Mayrhofen, Austria receives new state-of-the-art gondola for 2015/16

Posted by Amigo on 15 September 2015

The new and improved state-of-the-art 3S Gondola will be ready for the 2015/16 season on Action Mountain Penken and will provide passengers with a quick, comfortable and quiet ride, plenty of room and fantastic views of the Zillertal Alps surrounding Mayrhofen. Each of the 33 WI-Fi-enabled gondolas will have seats for 24 passengers and will be able to transport a maximum of 2,880 passengers per hour up to the ski resort. During the evening peak hours, there will be room for an additional 8 standees, resulting in a downhill capacity of 3,840 passsengers per hour. As a result, waiting times will no longer be an issue.

Furthermore, the new Penkenbahn has been designed so that should the system come to a standstill due to a technical problem, emergency or power failure, the gondolas can be retrieved using two independent standby drives. Therefore, once the new 3S Gondola Lift is completed, a rescue gondola will no longer be needed. Large and practical storage areas at both the bottom and summit stations will have plenty of room for storing ski equipment. Guests will be able to stroll through town or head to an après-ski bar without being burdened by all of their own gear. The construction of the new Penkenbahn marks the beginning of a new era of mobility in Mayrhofen, not only on the mountain but also in the valley. Moreover, two new bridges have been built in the centre of town, which has greatly enhanced the ski bus service.