Austria’s New Highest Lift Opens
Austria’s New Highest Lift Opens
Published : 30-Oct-2012 09:08
The new Wildspitzbahn gondola has begun operation at Pitztal in Austria.
Oitztal is one of seven Austrian glacier ski areas already operating for 2012-13 and the new lift is already being used by skiers and boarders.
The new 8-seater gondola accesses 3,440m high Hinterer Brunnenkogel, Austria and Tyrol's highest glacier.
The new lift is located just 100m away from the top station of the Gletscherexpress so users can travel in comfort in the Doppelmayr gondolas with their heated seats.
The new lift is faster than its predecessor taking just under six minutes, travelling at six metres per second, to reach the Hinterer Brunnenkogel and has a greater capacity of 2,185 people per hour in each direction. The 2km long lift rises 591 vertical metres.
The unusual architecture of the new Wildspitzbahn has been harmoniously integrated into the Pitztal glacier landscape.
At the top mountain station a breathtaking view awaits users of the 3,774 m high Wildspitze – either from the suspended sun terrace or from the wide panoramic windows in Café 3,440, -Tirol and Austria's highest café.
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