In the near future a brand-new mountain gondola will whisk you up to the top of Gaislachkogl peak. It is sais to be one of the most spectacular architectonic highlights in all of Austria, offering the latest technical standards.
The new Gaislachkogl mountain gondola will be in operation from the 2010/2011 winter season..
Besides operational safety, a higher level of comfort and increased transport capacity it is of utmost importance for the Bergbahnen Sölden Lift Company to add new architectonic highlights.
The architect's office run by Johann Obermoser (Innsbruck/Austria) exactly meets all these requirements. At the base terminal a slim but longish steel construction hosts the cable railway station while the exterior is covered with a transparent and tear-resistant plastic foil.
All three new mountain gondola stations of Gaislachkogl stick to a similar style: Artistically curved buildings with a steel skeleton inside, covered by a giant plastic skin.
The lateral access platforms can be easily reached either via fully automated escalators or with a top modern elevator. A fact which guarantees even more quality and comfort.
At the moment the distance between the single lift towers of the middle and the top station is about 750 meters. But the new cable railway will feature a maximum distance of no less than 1,200 meters between the giant pillars!
The old mountain gondola had 4 lift towers in the second section while the new 3-rope system only needs 3 of them. The single gondola cabins of the new cable railway will be supported by two track ropes and one haul rope.
Due to permafrost soil the top station will be moved northwards for some 30 meters. As a consequence, also the routing will change slightly without having any effect on the already existing "Tre Milla" mountain restaurant and the BIG 3 viewing platform.
| Section I: | Single Rope Gondola | Section II: | Triple Rope Gondola | |
| Total length: | 2.040,48 m | Total length: | 1.978 m | |
| Capacity/cabin | 8 persons | Capacity/cabin | 30 persons | |
| Speed: | 6 m/s | Speed: | 6 m/s | |
| Hourly capacity: | 3.600 persons/hour | Hourly capacity: | 2.600 persons/hour | |
| Gondola cabins: | 107 | Lift towers: | 3 | |
| Riding time: | 6,7 min. | Gondola cabins: | 19 | |
| Altitude valley: | 1.363 m | Riding time: | 5,5 min. | |
| Altitude middle station | 2.174 m | Altitude top station: | 3.040 m | |
| Difference in altitude: | 811 m | Difference in altitude: | 864 m |
Start of construction works at the top station:
As the construction works for this triple rope gondola section will take approximately 9 months, the basic foundations were already laid in summer 2009. Normally there are at least 5 months with suitable weather conditions in this high Alpine area (3,054 m).
Start of construction works at the base and middle terminals:
From 13 April 2010 onwards, the construction companies and cable railway experts will officially continue the construction works.
Opening of the new gondola: start of winter season 2010/2011
Investment volume: € 35 million
Cable railway techniques: Doppelmayr
Planning: Architect's Office - DI Johann Obermoser, Innsbruck
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