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Courchevel - 100% equipped with Magnestick BAR
Courchevel/La Tania/Méribel-Mottaret always on top of technology for skiers safety.
Three years after the development of Magnestick®KID - special safety for kids transportation on chairlift - La Société des 3 Vallées (S3V) who operates Courchevel / La Tania/ Méribel-Mottaret resorts will be the first skiing area in the world with 100% of chairlifts equiped with the very new Magnestick®BAR.
Magnestick®BAR is the universal safety bar locking system. This innovative system can be adapted on all brandsa and all types of chairlifts. It works with the same "magnestism" technololy than Magnestick®KID. When the passenger pull down the safety bar, the bar lock automatically. It is then impossible to pull up the safety bar. It is automaticcaly unlocked just before the arrival station. So no passenger can pull up the bar very far from the arrival and make other passengers uncofortable.
M. Thomas THOR-JENSEN Interview , Director of Courchevel Valley skiing area : « We transport skiers everyday and I think that it is natural to be preoccuped by our customers' safety. Every type of transport is concerned by safety (airlines companies, bus companies, ...), and nowadays it is one of our priority. To have 100% of our chairlifts equiped must avoid falls consequently to a wrong use of the safety bar before the arrival station for example ».
Magnestick®BAR figures:
Magnestick®BAR is a SOMMITAL product (www.sommital.net).
Cost of a Magnestick®BAR installation on a chairlift : approximatly 70 000€.
Magnestick®BAR is compatible with Magnestick®KID.
Courchevel/La Tania/Méribel-Mottaret figures:
400 000 skiers every winter
25 millions people transported every winter
3 resorts (Courchevel/LA Tania/Méribel-Mottaret) in the heart of the biggest skiing area in the world
Contact S3V : Jean-Pierre LALANNE – +336 11 24 98 97 – jp.lalanne@s3v.com
Contact Sommital : Damien Laymond – +336 09 59 23 93 – d.laymond@sommital.net
VALLNORD MARKETING MOVIE
A very nice marketing Movie about Magnestick in Vallnord (Arcalis)
MAGNESTICK in Austria
Westendorf is the first Austrian ski resort to adopt Magnestick system.
Westendorf is part of SKIWELT, the biggest Austrian skiing area.
Kids of 2 skischools (The Reds & Ski Top) will automatically wear Magnestick vests (Back Protector).
Magnestick team is very proud of this installation on a special beginner chairlift.
Below a picture of the chairlift Schneeberg at Westendorf with the ski instrcutors :
Magnestick works well in US
Magnestick up in running in USA. Magnestick is working very well at Alpine Meadows ski resort (CA) in USA. With 2 chairlifts "Magnesticked", Alpine Meadows is the first ski resort in North America equipped with our security system.
Below are few pictures of our system in action :
Damien Laymond (Product Manager - SOMMITAL) ; Kent Hoopingarner (General Manager - ALPINE MEADOWS & HOMEWOOD Resorts) : Matthew McBride (Sales Manager - MAGNESTICK OF AMERICA)
Magnestick Of America
A subsidiary in USA : Sommital just opened Magnestick Of Amercia.
Magnestick Of America will be in charge of Magnestick installations in USA and Canada.
2nd chairlift in Arcalis
A 2nd Chairlift equiped with Magnestick system in ARCALIS, Andorra !
One week after the opening, regarding to the success of La Basera
chairlift equiped with Magnestick system, Arcalis ski resort (part of
Vallnord group) decides to equip a 2nd chairlift.
In
deed, the 6 places chairlift La Coma which is higher on the slopes will
be equiped with the system so the skiing area particularly securised
for kids will be bigger.
The installation will be done during january 2010 so the skiers will enjoy it from this winter.
Magnestick en Andorre
ARCALIS, first ski resort in Andorra equiped with Magnestick® system.
The resort from Vallnord group will equip one chairlift with Magnestick.
The "Basera" Poma chairlift is a very special one for kids.
This investment will make families hollidays more comfortable !
This installation is a very special one because it is the first time out of France for Magnestick.
New set
New set.
