Browsing entries tagged with Cable Car
28 Feb 2022
Carezza in the Italian Dolomites has unveiled the world’s third cable car with an open-air viewing platform. Carezza in the South Tyrol is a small ski area and resort off Val di Fassa, linking Passo…
2 Oct 2019
The iconic Tyrolean ski resort of Kitzbühel will be the first non-glacier ski area in the Alps to open for the 2019/20 season. On 19 and 20 October it will be opening pistes served by the Resterkogel…
7 May 2019
The ski resort of Tignes is offer visitors a brand new way to see the Vanoise National Park and travel up to the Grande Motte Glacier this summer — from the roof of the Grande Motte cable car. It’s…
13 Sep 2018
The Lognan mid-station of the Grands Montets cable car in Chamonix, France caught fire at 1.40pm on Tuesday 11th September, suffering damage that may not be fixed in time for the ski season. While no one…
24 Aug 2017
Work is continuing apace this summer in Verbier on the replacement cable car for Mont-Gelé, which has whisked freeriders up to the 3,023m summit from Attelas since 1959. The Mont-Gelé cable car was first…
28 Jun 2015
A new cable car has opened in Courmayeur, offering serious off-piste skiing opportunities including access to the world-famous Vallée Blanche. The SkyWay Monte Bianco has taken four years to build, at…
7 Mar 2015
Nearly 200 skiers were successfully rescued when high winds struck a gondola in Val Gardena, Italy on Thursday afternoon. Winds of up to 70mph blew a tree onto the cable of the Ciampinoi gondola in the…
25 Oct 2013
Skiers in La Plagne and Les Arcs will be boarding a funky cable car over the coming season, thanks to leading fashion designer Jean-Charles de Castelbajac. The largest cable car in the world — the Vanoise…
9 May 2013
The top station of the Pléney cable car in the ski resort of Morzine has been completely destroyed by fire. The fire broke out just after 4am yesterday (Wednesday, 8 May), and quickly spread to the adjoining…
9 Apr 2012
Up to 75 passengers have been rescued from a cable car near St Moritz, Switzerland, that broke down half way up the mountain. The Diavolezza cable car was full of skiers heading up to the area’s…
25 Jul 2009
One of Verbier’s long-serving cable cars has reopened this month following an upgrade.The Tortin-Gentianes cable-car that serves the top slopes at Mont Fort has received a smart new makeover for…
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