF THE DEALER NETWORK PAGE 101 PANTHER LINEUP CUSTOMIZATION PAGE 103 COLLABORATIONS & EVENTS WM ÅRE 2019: PRINOTH OFFICIAL SUPPLIER PAGE 07 WORLD CUP HISTORY IN VAL GARDENA PAGE 09 PRINOTH & WHITE INDUSTRIES LTD PAGE 31 PRINOTH & SNOW OPERATING PAGE 33 SNOW DEPTH MEASUREMENT: LEICA GEOSYSTEMS PAGE 35 IMPRINT U.S. SKI TEAM PAGE 39 Responsible for the content SNOWLICIOUS ON TOUR PAGE 53 PRINOTH AG PARTNERSHIP WITH ALTEC PAGE 85 Brennerstraße 34, 39049 Sterzing, Italy ALTEC CRANE FOR PANTHER T22 PAGE 93 P +39 0472 722622 | F +39 0472 722618 POWER-UTILITY MARKET PAGE 97 [email protected] www.prinoth.com LOOKING BACK: PDAC AND CONEXPO PAGE 105 LOOKING BACK: ELMIA WOOD FORESTRY FAIR PAGE 115 Circulation: 12,000 | twice a year Register of the Chamber of Commerce: Bozen/Bolzano – BZ 28086144 AFTER SALES NETWORK VAT ID no.: IT00769050212 PRINOTH CLUB © PRINOTH 2017 PRINOTH ONLINE SHOP WORLDWIDE EDITORIAL Poland, Japan, China, New Zealand, and Antarctica... The world is our home and our range of action is constantly growing. No distance is too long, no challenge too complex, and no PRINOTH – ALL condition too extreme. What counts is the optimal solution for the best possible result. And we always find it. Guaranteed! OVER THE WORLD Because PRINOTH stands for a highly motivated, dynamic and innovative team. Together, we have charted out a direct path to expansion. We are continuing to grow both in our reach and technology. For over half a century, PRINOTH has been the hallmark of perfection when it comes to tracked vehicles. Thanks to their quality, design and power, our snow groomers and tracked You can find more information about the new locations we have opened around the world vehicles, as well as our mulchers and tillers have never stopped winning over customers. and much more in the current issue of PRINOTH World. From the Alps to the whole world … With our passion for sophisticated technologies, we Enjoy the read! are able to enthuse partners and customers around the globe. With our enormous driving force, we have pitched our tents even in the remotest regions, opened other branches and Werner Amort expanded our distribution network with new and competent partners. President of PRINOTH AG PRINOTHWORLD 2017 — PAGE 04 | 04 PERFECT SLOPES OUR GOAL: THE BEST SLOPES FOR MAXIMUM SKIING FUN This success embodies what millions of passionate winter sports enthusiasts can PERFECT SLOPES! experience “live” thanks to PRINOTH that is the best slopes for maximum skiing fun. Our customers include ski resorts the world over. “Our aim is to create perfect slopes,” explains PRINOTH President Werner Amort. “Our top priority is vehicle PRINOTH is one of the world‘s leading manufacturers of snow groomers. For efficiency and careful handling of snow. Thanks to our innovative technology, we are almost 55 years, the company has been synonym of innovative technologies able to groom larger areas with less snow compared to just a few years ago.“ for slope preparation. SLOPES MADE BY PRINOTH In its pursuit of proactive and responsible action, PRINOTH started early on in PRINOTH stands not only for efficiency and performance, but also for design and its history with the development of innovative and environment-friendly tech- eloquence because operators should be able to climb into their vehicle with a nologies. Fully aware that emissions of pollutants and exhaust from equipment sense of pride and enjoy the ”driving pleasure.“ Therefore, working with a snow have to be reduced to a minimum, we have created today the world‘s greenest groomer should be as simple and practical as possible. The working space in the fleet of snow groomers. An essential factor for the sustainability of slope operator’s cabin is comfortable and based on an ergonomic operating concept preparation is the iCONalpine digital snow height measurement system devel- that makes the work processes as efficient and pleasant as possible. The result: oped by Leica Geosystems. Snow groomer operators always know in real-time operators who feel in their own element when sitting in the snow groomer and how thick the snow layer is under the vehicle or under the blade. This means they proudly identify with it. That is exactly what all winter sports enthusiasts that they can effectively manage the precious snow. perceive when on slopes ”made by PRINOTH.” PRINOTHWORLD 2017 — PAGE 06 | 06 OFFICIAL SUPPLIER AT ÅRE 2019 A CLEAN JOB The 3 vehicles will head to Sweden to