Splicing a ski lift cable
I'm not telling you anything if I tell you that on a chairlift, the seats are attached to a metal cable. But did you know that it takes three steps to install this cable? First, a cable of approximately 15mm in diameter is installed using a helicopter. The final cable is then pulled by this…
Trail grooming
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86dc4unX-i4&t=3s Les coulisses du damage Il est 2h00 du matin quand le réveil sonne. Une heure inhabituelle pour moi mais un réveil qui se fait assez facilement, il faut dire que l’expérience qui nous attend avec Ingrid n’est pas commune… Nous allons damer les pistes de ski ! Un rapide petit déjeuner, une dernière vérification…
Cime Caron cable car evacuation exercise
The meeting was set: 16 p.m. at the technical premises of SETAM (Société des Téléphériques TArentaise Maurienne: company of ski lifts of Val Thorens). We didn't know much; the goal was to attend and participate in an evacuation exercise for the Caron cable car. If you have never been to Val Thorens, a quick little presentation: the…
Autonomous shuttle: a world first Val Thorens
A world first to Val Thorens Built by the company Navya, with a capacity of 15 people, this 100% electric shuttle is also entirely autonomous. And it’s at an altitude of 2300m, in the resort of Val Thorens, that the manufacturer and its operator Berto have chosen to come and install the very first autonomous shuttle in a station…
Maintenance of Gazex
This winter, we followed the trackers during a preventive avalanche triggering (PIDA). In summer, the equipment must be maintained, in particular the gazex which must be checked, repaired and replenished with gas. Are you afraid of heights? So let's go ! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQqyR36CXWU It’s 6:30 a.m., we arrive at the slopes management garage…