Italy: The most modern 3S-system
What is set to be Italy‘s most modern and impressive ropeway will be ready in December 2025. The tri-cable gondola lift with 30-person cabins is already at an advanced stage of construction and will replace the historic aerial tramway from Campitello to Col Rodella in Val di Fassa (TN).
Recycled concrete: a storage for CO2?
New concrete recycling methods combine two key environmental benefits: they save raw materials and can permanently bind climate-damaging CO2 that would otherwise be released into the atmosphere. An opportunity for the cable car industry?
HTI expands into the USA: HKD Snowmakers becomes part of the group
HKD Snowmakers is one of the market leaders in snowmaking systems in the USA and Canada and is now becoming part of the HTI Group. Most recently, the company generated revenues of around 60 million US dollars and currently employs about 80 people. What are the companies expecting from the collaboration?
Mobility 2050: What role will cable cars play?
The megatrends of urbanization, climate change, and individualization are already shaping mobility in cities today. What will urban transportation look like in 2050, and what role will cable cars play? Traffic expert Claudio Büchel discusses mobility in the past, present, and future.
French ski resorts: record investment – but for what?
In 2024, French ski resorts invested a total of 568 million euros. That amounts to 34 percent of their net revenue. Where did this record sum go – and is there a trend emerging?
India: Cable Car Development Program with Four Billion Dollars in Investments
"The market for urban cable cars in India is set to explode," promised Prashant Jain, Vice President of the Cable Car Division at the state-owned National Highway Logistics Management Limited (NHLML), at the leading global trade fair INTERALPIN in Innsbruck, Austria. Together with the overarching Ministry of Transport, NHLML presented India's ambitious development program for urban cable cars.