Supporting world-class winter sports and leisure, Cypress Mountain is located just outside Vancouver on Canada’s west coast. Needing an audio system solution for its Patio Ski and Snowboard Park, the operator turned to Allstar Pacific Integration Media Solution and a Community loudspeaker system
s the weather includes sub-zero temperatures, heavy snow, rain and direct sunlight, all within a 24-hour period, careful consideration had to be taken to find loudspeakers that could withstand extreme conditions and ensure good performance for both music and speech applications.
Allstar Pacific System Engineer Myk Shaflik researched the options and felt the Community R.5-99 was the best fit, both from a performance perspective and for ease of installation. Designed for high-power music and speech, the two-way, 12-inch coaxial R.5-99 provides full-range audio with 90· x 90° dispersion. The system is sponsored by Skullcandy who wanted to use the product as a vehicle for advertising, so Allstar carefully added its logo to the grilles of the loudspeakers, ensuring the look that both the client and sponsor appreciated.
A single pair of R.5s gives complete coverage of the park. With the ability of the audio to travel far up both sides of the main ski areas on the mountain, the loudspeakers provided the quality, clarity and coverage that Myk Shaflik wanted. The loudspeakers are powered by QSC RMX series amplifiers and a portable rack located in the power house allows for multiple applications from daily music to competition reinforcement, with quick and easy set-up.
‘Having the opportunity to partner with leading-edge sound companies such as Skullcandy and Allstar Pacific in bringing music to our terrain parks has been a fantastic experience,’ says Andrew George, Terrain Park Manager at Cypress Mountain. ‘From events to our daily operations, our customers will agree that skiing and snowboarding is even more fun with a soundtrack.’
