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ItalianoUpdated 05.07.2022
On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Ski Juwel Alpbachtal Wildschönau, the starting signal is given for the construction of a new chairlift by the Alpbacher Bergbahn in Alpbach.
Alpbach - After 23 years, 16,000 operating hours and more than 7 million passengers transported, the Hornlift 2000 has had its day. Originally, the project was supposed to start in 2020. However, the corona-related break was used for careful planning and preparation of the investment. Now, after the successful construction negotiations on 17 May 2022, Alpbach Bergbahn is presenting the plans for the new construction of the Horn Lift 2000 with an investment volume of 10.5 million euros.
With the new building, the Ski Juwel Alpbachtal Wildschönau is taking another step towards modernity and comfort. Instead of the Hornlift 2000, a new detachable 6-seater chairlift with weather protection bonnet and seat heating is being built, which will take skiers to the highest point in the ski area in 3.45 minutes. As the transport capacity will be greatly improved by the new lift, measures have already been taken in summer 2021 to make the area around the Hornbahn 2000 accessible to skiers of all levels. Since the start of the 2021/22 winter season, there has been a new blue run in the area of the new chairlift. The new top station promises to be an absolute highlight. Named "Top of Alpbachtal", it will have an observation tower with new rooms and a viewing platform with a unique panoramic view. Snøhetta, an internationally renowned architectural firm with a branch in Innsbruck, is responsible for the architecture. "Details are being planned and will be announced at a later date," says Reinhard Wieser, the managing director of Alpbacher Bergbahnen. With this project, he says, great importance is attached to sustainable and efficient implementation.