January 2009 No. 177 • 34th Year Several new Doppelmayr lifts have gone into operation in the “SkiWelt” of the Kitzbühel Alps. p.10 8-seater chairlift in Europe’s biggest ski region Hintertux now has three Funitels. The key Enhanced comfort and less congestion in Portes du Soleil/Champéry. p.2 factor in deciding on the Funitel chain Even greater comfort on Seiser Alm was the system’s high wind stability. p.6 A new 6-CLD-B significantly improves the lift infrastructure. p.4 World first for children A new chairlift concept for children is put into practice in Serfaus, Tyrol. p.18 Jackson Hole replaces its famous “red box” The emblem is retained – and modernized. p.20 Sheregesh ski region in Siberia goes up in the world This up and coming region gets a boost from its new 4-CLD. p.22 8-seater gondola lift in central China Private investor builds ropeway in Shirenshan. p.23 Magazine for Customers and Employees 2 Doppelmayr/Garaventa Group The 8-seater chairlift to the sun In 2008, Garaventa built Director storm destroyed the forests and the lo- a high-capacity 8-seater Raymond cal authorities wanted to put the wood Monay: The from the fallen trees to good use by con- chairlift in the Swiss part relationship structing holiday chalets. It was not long of the French-speaking ski of trust before the first surface lift was erected, resort of Portes du Soleil, between Télé and subsequently the entire region be- Europe’s biggest ski area. Champéry- tween Champéry and Les Crosets was Crosets Portes opened up with ski lifts and trails. 1968 du Soleil saw the opening of the first direct link AG and the Doppelmayr/Garaventa with the neighboring French ski resort of Group has a long tradition. “We Avoriaz. This marked the beginning of know and value the company, the the “Portes du Soleil” which today boasts quality of its lifts and its ability to 650 km of trails and 204 lifts1. (The area meet deadlines.” He is particularly also has 380 km of hiking trails and is impressed with the technology and a popular destination for mountain bik- performance features of the 8-seater ers. The World Cup races and, in 2011, chairlift. the World Championship are to be held ourism in general, and skiing in par- here.) ticular, is a tradition in the region The new 8-seater chairlift was com- Tbetween Lake Geneva and Mont missioned by Télé Champéry-Crosets Blanc. The municipality of Champéry Portes du Soleil AG, whose ski region near the Franco-Swiss border, just an lies at altitudes of between 1,050 m and hour’s drive from Geneva Airport, re- 2,250 m, has 50 kilometers of trails and cently celebrated “150 years of tourism”. 17 lifts2 which sell 6 million trips in the In comparison, the holiday village of Les winter. The company employs a work- Crosets in the mountains is still young. force of 130 people in the winter and 30 It was created in 1962, after a severe in the summer. No. 177 • January 2009 3 Doppelmayr/Garaventa Group Quality, innovation and technology leader Higher capacity, greater comfort will continue over the next few years in order to further improve safety, reliability In fiscal year 2007/08, Doppelmayr The 8-CLD Crosets-Marcheuson, as the and comfort”. posted sales revenues of EUR 679.7 new lift is called, replaces a 20-year- million (plus three percent) with 2,605 old fixed-grip quad chairlift and a T-bar employ ees and consolidated its clear 1 One ski pass for 12 interlinked ski areas lift. The capacity of these lifts had long 2 1 aerial tramway, 7 chairlifts (3 of them quality, technology and innovation proved insufficient as a means of access detachable), 7 surface lifts and 2 baby lifts with leadership in the ropeway sector. This to the mountain and to serve the adjacent a total capacity of 23,200 passengers per pole posi tion was confirmed by satis- slopes. The new lift offers a 30 percent hour. fied customers and users as well as a increase in capacity and is expected to large number of world firsts. The “un- carry 2 million skiers a year. 8-CLD Crosets-Marcheuson manned” gondola lift in Val Thorens, The installation has two UNI-G sta- Transport capacity 4,000 PPH France, the first gondola lifts with seat tions. The bottom station with 90° board- Trip time 3.3 min heating in Ischgl and Zell am See, Aus- ing and a loading carpet is located on Speed 5.0 m/s tria, and the first gondola lift with sauna the edge of a central, spacious loading cabin in Finland are just a few impres- Chairs 55 plateau which is shared by several lifts sive examples. and where skiers can conveniently don Interval 7.2 s The established strategy of posi- their skis. This plateau is in fact the roof Inclined