Smartly staged mountain scenery
Best practice at Dachstein (Austria): After the renovation and reconstruction of the mountain station, is more than ever a prime example of how impressive nature can be made captivating through clever staging. Reason enough for an interview with Georg Bliem, CEO of Planai-Hochwurzen-Bahnen.
Crossing border by cable car
The border crossings between Detroit in the USA and Windsor in Canada are the busiest in North America. More than 40,000 commuters and tourists cross the Ambassador Bridge, with 25 percent of the trade between both countries passing through it. Similarly, the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel, with over 13,000 vehicles per day, is also considered overwhelmed. Hence, an urban cable car is now under discussion.
Cable Car World: The program is set
Cable Car World is the world's first trade fair to focus on urban cable cars as an equally important component of new urban mobility and will be accompanied by an integrated specialist congress. The preliminary program has now been finalized. The overview of the keynotes on June 04 and 05, 2024 at Messe Essen.
The potential of urban cable cars in towns
Municipalities in the Alpine region are often perceived as natural landscapes rather than urban areas, despite research from the Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien) indicating urban characteristics within the Alps. The researchers aim to change this perception, including through the implementation of urban cable cars.
Powder Mountain plans four new lifts
Netflix founder and Powder Mountain CEO Reed Hastings will invest $20 million next summer, replacing two lifts and building two new ones at Powder Mountain.
Motorex cable protect: The right care is crucial
Cable cars are extremely safe. To ensure they remain so even under heavy usage, cable car ropes need to be regularly lubricated. CABLE PROTECT is the right solution for this.