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Vietnam: Two funiculars serve the highest montain
Garaventa has completed two new funiculars on Indochina’s highest mountain, Fansipan in Vietnam. The installations expand the existing access to the summit area and improve visitor flow between the various attractions.
Motorex: The secret to flawless operations
Maintaining year-round cable car operations in the heart of the Alps is a big challenge. At Ski Juwel‘s Schatzbergbahn cable car, the team relies on a state-of-the-art snow groomer orkshop, decades of expertise, and green energy to keep the resort moving.
Pylons as Canvases
Art instead of vandalism for the Paris cable car: The support towers of urban cable cars naturally invite graffiti. To preempt this, project managers for the Câble C1 cable car near Paris launched an art competition. Even before the cable car's opening, five street artists designed the bases of five prominent pylons.
Project Pods4Rail
With Pods4Rail, the German Aerospace Center (DLR), alongside partners from research and industry, has designed a modular mobility concept. It is intended to seamlessly transport passengers and freight across multiple modes of transport in the future. To achieve this, standardized capsules automatically transfer between carrier units for rail, road, and cable car systems.
Interalpin: Expanding its global network
Following a dynamic spring – highlighted by City Cable Car Solutions 3CS at Mountain Planet in Grenoble and a showcase at the NSAA Convention in California – preparations for Interalpin 2027 are in full swing. From April 20 to 23, the industry will gather once again at Messe Innsbruck.
Kissling: Early gearbox damage detection
Whether a ropeway gearbox is overhauled in time or fails unexpectedly depends entirely on the condition assessment. To achieve this, Kissling combines four mutually complementary methods.
Georgia: Ski resort on the drawing board
The automotive group Tegeta plans to build a mountain destination in Georgia. The Sairme Mountain Resort will encompass three locations, with the planned Lamazgora ski area set to be developed across five distinct phases.
Cable car model finds a home
A desperate plea reached the SI editorial team a year ago. The 1:10 scale Fischertechnik cable car had lost its shelter and was urgently seeking a new home. The world’s largest and most complex Fischertechnik model was facing complete shutdown - and with it, a project into which 30 volunteers had invested thousands of work hours. But now, there is good news.
Inauen-Schätti: Avalanche protection is revenue protection
Not only cable cars, but also avalanche protection systems must operate reliably to guarantee uninterrupted ski resort operations. The Bergbahnen Sölden (Austria) therefore rely on equipment and services from Inauen-Schätti, with infrastructure upgrades currently underway.
Télé-Villars and Kässbohrer: Mutually beneficial partnership
How does a ski resort pave the way toward a more sustainable and efficient future alongside its technology partners? Together with Kässbohrer, the Swiss destination of Villars-sur-Ollon demonstrates how such a partnership of equals works – and what concrete steps result from it.
Doppelmayr: Bike Cab as a strategic choice
Three new gondola lifts on both sides of the Atlantic – the Loischkopfbahn, the Mighty Argo Cable Car, and the Explorer Gondola – are now in operation. All three are equipped with Bike Cabs to transport bicycles up the mountain, helping operators achieve key strategic goals.
Thawing Mountains: Risks for high-altitude ski resorts
High-altitude ski resorts are facing extremely rapid changes that were almost unimaginable just 20 years ago. Permafrost – ground or rock that remains frozen year-round – is warming up and thawing. What are the warning signs, and what can be done?