Ski Resort News
11/10/2022
The new modern ten-person gondola lift with the new location of the valley station directly at the large parking lot in Hinterstoder is scheduled to go into operation at Christmas. The operators are investing a total of 22 million euros in the largest cable car project in Upper Austria.
The new gondola lift is intended to upgrade the Hinterstoder location and offer guests even more comfort, safety and shorter waiting times. The new facility is a gondola lift that can carry 3,200 guests per hour with 89 ten-person gondolas when fully loaded.
Cable pull as an important milestone
After the erection of the supports and the valley and mountain stations, the cable pull is an important milestone in being able to complete the project on time by Christmas. The hoisting cable, which is 58 mm thick and weighs a total of 70 tons, was pulled onto the supports with an auxiliary cable. “Now the hoisting rope is being spliced. This means that after the rope has been laid, the ends are woven together," says Peter Hager, Technical Manager at Hinterstoder-Wurzeralm Bergbahnen AG, describing this important step. As a result, the earthworks along the route will be completed and the two operating buildings in the valley and on the mountain will be completed. The first driving tests should then begin in the second half of November. “For us, the weather also plays a decisive role in the construction of the railway. Because we have to use daylight and for safety reasons we can't work with spotlights, for example on the supports. The nice weather period at the beginning of October was important for us to be able to keep to the schedule,” says Peter Hager.
About the new Hössbahn in Hinterstoder
The new Hössbahn is a gondola lift that can transport 3,200 guests per hour in 10-seater gondolas. In practice, the new transport capacity corresponds to a 50% increase in capacity and will thus lead to a significant reduction in waiting times for guests. The new location of the valley station, directly after entering the town at the large parking lot, means a much shorter and more comfortable route for all visitors. Another new feature is that the ski holders are on the inside, which means a significant time advantage when boarding. With a route length of 2,606 meters, a difference in altitude of 811 meters is overcome in a time of 6.5 minutes. The new cable car is an important step in order to meet the new requirements and to ensure the tourist attractiveness of Hinterstoder for the coming decades.
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