Automation of Alpine Ski Resort On Lake Baikal

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Facility: Mount Sobolinaya

Location: Baikalsk, Irkutsk Region

Solution provided: BARS Payment and Access System for ski resorts

About the Facility

The largest all-season ski resort on the coast of Lake Baikal. The ski area at the Sobolinaya Mountain resort consists of 15 pistes, the total length of which is 17,000 m. The capacity of all cable cars is 2,500 people per hour. The center has ski and snowboard rentals, a rope amusement park, comfortable hotels, a network of bars and restaurants, a 24-hour SPA center, saunas, a swimming pool, and gyms.

BARS Payment and Access System: 5 cash desks, 3 self-service kiosks, 14 long-range antennas DKV-4000

The implemented complex automation of the resort with a developed infrastructure includes the integration of a checkpoint system and lifts, equipment rental points, automated cashier and administrator workstations, automatic self-service cash desks.

An effective solution has been installed to automate checkpoints based on turnstile control racks equipped with a "long-range" antenna with access and payment by ski-pass or bank card, which dramatically speeds up and makes the process of using resort services for guests throughout the territory more comfortable.

This speed and convenience of the payment and access system radically affect the attractiveness of the complex for visitors. A well-organized automation system closes the issues of monitoring payment for services, provides management with all the necessary reporting information for making management decisions to increase workload and maximize revenue.