First Ski Areas in North America Facts Project: Wyssen Towers Open Ski Slopes earlier at Snowbird Place: Snowbird, Little Cottonwood Canyon, Utah Country: USA Year: 2021/22 Customer: Snowbird, Utah Protected Objects: Ski slopes Installed systems: – 9x Wyssen Avalanche Towers LS12-5 Initial Situation Mineral Basin, on the backside of Snowbird, is a popular spot for […]
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First Ski Areas in North America Facts Project: Wyssen Avalanche Towers Protect Alta Ski Area Place: Alta Ski Area, Little Cottonwood Canyon, Utah Country: USA Year: 2021/22 Customer: Alta Ski Area Protected Objects: Ski slopes Installed systems: – 9x Wyssen Avalanche Towers LS12-5 Initial Situation Little Cottonwood Canyon (LCC) and Alta Ski Area have a
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Securing County Road 53 Tyin – Årdal Facts Project: Securing County Road 53 Tyin – Årdal Place: Tyin, Oppland County Country: Norway Year: 2016-2018 Customer: Norwegian Public Road Administration (NPRA) Protected Objects: Road Provided services: – Establishment of an avalanche control operation – Avalanche forecasting – Field trips and observations – Execution of preventive avalanche
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Securing County Road 53 Tyin – Årdal by avalanche towers Facts Project: Securing County Road 53 Tyin – Årdal by avalanche towers Place: Tyin, Oppland County Country: Norway Year: 2016 Customer: Norwegian Public Road Administration (NPRA) Protected Objects: Road Installed systems: – 14x Wyssen Avalanche Towers LS12-5 – 1x Weather Station – WAC.3® Initial Situation
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Highest Wyssen tower ever installed Facts Project: Open Pit Protection in Codelco Andina Mine Place: Los Andes, V Región Country: Chile Year: 2017-2022 Customer: Codelco VP Protected Objects: Copper Open Pit Mine Installed systems: – 24x Wyssen Avalanche Towers LS12-5 – 8x SARA® Short Range Avalanche Radar – 8x GINA® Geophones in Avalanches – 1x
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Avalanche Radar & Avalanche towers secure Silvretta street Facts Project: Securing Silvretta Street Place: Area Ischgl / Kappl, Tyrol Country: Austria Year: 2011 and 2013 Customer: Municipal of Ischgl and Kappl Protected Objects: Road and edges of settlement areas Installed systems: – Wyssen Avalanche Tower 12 shots – LARA® Long Range Avalanche Radar Initial Situation
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Securing Ski resort Ischgl Facts Project: Securing Ski resort Ischgl Place: Ischgl, Tyrol Country: Austria Year: Installation since 2009 Customer: Silvrettaseilbahn Ischgl Protected Objects: Ski slopes and mountain railways Installed systems: – Wyssen Avalanche Tower 12 shots – WAC.3® Ski resort must be safe Ischgl (Tyrol, Austria) is a well-known winter sport resort with 1.3
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Facts Project: Securing of ski slopes and residential area Place: Samnaun, GR Country: Switzerland Year: Installation since 2001 Customer: Bergbahnen Samnaun AG Protected Objects: Ski slopes, road and residential area Installed systems: – 80x Wyssen Avalanche Towers LS12-5 – WAC.3® A customer from the very beginning… Bergbahnen Samnaun AG has been a customer from the
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Facts Project: How remote avalanche control systems may help to save on snow making Place: Samnaun, GR Country: Switzerland Year: Installation since 2015 Customer: Bergbahnen Samnaun AG Protected Objects: Ski slopes Installed systems: – Wyssen Avalanche Tower 12 shots – WAC.3® Initial Situation The ski resort of Samnaun makes big efforts to offer an excellent
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Safety for up to 30,000 people travelling through the valley per day Facts Project: Avalanche Protection in Zermatt Place: Zermatt Valley, Zermatt town, Valais Country: Switzerland Year: Installation since 2004 Customer: Zermatt Bergbahnen AG Protected Objects: Access Road & Railway between Stalden and Zermatt, Ski slopes Installed systems: – Wyssen Avalanche Tower 12 shots –
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