The Georgian capital, Tbilisi, already relies on urban cable cars. Now, three additional cable car routes are being considered. They are intended to serve as public transport and to reduce the burden on buses and minibuses.
In the State of Hesse (Germany), there is a discussion about which transport solution is best suited to relieve the city of Kassel from traffic congestion. For a long time, the focus was on the feasibility of a new tram called "Herkules." But now, a cable car is coming into focus. What arguments speak in its favor?
The Alliance for Intelligent Rope Monitoring (AIM) enables real-time supervision of cable car ropes. Johannes Smetana, Head of Business Unit Cableways at TEUFELBERGER-REDAELLI, explains the benefits for operators, the role of the new Solitec XD rope, and the company’s “Fit for Future – Innovation happens now” strategy, including expanded rope production.
Some successes are more than numbers – they tell a story. Such is the case with the latest order in Argentina: Together with its long-standing representative PistenBully Argentina, KÄSSBOHRER has secured the largest contract in the Southern Hemisphere.
SAMBESI – the maintenance software for ropeways and ski resorts – is continuing to gain traction in the United States. Ski Santa Fe and the Sandia Peak Tramway are now also using the tool by Swiss company REMEC to digitally manage their mountain infrastructure maintenance.
Kyrgyzstan is set to build the largest year-round ski resort in Central Asia. “Ala-Too Resort“ promises 250 kilometers of ski slopes, with over 20 km of cable cars planned in just one of its three resort areas, Jyrgalan. The destination is expected to welcome its first guests next year. We invited the CEO to the SI interview.
What is set to be Italy‘s most modern and impressive ropeway will be ready in December 2025. The tri-cable gondola lift with 30-person cabins is already at an advanced stage of construction and will replace the historic aerial tramway from Campitello to Col Rodella in Val di Fassa (TN).
New concrete recycling methods combine two key environmental benefits: they save raw materials and can permanently bind climate-damaging CO2 that would otherwise be released into the atmosphere. An opportunity for the cable car industry?
HKD Snowmakers is one of the market leaders in snowmaking systems in the USA and Canada and is now becoming part of the HTI Group. Most recently, the company generated revenues of around 60 million US dollars and currently employs about 80 people. What are the companies expecting from the collaboration?
The cable car in Valparaíso (Chile) is planned to be 9.8 kilometers long and include seven stations. The deadlines and conditions for companies wishing to participate in the tender have been set.