Eco-responsible position!
The carbon footprint makes people aware of global warming, many winter sports resorts are already in a process of reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Behind the banner of the “Compagnie des Alpes”, Tignes is already transitioning to a new fuel, the HVO (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil), for its snow-groomers this winter with the prospect of a 90% reduction in CO2!
The Grand Massif, Les Menuires, La Plagne, Serre Chevalier and Val d’Isère are also transitioning.
What is HVO?
HVO, Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil, is a synthetic biofuel compatible with all diesel engines made from hydrogen reprocessed renewable raw waste materials sourced from the food industry, they include: cooking oil, residual oil and grease.
Snow groomer of the future
The 1st electric groomer in the world was created by CM Dupon SME a French company located in the Isère, of the Auvergne Rhône Alpes region in France.
Instead of the four years initially set aside by CM Dupon for the snow-groomer development, team CM Dupon was able to complete the design through to production phase/process in only two years, what a feat of engineering!
The CM Dupon snow-groomer has a projected lifespan of 7-10 years, consuming 4 times less energy than current snow-groomers with a conventional combustion engine (lifespan of 5-7 years).
With these new snow-groomers of the future, the objective is to renew the fleet by 2030, with all-electric, hydrogen and/or hybrid.
Reasonable balance
Respect for nature and the importance of taking care of the mountains are fundamental values for Stay with us resorts, which supports initiatives and actions leading to preserve nature and its beauty.
