Andermatt To Install Two New 6 Seat Chairlifts
Andermatt To Install Two New 6 Seat Chairlifts
Published : 04-Apr-2025 09:25
Switzerland's Andermatt-Sedrun-Disentis ski area has received planning approval from the Swiss Federal Office of Transport to upgrade its Val Val – Cuolm Val and Val Val – Calmut quad chairlifts to six-seaters.
The new installations will not only double transport capacity but also serve as a key element in connecting the ski areas between the Oberalp Pass and Milez/Cuolm Val.
Construction will begin immediately after the 2024/25 winter season and the new lifts will increase capacity on the routes from 1,200 to 2,400 people per hour and significantly reduce travel times thanks to a higher speed of 5 m/s, more than double that of the old lifts. The new lift to Cuolm Val will take just 3.18 minutes, while the one to Calmut will take 3.40 minutes.
The construction schedule is ambitious: Between the last day of operations of the quad chairs, which have been running for 35 years, this Sunday, April 6, 2025, and the planned opening in early December 2025, dismantling, assembly, commissioning of the new lifts, and construction of avalanche protection must all be completed. Thanks to special permits from the Canton of Graubünden and the municipality of Tujetsch, preparatory work such as snow clearing and access road construction can begin immediately after the 2024/25 winter season.
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