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On April 17th, 2023, we started working on a big project: the renovation & modernisation work of the glacier cable car incl. mountain & valley station. The new glacier cable car opened on schedule on the 23rd of December.
After a short but successful winter season, work on the 2nd construction lot began on the 8th of April 2024. Despite the renovation work, the summer season started on the 29th of June, the ski and training season on the glacier on September 20th!
The new valley station in Maso Corto marks an important step in the modernisation of the Alpin Arena Senales. With a well-thought-out concept that combines functionality and comfort, it offers guests optimal conditions.
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The valley station has been completed!
Thus, Val Senales now has a new and modern cable car.
The construction work is progressing as planned, and it is becoming increasingly clear how everything will look once the new areas are completed in December. The photo shows part of the terrace of the new restaurant.
By September 20th, the entrance to the new glacier cable car will be completed enough for skiing operations on the glacier to begin smoothly. The structural work for the underground car park with 44 parking spaces has been completed, and the work on the snowcat garage and the workshop is progressing rapidly. Work on the restaurant, bar, and après-ski area is also in full swing, with the roof of the restaurant currently being installed. Additionally, installation work is being carried out, and the final maintenance work on the glacier cable car took place from September 9th to 19th.
he renovation work is progressing well. A restaurant with a bar and après ski area, an underground garage, new service rooms like a snowcat garage, and a direct and covered access from the slope to our ski lift in Italy are being created.
The demolition work on the existing structures at the valley station are completed. The foundations for the new restaurant with bar and après-ski, which is being built directly at the valley station, have already been poured. Work is also progressing on the completion of the temporary access to the glacier cable car for the summer months.
On the 7th of April, the winter season ended early in order to start the second construction phase.
The old structures of the valley station are currently being demolished to create space for the redesign of the valley station, the construction of an underground car park, and the new direct and covered access to the cable car from the slope.
Our new cable car is in operation since Christmas 2023!
At a total length of 2,150 m, the cable car system covers an elevation difference of approx. 1,180 m in under 6 min resolving gradients of even up to 100%
Mounting of the first cabin began on November 13th, 2023, and the second was then installed on Thursday, November 16th.
Everything is happening quickly now! The four track ropes, the signalling rope and the rope riders have already been installed. Now, the haul rope is being pulled.
To start the installation, the rescue drive first had to be put into operation, and a helicopter was used to pull a first leader rope over the support to the Grawand mountain station and then a somewhat thicker rope (6 mm diameter) back to the valley station. After that, the rescue rope was stretched to the mountain station and finally to the valley station, where it was then spliced. Then, another leader rope had to be pulled to the top station and a thicker rope (37 mm diameter) to the bottom station. Thus, on October 4th, the installation of the suspension rope could begin. In the following days, the reserve rope was pulled into the mountain station, and the suspension rope was tensioned and anchored at the valley station.
On Wednesday, September 20th, the support rope for the new glacier cable car was delivered by a special transporter. At the valley station, the 2,610-metre-long and 43-tonne rope was brought to the ground.
It's fascinating how large the pillar really is and how many different screws and parts are used for it. A big thank you goes to the company Moosmair!
The components for the new cable car have been delivered and some have already been mounted. The construction company Oberhofer from Senales started work on the cash desk and offices at the end of August.
The components for the new cable car have been delivered and some have already been mounted. The construction company Oberhofer from Senales started work on the cash desk and offices at the end of August.
Work is also going on diligently at the mountain station. The road under the glacier cable car has been widened, a crane has been erected, and the roof has been removed.
In the last few days, the old cable car pillar was removed step by step and transported down into the valley by the material ropeway.
With the cable pulling machine in the picture, the heavy support rope was pulled 1 metre upwards to the mountain station every 25 seconds.
These days, the 2,159-metre-long support cables (54 mm thick) and the hauling and safety cables are being dismantled.
On 6th June, the single crane elements were transported up to the support by means of a material ropeway from the company MOOSMAIR GmbH.
On the 11th of May, the company Funimont removed the gondolas. Despite the difficult weather conditions, this was accomplished without delay.
After the cabins and technical elements had been replaced several times, a general revision was now due. For this reason, we've decided to build a newer and more modern cable car incl. valley station. The opening is planned for the beginning of December 2023.
After technically difficult and complex construction work, the Glacier Cable Car was ceremoniously opened on 12th July 1975. The foundation stone for today's new construction was laid at that time.
