History

The Kaunertaler Gletscherbahnen operate two ski regions: The Kaunertal Glacier and the Bergbahnen Fendels.

After 18 months of construction work, Kaunertal glacier – the fourth of five glacier ski regions in Tyrol – was opened on August 9, 1980.

In 1991, the Bergbahnen Fendels, which were first developed with the opening of the Hammer lift in 1966, became part of the company.

Facts and figures

Total investment volume until 2005: Approx. €40 million
Number of employees: 80

Company History

Kaunertal Glacier
1980	Weisseeferner I
1980	Karlesspitz lift
1981	Chairlift Wiesejaggl (taken down in 2003, as the lift no longer had a permit to operate, due to major ground clearance [rope to ground] caused by the melting permafrost on the ground)
1983/84	Extension of the east /shore road
1989	Nörderjoch lift I and Nörderjoch lift II
1991	Ochsenalm lift I
1994	Ochsenalm lift II
1994	Start of operations for the Gasex plant along the glacier road
1995	Start-up for the drinking water plant /deep well for the glacier restaurant
1996	Construction of the Ochsenalm restaurant
1997	Falgin lift
1997	Construction of the avalanche gallery on the west shore road
1998	Weisseeferner II
1998	Gasex plant extension
1998	Ochsenalm restaurant extension
1998	Construction of a test centre for skis and snowboards near the glacier car park
2001	Artificial snow plant – Ochsenalm lift I
2002	Artificial snow plant – Ochsenalm lift II; construction of a pumping station
2003	Renovation of the glacier restaurant to be suitable for handicapped people
2003	Construction of the umbrella bar on the sun terrace of the glacier restaurant
2003	Extension of the car park at the base station of the Ochsenalm lift
2005	Electrification (replacement of the diesel engines)
2006	Fibreglass cables from the valley to the glacier restaurant
2007	Construction of the adventure playground at the Weissee glacier restaurant
2008	Construction of the eight-seater cabin cable railway Karlesjoch, complete with seat heating
2009	Extension of the artificial snow plant
2010	Observation platforms on the top terminal of the Karlesjoch cable railway, with a view of the three countries; extension of the children’s playground at the glacier restaurant

Fendels
1976	Plangger lift
1990	Conversion of the Hammer lift (the first lift in Fendels in 1966)
1990	Takeover of the Fendler Bergbahnen by the Kaunertaler Gletscherbahnen GmbH
1992	Four-seater chairlift Fendels
1992	Repositioning of the Sattelboden lift
1992	Artificial snow plant valley slope at Sattelboden lift
1993	Construction of the Sattelklause restaurant
1996	Extension of the artificial snow plant at Plangger lift
1997	Cable car Ried
1997	Zingge lift
1998	Extension of the Sattelklause restaurant
2001	Bibilift
2005	Extension of the artificial snow plant
2007	Construction of the water playground and a Kneipp plant on the Sattelboden near the Sattelklause restaurant
2008	Extension of the playground at Sattelklause; construction of a treehouse
2009	Extension of the slope range
2010	Extension of the Sattelklause playground and a suspension bridge between the treetops of the treehouse
2011	Extension of the artificial snow plant (at the southern slope and pumping station)

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