WHO WE ARE
Impianti Scoter S.r.l. was founded with the company name “Sciovia Scoter S.r.l.” by a group of very young friends in October 1970. The founding members were Raffaello Mario, Lorenzo Menegus, Domenico Pordon, Marino Ossi, Gianbattista Belli and Alberto De Lotto. Among these names, Alberto De Lotto stood out because, although he was almost twice as old as his partners, he showed an enthusiasm equal to, if not greater than, his younger adventure mates. All the group members were driven by a great desire to do and to demonstrate to “those in charge” that they would realize their projects, despite the scarcity of means and resources (a constant that was almost never reversed). So finally, for the 1971/1972 season they were able to put into operation the legendary San Marco ski lift.
Passion and sacrifices of the members
After just a few years of operation, the ski lift departure structure caught fire, thus compromising the cable, numerous tows and the departure station itself. This accident seriously endangered the very existence of the company, which was able to survive thanks to the passion and sacrifices of its young members, who repaired the plant with their own means as best as they could.
Group photo with all the collaborators and administrators of the 2011-2012 season during the ceremony for our 40th anniversary celebration. From left: Sergio Cesaletti “Martina”, Valter Zambon, Albino Belli “Codan”, Christian Forte, Gianni Comelato, Luca Righi, Giampietro Bee, Fabio De Mingo, Mauro Casagrande, Alessandro De Donà, Enrico Raddi, Massimiliano Forgiarini, Cristiano Menegus “ Tamburin”, Rodolfo Olivotto, Roberta Palatini “Zotelo”.
Group photo of the historical company’s directors. From left: Maria Paola Giunchi (for Lorenzo Cino Menegus “Tamburin”), Albino Belli “Codan”, Stefano Menegus “Zalon”, Melita Da Col (for Natalino Menegus “Frize”), Cristiano Menegus “Tamburin” and Giovanni Battista Belli.
Cino’s enthusiasm
In 1978, succeeding to Giannino Belli, Lorenzo “Cino” Menegus became president and will never leave this leading position until his tragic death on December 20, 2001 near the current school camp. The history of Scoter is inextricably linked to Cino, who has always been its soul and backbone. Despite all the problems, the economic difficulties and the many obstacles that the company has always had to overcome, Cino never lost the desire to do. In fact he kept doing everything with the very same passion and enthusiasm and, we would not be wrong writing that Cino’s great enthusiasm remained intact even after his death. Yes, the passion with which each employee, administrators included, still works today, is the greatest and most significant demonstration of this.
Acquisitions and investments
After a series of acquisitions of other ski lifts (Tambres, Col de la Roa, Sapiaza and Donariè ski lift), in 1990 the first part of the artificial snow system was built. This investment will prove to be successful and of fundamental importance for our company’s survival. The snowmaking will guarantee Scoter revenues for all the subsequent seasons, thus allowing it to face more demanding but also profitable investments.
The first chairlift in Veneto with a boarding mat
With the support of the municipality of San Vito, the Sapiaza-Tambres chairlift was built in 1995, and it became the first chairlift in Veneto to have a boarding mat. Subsequently, in the year 2000 the old San Marco ski lift was replaced with a new two-seater chairlift, thus completing the renovation of all the ski area’s systems.
The San Marco chairlift also allowed Scoter to remain open during the summer months and, for the first time, to hire two permanent collaborators.
Following the sudden death of Cino in December 2001, Albino Belli became president and with the help of Natale “Natalino” Menegus led the company for the following years. Following Cino’s death, the control of the company was given to the municipality of San Vito, which still holds the controlling share.
The Antelao – Cino Menegus slope
In 2007 the Antelao – Cino Menegus track was built under the guidance of President Pietro Fransesco De Lotto and his deputy Stefano Menegus; they both leaded our company during the three-year period 2006-2009. In the same year, a bar-refreshment point was opened near the departure of the Sapiaza-Tambres chairlift.
NeveSole Park
In 2009, Albino Belli and Cristiano Menegus (Cino’s son), returned to the leading roles of the company and, thanks to their ideas and commitment, the NeveSole playground school camp was created. It soon became the driving force of our complex, focusing on children and their families. In 2011, the Kinderheim NeveSole and the new car parks in the Brosolas area were built, together with the construction of a tunnel under the “i prati” track, thus solving the decades-old parking problem and redefining the center of gravity of the all area.
40 years of activity!
On December 20, 2011, coinciding with the inauguration of the new Brosolas car parks and the Kinderheim NeveSole, the company celebrated its 40th anniversary. During the ceremony, recognitions were given to all the administrators who lead the company during these 40 years and to all the collaborators who carried out their work with great passion. The anniversary took place exactly 10 years after the tragic death of Cino Menegus, who was remembered by President Albino Belli and Mayor Andrea Fiori during the ceremony.
The restart after the calamitous events of 2015 and 2019
In August 2015, an important rapid debris flow phenomenon affected the entire course of the Ru Seco stream up to the town of San Vito di Cadore. This tragic event heavily damaged the departure station of the San Marco chairlift, the Bianca track, and many other infrastructures of our skiing complex. A total of over 2 million euros were spent to repair the damages and the district completely reopened in December 2015.
Since December 2018 the company’s is Mr. Raffaello Lorenzi.
In March 2019, luckily with the lifts closed, a landslide of rocks detached from Cima Belprà: it damaged the Scoter refuge and involved the upper part of the Serpentina track. In order to protect the entire slope of the mountain, in autumn 2019 we carried out special works that cost around 1 million euros, but that allowed us to reopened in all our single parts as early as December 2019.