Rosalind Groenewoud. Photo: allisports.com

Sunny skies and warm weather at Snowbasin made for a spring-like feel at Snowbasin today for a day of Superpipe semifinals at the Winter Dew Tour Toyota Championships.

The ladies took a turn first. Devin Logan scored an 88.00, taking the top spot with a run that was defined by clean execution, huge amplitude and smooth grabs. She started with a straight air, followed by a left 540, flare, straight air, alley-oop 180, and left 720, ending her run with a switch 540. She will join Maddie Bowman and the rest of the top 5 semifinalists in tomorrow’s final at 5:00 p.m.

1. Devin Logan 88.00
2. Rosalind Groenewoud 86.50
3. Brita Sigourney 85.00
4. Ayana Onozuka 78.25
5. Anais Caradeux 75.50

Dave Wise. Photo: allisports.com

As for the men, David Wise left no doubt in the judges mind that he should take the top spot in Men’s Ski Superpipe semifinals this afternoon. Wise threw a switch left 720, right 900 tail to left 900 nosegrab, alley oop flat 540 tail capped with a huge left double cork 1260 tailgrab with undeniable amplitude to score a 95.00. The next closest finishers were Thomas Krief with an 89.00 and Gus Kenworthy with an 88.00. Top 10 finishers advance to Sunday’s finals.

1. David Wise- 95.00
2. Thomas Krief- 89.00
3. Gus Kenworthy- 88.00
4. Simon Dumont- 87.50
5. Matt Margetts- 87.00
6. Benoit Valentin- 86.50
7. Mike Riddle- 85.00
8. Tucker Perkins- 84.50
9. Josiah Wells- 82.50
10. AJ Kemppainen- 76.00

On July 1, 2011, Mammut Sports Group AG acquired the Swiss avalanche airbag specialists Snowpulse AG. In the meantime, that company’s production and quality processes have been analyzed and brought up to the level of Mammut’s own quality standards. In the process, it was found that the measures Snowpulse AG had previously taken to assure quality with respect to this problem did not meet Mammut’s high standards.

The Snowpulse cartridges (also called cylinders) are equipped with a pressure gauge, also known as a manometer. For some Snowpulse cartridges, after a certain amount of time a critical defect can appear. In these cartridges, this pressure gauge has developed a leak over time that leads to a drop in air pressure and sometimes to all the air escaping. This can mean that the airbag blows up only insufficiently or not at all. To completely rule out the possibility of this risk occurring, Mammut Sports Group AG has decided to immediately recall and replace all Snowpulse cartridges that were sold of the first generation (Inflation System 1.0).

Information
Mammut Sports Group AG has set up a special help desk for the Snowpulse cartridge recall program.
E-mail: helpdesk@snowpulse.com

Telephone: +41627698182

(Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. to noon / 1:30 – 5 p.m. CET)

Telephone in USA: 1-800-451-5127 / info@mammutusa.com (Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST)

Telephone in Canada: 1-250-344-5060

Addresses of various service centers:

Switzerland
Mammut Sports Group AG Birren 5 CH-5703 Seon

Canada
Mountain Sports Distribution #101 – 806 9th St N Golden, BC, V0A 1H2

European countries
Mammut Sports Group GmbH Anschützstrasse 5 D-87700 Memmingen

Other countries
USA
Mammut Sports Group Inc. 135 Northside Drive Shelburne, VT 05482 USA. Contact the US office to get a UPS calltag before you send it back.

Bring the cartridge to the place where you purchased it. Dealer directory at: www.snowpulse.com

Furthermore, you can find complete information about this precautionary recall of the Snowpulse cartridges on the website www.snowpulse.com.

Mammut Sports Group AG Snowpulse Avalanche Systems Chemin des Finettes 61, CH-1920 Martigny
Tel. +41 62 769 81 82 helpdesk@snowpulse.com www.snowpulse.com
Mammut Sports Group AG Seon, January 23, 2012

Which cartridges are affected by the recall?
All Snowpulse cartridges of the first generation, compatible with Inflation System 1.0, 207 and 300 bar.

How can I tell which cartridges are actually affected by the recall?
All cartridges whose valve looks like the one in the illustration and whose pressure gauge has not yet been replaced.
The new Snowpulse cartridges for Inflation System 2.0 as well as cartridges from the Mammut Ride Airbag R.A.S. are not affected by the recall.

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