News and projects in the Samnaun/Ischgl ski area

The two new chairlifts are in operation and are delighting skiers. Here are some impressions.

8-seater chairlift Visnitz N2

The new Visnitz chairlift N2 is the first 8-seater chairlift of the ‘D-Line’ type from Garaventa/Doppelmayr in Switzerland. The new detachable chairlift runs over 13 round tube supports from Alp Trida (2261 m) towards Visnitzkopf (2633 m), covering a difference in altitude of 372 metres. The new 8-seater chairlift can transport 900 more guests per hour. The chairs have 520 mm wide individual seats, seat heating and weather protection bonnets to offer guests maximum travelling comfort. Pictures of the history of Samnaun will be displayed on the backs of the new chairs.

August 2019

Photos of the construction progress in August 2019:

July 2019

Photos of the demolition of the old railway and the construction progress at the valley and mountain stations as well as the route in July 2019:

June 2019

Photos of the construction progress on the valley and mountain stations and the column foundations in June 2019:

The drone overflight of the lower part of the new route from the beginning of June shows the valley station and the pillar locations exposed by the snow.

Review of the construction work in summer 2018

In summer 2018, the shell of the car park for the 8-seater chairlift at the new valley station on Alp Trida was completed. Here are some impressions of the construction work last summer.

6-seater chairlift Velilleck F1

From winter 2019/2020, the new Velilleck F1 chairlift will be the fastest chairlift in the Silvretta Arena Ischgl/Samnaun at 6 m/s. It now runs over 16 round tube supports directly to the Pardatschgrat ridge and thus enables direct repeat runs on the fantastic pistes no. 7 and 4. The valley station (2048 m) is at the same location on piste no. 7. The mountain station will be near the B8 ridge lift at 2620 m.

Information on construction progress on the Ischgl construction blog.