The cable car companies in the Kitzbüheler Alpen are investing more than 60 million euros in new lifts and snow machines for the coming season.
In the SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser-Brixental the snow making facilities in Hopfgarten are being improved, a new reservoir is being built at the Tanzboden in Ellmau, the snow making facilities on the Hartkaiser and Astberg are being extended and the ‘Ellmi’s 6er’ – a new detachable 6-seater chair lift with heated seating – is being installed at the Schmiedalm lift.
The last single-seat chair lift at the SkiWelt will be removed from the Choralm in Westendorf.
Bergbahn Kitzbühel cable cars are swapping the Kaserecklift for a modern eight-seater chair lift as well as introducing good value resort tickets for the Kitzbüheler Horn, the Ganslernhang and the Gaisberg. A new reservoir will also be fitted at the Gaisberg.
Next winter, a new eight seater cable car – the Winklmoosbahn – will run from Reit im Winkl in Bavaria to the Steinplatte. Bergbahn Pillersee cable cars are replacing the old T-bar lift on the Buchsteinwand with a new four-seater chair lift and a new practice lift will be added to the Schatzbergbahn intermediate station in Wildschönau.
Kaprun cable cars are investing primarily in snow making facilities while Zell am See are also expanding their snow making capabilities to 100% and installing the ‘Kettingbahn’, a six-seater lift with a protective covering and heated seats.
In Saalbach, a six-seater chair lift is replacing the Turm T-bar lift, in Hinterglemm a new eight-seater chair lift (Hasenauerköpfl) is being introduced and in Leogang, a quad chair lift is replacing the Alm T-bar lift.
Overall, the 7 ski regions in the Kitzbüheler Alpen AllStarCard scheme are investing more than 60 million euros in modern lifts, high performance snow making machines and measures to improve comfort.
With more than 1,000 km of pistes, the Kitzbüheler Alpen is therefore Tirol’s largest skiing association and one of the most interesting skiing regions in the world.