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SUMMER 2008 ACTION MOUNTAIN PENKEN LEISURE MOUNTAIN AHORN SERVICE CENTER INTERACTIVE ABOUT US WINTER
Ahorn in general
New in winter 07/08
White Lounge
New Ahorn 8-person chairlift
Ahornbahn
Tour suggestions Ahorn
Ahorn Panoramic Trail
Ski school 3000 Mayrhofen

Photo gallery
Simply gigantic...

... are the high-capacity cable gondolas of the Ahorn Cable Car with a cabin capacity of 160(!!) persons making the Ahorn Cable Car the biggest gondola in Austria. Additionally, our artificial snowmaking machines cover the whole Ahorn area in winter.
Ahornbahn already awarded two important architectural prizes

The bottom station is an impressive and glorious sight at the feet of Mount Ahorn. The sun is performing gallantly shows on the dark grey concrete making the construction look even more magnificent. When planning the construction of this extraordinary ski lift, it was kept in mind that all tourist activities should blend into the surrounding natural scenery. Without using architectural flamboyance on the outside, the inside is equipped with the latest technical features the cable car industry has to offer. Therefore, this project has recently been awarded the European architecture prize “best architects” and the prize of the Austrian Cement- and Concrete Industry 2007.

 

The new Ahornbahn – Facts & Figures

  • Technical Data
    altitude difference 1300 m • diagonal length 3045 m • speed 10 m/s • carrying capacity 1200 pers/h • transportation time 6.33 min • supports: 2
  • Europe`s biggest cable
    cable weights: load cable 27.6 t (3.200 m long) • contra cable 10.2 t (3200 m length) • catenary cable 97.4 t (3430 m long) – a total of 140 t unladen weight of cables!
    catenary cable diameter 70 mm • load cable diameter 47mm
    horizontal cable tension force 600
  • Gondola
    diameters: 9.0 x 4.6m     • inside height:2.2m • weight: 5t • cabin capacity:max. 160
 
Opening Show

Videodocumentation part 3
Construction of the mountain and bottom station and interviews with the marketing department of MBB.