Saalbach is installing a new a new gondola for the upcoming season.

Saalbach Hinterglemmm Leogang in Austria, one of the country’s largest resorts will add a new gondola this winter.

The T-bar lift located near to the Funpark will be dramatically upgraded through replacement by a modern eight person gondola with heated seats and the capacity to transport 2,800 people per hour with the total length of the lift being doubled. The top station will be situated above the ‘Gerstreit’ reservoir. As well as the lift construction, the floodlit runsand night park will also be expanded and enhanced. Saalbach has more than 200 kilometres of runs.

The resort has also spent another 2.3 million Euros  ($3-million USD) on new snowmaking equipment to cover more than 90% of the skiable terrain..

Another improvement is a new year-round ‘Treetop Path’ located at the end of the Saalbach Hinterglemm valley.  Believed to be unique in the world the kilometre long path loops around the foresty, incorporating a 200 metre long hanging bridge, approximately 40 metres high.

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