More efficient and more comfortable.
All chairlifts will be equiped with this new set (also the 6 chairlifts which are already equiped).
Gourette et Peyragudes s'équipent
Gourette and Peyragudes, first resorts of pyrenees (France) to stick kids on chairlift with Magnestick® system.
The2 reorts members of NP'Y chain will equip chairlifts Carroussel (Peyragudes) and Pitchounes (Gourette).
Thes chairlifts are mostly taked by kids.
This investment will make children and families' hollidays more comfortable !
The skischool (ESF) of Gourette and Peyragudes will equip the kids during ski lessons.
Magnestick back protectors will be also available in the skishops (sale and rental).
Val Fréjus (FRANCE) new resort equiped
Val Fréjus (FRANCE), new resort equiped with Magnestick® system
www.valfrejus.com
ISPO EUROPEAN SKI AWARD
The "MAGNESTICK VEST" presented by Rossignol at ISPO trade show has been elected ISPO EUROPEAN SKI AWARD, category "ACTIVE KIDS".
ISPO is 2000 brands and is the biggest winter sports trade show of Europe.
This AWARD confirm that MAGNESTICK is a real innovation and a real necessity.
The 3 Vallées: 6 chairlifts equipped
On top of the PRALONG chairlift installed in Courchevel 1850 in 2007/2008, five new lifts will be equipped with the Magnestick® system this winter (2008/2009). 
The SIGNAL chairlift in Courchevel 1650, the DOU DES LANCHES in La Tania and the AROLLES, COMBES and CHATELET chairlifts in Méribel-Mottaret. These 6 ski lifts are particularly used by children and for ski school lessons.
Installed on a large scale, parents and children should enjoy a stress-free holiday.
ESF ski schools: 1000 back protectors for the ski area
The partnership with SNMSF (French association of ski instructors) has been consolidated.
As of the 2008/2009 season, the ESF schools in Courchevel 1550, 1650, 1850, La Tania and Méribel-Mottaret will replace their standard vests with Magnestick® back protectors for children at ‘étoile’ 2 or 3 level.
More than 1000 protectors will be in circulation in the ski area every day.
Megève in "Magnestick web"
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Megève will equip 2 chairlifts :
Chairlifts "Petit Rochebrune" and "Grands Champs" will be equiped with Magnestick system this winter.
Two places will be equiped on each chair of these two fixed grip chairlifts.
Megève is the 8th ski resort equiped in the world.
Magnestick team is very proud to count this famous ski area in "Magnestick web"
New partners
Magnestick recently created partnerships with two insurance companies – Gras Savoye and Mondial Assistance.
A new banking partner – Caisse d'épargne Rhône Alpes – is also backing the project.
For the coming seasons, several French and foreign ski resorts have already shown interest in equipping their ski areas. In order to be able to propose the Magnestick system with new or existing chairlifts throughout the world, Sommital is currently meeting with all ski lift manufacturers.
Magnestick®: creation of the subsidiary Sommital
Six months after it first outing, Magnestick®’s development has lead to the creation of Sommital. This growth has been accompanied by several partnerships. 
Sommital.
Presented in December 2007, the Magnestick® system has now acquired a legal entity to help with its development: Sommital.
A subsidiary of S3V, it is responsible for developing, marketing and distributing the Magnestick® system. Sommital owns the exclusive license for marketing the system worldwide.
système Magnestick®.
Damien Laymond has passed on his responsibilities as communications manager for S3V to take on the management of Sommital products.
Pascal Vie, financial director of S3V, has also become managing director of the company.
Contact :
Damien Laymond - Sommital - BP 10838
81, rue François Guise - 73008 Chambéry
+33 (0)6 09 59 23 93 - d.laymond@sommital.net
Rossignol: first Magnestick® distributor
At ISPO 2009 Rossignol will present the prototype of a Magnestick back protector that is to go on hire or on sale as of summer 2009.
With regards to costs, the operator is responsible for installing magnets on chairlifts. Back protectors, which will already be widely used by ESF schools, are at the user’s expense (the operator can propose to rent these out to users).
