Attualità
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)
Société de l'année
La société SOMMITAL a été élue "société de l'année, catégorie technologie et sécurité" à l'occasion de la 1ère édition de La fête de la montagne qui s'est déroulée le 4 novembre dernier au célèbre cabaret Le Paradis Latin à Paris.
Cet évènement organisé par France Montagne et l'Association Nationale des Maires des Stations de Montagne a récompensé SOMMITAL pour son système de sécurisation du transport des enfants sur les télésièges : Magnestick (www.magnestick.net).
Michel Chevalet - Damien Laymond (Sommital) - Frédéric Vanhoutte (Eventiz)
Magnestick Of America
Magnestick Of America saranno responsabili degli impianti Magnestick in USA e Canada.
Matthew Mc Bride è il rappresentante.
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
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.
Les 3 Vallées: 6 seggiovie attrezzate
Oltre alla seggiovia di PRALONG a Courchevel 1850 equipaggiata nel 2007/2008, quest'inverno (2008/2009) cinque nuovi impianti saranno attrezzati con il sistema Magnestick®.
La seggiovia di SIGNAL a Courchevel 1650, il DOU DES LANCHES a La Tania e le seggiovie AROLLES, COMBES e CHATELET a 
Méribel-Mottaret. I 6 impianti sono particolarmente frequentati dai bambini e dagli allievi delle scuole di sci.
L'installazione su grande scala dovrebbe rendere più tranquillo il soggiorno di genitori e bambini.
Le ESF: 1.000 protezioni dorsali per l'area sciistica
È stata rafforzata la collaborazione con il Sindacato Nazionale degli Istruttori di Sci Francesi (SNMSF)
Dalla stagione 2008/2009 le ESF di Courchevel 1550, 1650, 1850, La Tania et Méribel-Mottaret adotteranno le protezioni dorsali Magnestick per gli allievi di livello 2 o 3 stelle.
Ogni giorno saranno visibili sui campi da sci più di 1.000 protezioni.
Megève in "Magnestick web"
News
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"
Nuovi partner
Due nuovi partner del settore delle assicurazioni - Gras Savoye e Mondial Assistance - hanno recentemente affiancato Magnestick a cui si è aggiunto anche un nuovo partner bancario, la Caisse d'épargne Rhône Alpes.
Per le prossime stagioni numerose stazioni francesi ed estere sono interessate ad equipaggiare i loro impianti. Per integrare il sistema Magnestick ad impianti nuovi o esistenti in tutto il mondo Sommital è in contatto con tutti i costruttori di impianti di risalita.
Magnestick®: creazione della filiale Sommital
Six mois
A sei mesi dalla presentazione al settore professionale, lo sviluppo di Magnestick® segna la sua crescita con la creazione della società 
Sommital, già sostenuta da diverse partnership.
Presentato nel dicembre 2007, il sistema Magnestick® dispone oggi di una figura giuridica destinata a promuoverne lo sviluppo: Sommital.
Sommital, filiale di S3V, ha l'obiettivo di sviluppare, commercializzare e distribuire il sistema Magnestick® ed è proprietaria della licenza esclusiva per la commercializzazione del sistema in tutto il mondo.
Damien Laymond lascia le funzioni di responsabile della comunicazione di S3V e diventa responsabile prodotti di Sommital.
Pascal Vie, direttore finanziario di S3V, assume la direzione della società.
Contact :
Damien Laymond - Sommital - BP 10838
81, rue François Guise - 73008 Chambéry
+33 (0)6 09 59 23 93 - d.laymond@sommital.net
Rossignol, primo produttore e distributore di Magnestick®
In occasione dell’ ISPO 2009 Rossignol presenterà un modello di protezione dorsale Magnestick destinata all'affitto o alla vendita dall'estate 2009..
Per l'aspetto finanziario, il gestore dovrà farsi carico di attrezzare la seggiovia con il sistema di magneti. La protezione dorsale, che sarà giù ampiamente utilizzata dalle ESF, sarà a carico dell'utilizzatore (il gestore, se lo desidera, potrà proporla in affitto).
