WIR 02/2018 [EN]

Steinach has the world’s fastest combination lift
The new Hoher Turm installation in Tyrol
operates in the summer as well as in the winter.
In the cold months of the year, passengers
can choose between cabins or chairs.
When visiting Steinach in the Austrian province
of Tyrol, winter guests wanting to ride up to the
Nößlachjoch can decide for themselves whether
they prefer to make the trip in a cabin or on a
chair. What’s special about this is that it’s one
and the same lift: 6-seater chairs as well as
8-passenger cabins are attached to the rope
of the combination lift known as the Hoher
Turm. The new ropeway is state of the art and
is equipped, among other things, with comfort
suspension. But that’s not the only special feature:
With a speed of 5.5 meters per second,
the Hoher Turm is the fastest combination lift
worldwide as well as being Austria’s longest.
The new installation is used first and foremost
by day-trippers from Innsbruck. The Tyrolean
capital lies just a 30-minute drive away from
Steinach and its residents like coming to ski in
the region. Unlike the double chairlift, which the
new installation replaces, the Hoher Turm also
operates in the summer. In the warm months
of the year, the lift runs with cabins only. This is
because summer operation is geared to families
who visit the area. Using the cabins means
they can take their baby strollers on board and
ride all the way up to the Nößlachjoch to go
hiking. Thanks to the carrier sorting system –
which can also be used during ongoing operations
– it is also possible to park the chairs
separately in the winter while the cabins continue
to carry passengers.
From the outset, the aim was to make the new
lift up to the Nößlachjoch state of the art. The
Hoher Turm clearly brings a general improvement
in comfort compared with its predecessor.
For the operating company, RBG Berglifte
GmbH, Doppelmayr was the obvious choice
for the contract, especially as Steinach already
has several successful Doppelmayr lift installations
that have been operating for some time.
The quality of the existing ropeways, their high
availability and, not least, the concept for the
new project were the factors that decided the
contract award. |
“This lift is truly awesome!”
Florian Raffl,
Operations Manager, Bergeralm
6/8-CGD Hoher Turm
Owner
Location
Inclined length
Vertical rise
Capacity
Speed
RBG Berglifte GmbH
Steinach am Brenner,
Tyrol (AUT)
2,040 m
592 m
2,418 PPH
5.5 m/s
Opened November 2017