Efficient ropeway technologies: LEITNER sets new standards in the DACH region

Investments for the 2025/26 ski season

 

Skiing areas in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland are making targeted investments in modern ropeway solutions from LEITNER. The focus is on energy efficiency, automation, and sustainable modernization. 

 

Highlights der Saison:

 

New Installations in Austria

  • Hauser Kaibling:

    New 10-seater “Senderbahn” gondola lift with LeitPilot technology for autonomous station operation

    Capacity: up to 2,800 people/hour, operating speed: 6 m/s

    Comfortable Diamond EVO Deep cabins 

  • Dachstein West:

    2 new, comfortable chairlifts

    Weather protection hoods, seat heating, automatic safety bars

CD6C Angeralm & Aussichtsberg

Dachstein West

New installations in Switzerland

  • Matterhorn Ski Paradise :

    New 8-seater chairlift between Riffelberg and Gifthittli

    Focus on sustainability: solar panels, reused tower foundations, LEITNER DirectDrive

    Premium EVO chairs with protective hoods

    Station design by Pininfarina
     

  • St. Moritz :

    • Renovation of the 6-seater “Randolins” chairlift 

      Autonomous station operation with LeitPilot

      Capacity: 2,400 people/hour, operating speed: 6 m/s 

      Resource-efficient modernization: reuse of tower foundations

    • Retrofit for the 4-seater “Lej da la Pêsch” chairlift: 

      Autonomous station operation with LeitPilot

      New upholstered chairs with locking safety bars and individual footrests

      Modern LEITNER control system

CD8C Gifthittli, Matterhorn Ski Paradise

New installations in Germany

  • Mitterdorf:

    • 6-seater “Almbergbahn” chairlift

      Increased wind stability, comfort padding, protective hoods

      Capacity: 1,600 people/hour, operating speed: 5 m/s 

    • 4er-Sesselbahn „Kleiner Almberglift"

      Capacity: 1,400 people/hour

      Summer and winter operation for year-round service on both lifts
       

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