Aspen Mountain Ski Resort Uses Elation Panels for Major Sporting Events

Alchemy Concert Systems supplies Aspen Mountain Ski Resort with Elation EPV9 IP LED panels for Audi Ajax Cup competition 2013 of the Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard Club.

The ski resort of Aspen Mountain has had the LED panels EPV9 IP of Elation Professional for the latest events that have been held there, the Audi Ajax Cup 2013 of the Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard Club, which took place in December, and the corporate event organized last February.

These panels have been supplied by the rental and production company Alchemy Concert Systems (Colorado – United States) that has recently added them to its catalog. "There have been several reasons why we decided to buy this equipment and integrate it into our offer., such as having IP65 rating. The distance between pixels of 9 mm and its 5.500 Brightness nits were also key factors.", explains John Czechowicz of Alchemy Concert Systems.

For the Audi Ajax Cup 2013 a screen integrated by EPV9 IP panels in 3 X 5 which was mounted on a truss of 15 arc-shaped inches.

This panel was used, Before the event, to display program information and during the competition to provide live footage of the descents, Athlete biographies and advertising. These contents were supplied thanks to the Elation Arkaos Media Master Pro software from a media server configured for the occasion..

“The construction of the screen suspended in the air on a truss of 15 inches and its design of adjustable panels offered us great peace of mind. and, technically, Its brilliance, Even with daylight directly hitting it was excellent. In addition, It was visible even from the other side of the city”, comments John Czechowicz.

Celebrating the Sochi Games

At the beginning of February, a corporate event was held in the Aspen ski resort to celebrate the opening of the Winter Olympic Games 2014. A ceremony attended by former U.S. Olympic athletes, there was a parade of one hundred skiers who descended the mountain of Aspen with torches, as well as a great pyrotechnic show.

For this occasion, a couple of screens were used in the format of 2 X 4 that were suspended on a truss of lattice of 10 'in the form of an arc. These were buried in the snow flanking the Little Nell ski slope.. Olympic-themed graphics, Logos and live television coverage were viewed on the panels.

“The light weight and ease of connection of the panels was very important as it had to be set in the dark of the night before the event because the ski slope could not be obstructed.", John clarifies.

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