The ski areas of Fieberbrunn and Saalbach Hinterglemm Leogang will be connected by a new gondola this summer to create one of Austria and the world’s largest ski areas, due to open this December 2015.
The plan, reported to be a ‘dream of Fieberbrunn for decades’ involves the construction of a single Doppelmayr 10 seat gondola lift to link the two areas, was made possible after the successful conclusion of negotiations over land rights.
Along with creating a 240km ski area served by 68 lifts, the connection, dubbed ‘TirolS’ is significant as it marks a ski lift connection between the two Austrian provinces of Salzburgerland and the Tirol.
The around 20 million Euro project will be 40% financed by the lift companies involved and 60% by bank loans.
The new lift will have a capacity of 2600 guests per hour and will start from a bottom station at Reckmoos-Süd, then have a middle station at the base of the Hörndlingergraben near the Pulvermacheralm, and then continue up to the Reiterkogel in the centre of the Skicirus.
A new 3.5 km piste will run from the Reiterkogel in the area around the Vierstadlalm, with a vertical height difference of 780 metres and will be equipped with powerful snowmaking facilities.