OITAF Congress: The Comprehensive Review
The International Organization for Transportation by Rope (OITAF) convenes in a large format only once every six years. Accordingly, expectations were high for the 12th Ropeway Congress, held from June 17 to 21, 2024, in Vancouver, Canada. The lectures and excursions exceeded expectations, and the planned personnel changes also took place.
North America: Investment boom in new cable cars
An all time high of skiers in North America shows: the mountain tourism in USA and Canada is not endangered. This is the reason why many ski areas expand their offers.
Bartholet: Telemix for Thyon
Chairs and cabins on the cable, comfort and design in the ski resort: The combination lift „Télémixte La Matze“ elevates the Swiss ski resort Thyon to a whole new level.
Immoos: New branch office in France
The cable car evacuation specialist IMMOOS is responding to the growing market needs in France and is strengthening its customer support by opening a branch office, where Sébastien Louzy will support the team as a technical advisor.
Rapid response during revision
Sealing compound in the cooling channel: This news hit the operators of the 4-seater chairlift Wallegg-Mülkerblatten unexpectedly. Suddenly it had to be done quickly – no problem for the Swiss company KISSLING AG.
Powder Mountain plans four new lifts
Netflix founder and Powder Mountain CEO Reed Hastings will invest $20 million next summer, replacing two lifts and building two new ones at Powder Mountain.