It’s snowing! – Hello Mother Hulda!

The Kitzbüheler Alpen region offers the latest high-tech ski lifts, as well as a highly efficient snowmaking system.

It takes only three days for the snow cannons and snow lances to cover over 70 % of all pistes (= 762 km) - naturally with a little help from Mother Hulda. In doing so, they ensure the Kitzbüheler Alpen’s picturesque landscape sparkles with a dense, compact layer of snow.

Unlike other skiing areas, 20–30 cm of snow in the Kitzbüheler Alpen proves more than adequate to create immaculate pistes and the finest skiing conditions!
The reason is obvious: The Kitzbüheler Alpen slopes have no rocks, just soft grass – that’s the trick!

Hard facts about snow guarantee:

3,440 mobile snow cannons and snow lances operate at full strength!

 

… fantastic:

cool new railways and lifts come into operation!

 

• Detachable 4-seater "Ganslern" chair lift
makes the original World Cup slalom slope accessible; ideal for all kinds of racing, the Kitzbühel Ski Club are happy to deal with the organisation and implementation 

• Jochberg/Wagstätt reservoir
provides artificial snow for the slopes in the Jochberg-Resterhöhe region in just 60 hours. Speichersee Wagstätt: 55.000 m3 water (surface 10,000 m2)

The core area in the Hahnenkamm/Pengelstein region can also be covered with snow from the Usterkar reservoir in just 60—70 hours. Usterkar reservoir: 98,000 m3
water (surface 12,800 m2)

• Intensification of the snow production for the Steinbergkogel / Griesalm region
complete with piste improvement measures

• Upgrading comfort of 4-seater Hochsaukaser chair lift
journey time shortened thanks to conveyor system

• Project / in planning stages: 8 Single-track cable car to the Bichlalm
Planned opening: Winter 2008/09

* New 8-seater cable car in Brixen
From the new valley station to the Choralpe Westendorf
Valley descent: 4.5 km with 1,020 altitude difference
The new valley station is linked to the Hochbrixen valley station opposite by a conveyor system and cable lift.
 
* New 8-seater cable car: “SALVENBAHN II”
8-seater cable car in Hopfgarten with seat heating!
Length 1775m, 10 backups, 47 gondolas
Running time 5,67 min, Capacity 2000 pers./h
Height valley station: 1178 m, Height mountain station: 1829 m

 

* World first - "Sonnenlift" – powered by solar power!
This cable lift in Brixen is powered by a system of solar panels.

 

* New detachable 6-seater "Siller-Keat" chairlift
With heated seats and hood

  

* Expanding the Jochstuben water reservoir to 170,000 m3
Improve artificial snow output to 410 l/sec

 

* Expanding artificial snow facilities:
In just 3 days, approx. 75 % of slopes can be covered with artificial snow by machine:
Overall, some 700 snow-makers are in operation in this world of skiing!
More than 210 kilometres of pistes covered with snow in total.

 

* Full complement of snowmakers in Ellmau

 ....with towers and lances on the Hartkaiser valley descent to the halfway station and on the blue "Köglbahn" ski run. Construction of a new fill pipe from the valley to the Rübezahl pumping station. Improvement by 50 l/sec at the Rübezahl pumping station, also with new equipment up to the mountain.

 

* New 8-seater cable car in Westendorf

From Windau station up to the Choralpe. This replaces the 1-seater chairlift (No. 112) and goes to the new mountain station. Middle station at the Maierhof. This replaces the ski bus connection 111

It will take only 60 hours to cover 45 km of piste in the St. Johann skiing area with fresh snow!  

 

In other words, the entire skiing area can be covered in snow within 3-5 days!

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