This page gives you an overview of the technical specifications of the glacier cable car company, such as the lift and acceleration plant, as well as the snow cats at the Hochjochferner Glacier ski area.
FACTS OF THE GLACIER CABLE CAR
| Commissioning of cable car | 1975 |
| Capacity per cabin | 80 people |
| Drive capacity | ca. 500 KW |
| Height of pillar | 54 meters |
| Structural system | double cable |
| Lenght of supporting cable | 2.156 meters |
| Diameter of supporting cable | 54 mm |
| Weight of supporting cable | 16 kg per meter |
| Strenght of pull rope | ca. 100 t |
| Maximum total load (gross) | ca. 12 t |
| Number of rolls per travelling mechanism | 24 |
Performance Lifts
| Chairlift Grawand | 2.400 | 3.200 | 3.013 | 807 | 4,5 |
| Skilift Finail 1 & 2 | 615 x 2 | 3.225 | 3.015 | 1.000 | 6 |
| Chairlift Gletschersee | 1.800 | 3.011 | 2.775 | 530 | 4 |
| Chairlift Hintereis | 1.152 | 3.115 | 2.774 | 1.307 | 8 |
| Cable Car Lazaun | 1.980 | 2.430 | 2.000 | 1.258 | 3,3 |
| Skilift Glocken 1 & 2 | 900 x 2 | 2.079 | 2.011 | 340 | 1,5 |
| Chairlift Roter Kofel | 1.800 | 2.453 | 2.034 | 1.767 | 6 |
| Chairlift Teufelsegg | 1.800 | 3.034 | 2.442 | 1.804 | 6 |
SNOW GROOMERS
- 2 Prinoth Leitwolf with drum winch: year of construction 2013, 2014, motor: Mercedes 6 cylinder, cylinder capacity 12.800cm³, 375KW/510PS; winch: rope length 1.050m, rope diameter 11 mm, drag force 4,5 t
- 1 Prinoth Leitwolf Standart: year of construction 2012, motor: Mercedes 6 cylinder, cylinder capacity 12.800 cm³, 335KW/455P
- 1 Prinoth Everest with drum winch: year of construction 2010, motor: Mercedes 6 cylinder, cylinder capacity 11950 cm³, 315KW/430PS; winch: rope length 1200 m, rope diameter 10 mm, drag force 35 KN
- 1 new Pistenbully 600 polar with drum winch: motor: Mercedes 6 cylinder, cylinder capacity 12.800cm³, 375KW/510PS; winch: rope length 1.050m, rope diameter 11 mm, drag force 4,5 t
1 new Pistenbully 600 with cabin: for 16 people, motor: Mercedes 6 cylinder, cylinder capacity 12.800 cm³, 335KW/455P - 1 Pisten Bully 100 with trail grooming for cross-country skiing: year of construction 2014, motor: Mercedes 4 cylinder, Tier 3, cylinder capacity 4250 cm³, 129KW/176PS
SNOWMAKING
- over 40 snow guns of Sufag, Demac-Lenko and Techno Alpin
- over 40 snowmaking lances of Gemini, Demac-Lenko and Bächler