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Vallter becomes the third ski and mountain resort in the world to install an inclusive permanent changing station, after Boí Taüll did so last March and Vall de Núria in April. It is also the third space of its kind in Catalonia and the fourth in the entire Spanish State.

The opening ceremony took place this morning with the presence of the president of FGC, Antoni Segarra i Barreto, the technical head of FGC Turisme, Rubén Domínguez, and the director of the Association for the Coordination of Inclusive Changers, Eriz Delgado. The Fundació MAP will also attend, an entity that works so that people with disabilities or in vulnerable situations who live in Ripollès enjoy the same opportunities to develop a full, autonomous and inclusive life.

This inclusive changing table, located at the base of the station, is a space where older people, people with functional diversity, chronic illnesses or reduced mobility will have specific hygiene equipment and comfortable space for their companions. In this way, the experience in the high mountains is improved for all people, including those with special needs.

The new facility has a space of 15 m2 and has all the basic elements to guarantee maximum comfort and cleanliness: a height-adjustable stretcher, a lift, a height-adjustable toilet, a shower, a privacy divider, a mirror entire body with a curtain that can be opened and closed depending on needs, as well as recycling bins and a sanitary device for people with an ostomy.

News to improve accessibility

Vallter works, season after season, to improve accessibility for all people in the station. Below are the actions planned for the coming months:

• Les Marmotes, one of the cafes located at the highest altitude in Catalonia, is currently being expanded with accessibility criteria.
  
  
• Looking ahead to the autumn of this year, the installation of an access ramp to the picnic terrace is planned.

• The installation of digital access control is planned in the station parking lot, an improvement that is part of Vallter 365's new business model, with the aim of having intelligent space management. Drafting of the 2025-2026 project is pending.

Three new actions that will make the Vallter station even more accessible, which currently has parking spaces reserved for people with disabilities and reduced mobility, with access to the cafeteria at the base of the station and with a conveyor belt on the beginners' track for people with reduced mobility.