length 836 m tion ing the ropeway as a means of of a carrier parking facility built into the Vertical rise 253 m passenger transport in cities has also slope and covered with grass in the sum- been crowned with success. The Towers 8 mer. During the construction of the new development and implementation of lift, this building structure was extended Drive Top modern ropeway applications for bulk along the same level, creating room for Tension Bottom material handling in industry and mining cash desks, service areas, etc. beneath have made it possible to serve an the boarding area. 8-CLD Crosets-Marcheuson. A high- attractive niche market. As Director Raymond Monay reports, capacity feeder for Europe’s biggest ski Ultimately, it was thanks to the trust “the restructuring of our lift installations area network: Portes du Soleil. placed in our expertise by our cus- tomers and partners that our ropeway competence could be put to the test. And we shall continue to pull out all the stops to ensure that we meet their expectations in the future. Michael Doppelmayr No. 177 • January 2009 Doppelmayr/Garaventa Group Even greater comfort on Seiser Alm Doppelmayr Italia has replaced the 20-year- old “Panorama” quad chairlift on Seiser Alm in the Dolomites of South Tyrol with a comfortable detachable 6-seater bubble chairlift. This installation acts as a direct feeder to almost all Marketing Director Susanne Griesser the lifts on Seiser Alm. and her brother Martin Griesser, Managing Director, Operations and Technical Director, are united in their view: “The decision in favor of the 6-seater chairlift optimally meets the need of alpine skiers, cross-country ski- ers and hikers for comfort and speed.” Construction was carried out rapidly. Doppelmayr took charge of transport, installation, start-up and approval; the customer, Griesser Martin & Co. KG, performed the building work. eiser Alm, Europe’s biggest high mountain pastureland, is an ideal Sskiing and hiking area. In the sum- the location of the old bottom station and mer, well-maintained hiking paths provide the consequent change in access possi- access to the pastures and peaks. In the bilities no longer met the new logistical winter, skiers and snowboarders have requirements”. – In the winter, the link-up 60 km of trails and 23 lifts available to with the ski network was poor as skiers them. wishing to get to the Panorama lift and Child safety lock 6-CLD-B Panorama Seiser Alm Transport capacity 2,600 PPH The new 6-CLD-B is 300 m longer than the old chairlift. As well as being Trip time 4.3 min equipped with bubbles, it features a child Speed 5.0 m/s safety lock. This makes good sense as Chairs 70 the bottom station is in close proximity to Interval 8.3 s the practice slopes for the two ski schools on Seiser Alm and they are regular users Inclined length 1,311 m of the chairlift. Vertical rise 200 m The prime reason for building the Towers 13 new lift, as Marketing Director Susanne Drive Top Griesser explains, was that “since the construction of the Seis–Seiser Alm lift, Tension Bottom No. 177 • January 2009 The new, efficient and comfortable 6-CLD-B Panorama significantly facilitates access to Seiser Alm. This area forms part of the Superski Dolomiti network and is the starting point for the famous Sella Ronda ski route which crosses four mountain saddles and four valleys. further on to the trails on Seiser Alm either onto the next available chair – and it is was because we didn’t want any unnec- had to walk a short distance or use the lifted off at the other end. essary impact on the landscape that we Laurin lift, a quad chairlift. This resulted The new lift, like the old one, will also did without a second feeder lift to the ex- in long waiting times. “With our new operate in the summer. Susanne Griesser isting Panorama lift and instead replaced chairlift, guests can get directly and by expects ten percent summer and 90% it with a modern, efficient and comfort- the shortest route from the top station of winter guests. – The Panorama Restau- able installation.” – The way the turf was the Seis–Seiser-Alm lift to the where they rant at the top station with its all-round treated illustrates the great effort taken to want to ski”. view is a popular destination at any time minimize any effect on the landscape. The 6-CLD-B Panorama Seiser Alm of the year. This was carefully removed before the also provides access to a toboggan run, excavation work began, set aside and cross-country ski trails on the ridge and Harmonious integration into the finally put back in place manually.
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