represent the latest generation of snow SKI-WM ÅRE 2019 groomers now that PRINOTH has become the official snow groomer supplier for these two major sporting events. They have qualified as the world‘s cleanest and most powerful fleet and all the vehicles comply with the exhaust emission HUSKY, BISON X AND LEITWOLF standard ”Stage IV/Tier 4 Final“ and are equipped with the fleet management system as well as the innovative snow depth measurement system iCONalpine by AT THE 2019 FIS ALPINE Leica Geosystems. WORLD SKI CHAMPIONSHIPS PARTNERSHIP WITH SKISTAR PRINOTH’s participation to the event is the result of a two-year agreement signed between PRINOTH and Skistar, which also includes the supply of snow Fans of alpine ski racing will soon turn their attention to Åre, Sweden, which groomers to Skistar’s ski resorts in Norway, Sweden and Austria. At the World will host the 2018 World Cup finals and in 2019 the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in February 2019, PRINOTH will play a twofold role official snow Championships. The behind-the-scenes preparations are already underway groomer supplier and partner of TirolBerg, as it was already at the 2017 World and long before anyone knows who the athletes at the starting gate will be, Championships in St. Moritz. three names will certainly be there there: HUSKY, BISON X and LEITWOLF. “Hjärtliga hälsningar från Åre!” (Greetings from Åre!) PRINOTHWORLD 2017 — PAGE 08 | 08 EVENT 50 YEARS OF THE WORLD CUP IN VAL GARDENA Saslong Classic Club Gardena - Gröden PRINOTH HISTORY DAYS INDUSTRIAL HISTORY AT THE FEET OF THE LANGKOFEL The beginnings of PRINOTH take us back to Val Gardena, in 1951 when race car driver Ernst Prinoth opened a car repair shop. Fascinated by snow vehicles and a passionate inventor and grease monkey, he started designing snow groomers, building the P 60 prototype in 1962. Two years later, the first series of vehicles went into production. Production met a huge success - the rest is history and runs under the title of technological leadership. The rise of the Dolomites as a skiing destination runs almost parallel with Ernst Prinoth‘s success story: the first ski lifts were built by visionaries and the first downhill race on the legendary Saslong slope was held in Val Gardena in the winter of 1968-69. The winner was Swiss athlete Jean-Daniel Dätwyler. You could almost say that PRINOTH paved the way for him to the finish line. 50 YEARS OF THE WORLD CUP: A TRIBUTE TO THE SASLONG The year before, in 1967, the Alpine Ski World Cup was held and its fiftieth anniversary will be celebrated in 2017 on the Saslong slope. Much has changed since then and the mighty Langkofel stands today as a silent witness in the middle of a ski carousel of excited skiers who race down the slopes during the day and experienced snow groomer operators who drive up the slopes by night. The celebrations are centered on the exciting history of the period spanning from 1967 to 2017 and will see their climax during the 50th anniversary show that will be held on Friday, December 15, 2017. Those who can‘t be there for the live show can book a seat on their living room couch at 6:00 p.m. since almost the entire event will be broadcast on TV. And those who still will miss it can browse through the photo book released for the occasion and view the new PRINOTH history movie. It is almost as inter- esting as seeing the rare PRINOTH old-timers on site and stumbling into the party crowd. EVENT HIGHLIGHTS DATE: DECEMBER 15, 2017 LOCATION: SASLONG SLOPE FINISH LINE AREA, VAL GARDENA GUEST STARS: 3 PRINOTH NEWCOMERS AS WELL AS 3 OF PRINOTH‘S OLD-TIMERS DURATION: 30-MINUTE STOP-CLASS SHOW WITH SNOW GROOMERS, DANCERS, ACROBATS, AND VIDEO AND LIGHT SHOW CUISINE: SNOWLICIOUS FOOD-TRUCK PRINOTHWORLD 2017 — PAGE 010 | 10 PRINOTH HEADQUARTERS NEWS FROM THE HEAD OFFICE THE RESPONSIBILITIES WITHIN THE COMPANY NEW BOARD OF ARE NOW ASSIGNED AS FOLLOWS: Werner Amort is responsible for the strategic guidance of the PRINOTH group DIRECTORS in the Sales & Marketing, Human Resources and Research & Development areas. Horst Haller is head of Customer Service, Spare Parts, Product Management and Project Management. Hot news in from Sterzing! June 2017 has seen the appointment of the new management team of PRINOTH, with Oswald Dejaco and Horst Haller taking Oswald Dejaco manages Administration, Finance, Controlling, EDP, Material Pro- up roles as new members of the Board of Directors.