Kitzbuhel in the Austrian Tirol has announced yet another big spend on a new hi tec lift system for the coming winter as part of its annual "tens of millions of Euros" spend.
Taking its hourly uplift capacity through the 90,000 sph mark, the new €12m, 10 seat Wagstättbahn gondola in the Jochberg sector will open on 7th December 2013, complete with the now obligatory heated seating.
"The work to complete the new Wagtsättbahn are well on time and already on the home straight," said ac statement from lift company Bergbahnen Kitzbühel, "Already the cabins are in the base station at Jochberg.
"Kitzbühel now has 51 lifts and 170km of piste making it one of the largest cable car company in Austria. The number of T bars (now down to eight) continues to decrease as more 6-8 seat chairlifts as well as gondolas are added.