Work will begin on an all new state-of-the-art he-tec 3S gondola lift on Mayrhofen's key route to the Penken ski area as soon as the season ends in April.
Plans for the new lift were announced in 2013 and the design for the bigger, faster lift have been confirmed for over a year, but a dispute with a local landowner, now resolved, delayed the construction.
The new Doppemayr-built lift, which should open in time for next winter, will make the more than 1,150m vertical ascent in just 8.2 minutes and have cabins each capable of seating up to 24 people for a world class hourly queue-gobbling uplift capacity of 3,840 passengers.
Among numerous innovations will be separate entrances for ski schools and the lift will feature two independent extra back up drives which will kick in in the event of any technical favour to ensure the lift keeps operating.