Austria: The 4-star Mauterndorf campsite, located next to the Großeckbahn valley station. © Auszeit-XL Mauterndorf
Management & Tourism
Cable Car Camping: A new era for Mountain Resorts
At the latest since COVID-19, the camping boom has been omnipresent across Europe – in spring, summer, and autumn. But guests are also arriving with motorhomes and campers during the winter. Is this a global opportunity for the ski resort industry?
10. April 2026
“Among cable car operators, camping in the vicinity of valley stations is a major, albeit controversial, topic,” begins Bernd Scharfegger of the Rax Rax Cable Car (Austria).
The logic behind it is simple: parking areas are repurposed into pitches, or vacant land near a