10 cable cars

Question 1

history of ropeways

Answer 1

250 BC: earliest depiction of cable as transit system in china

1411: hartlieb depicts mono-cable ropeway in book
1536: ropeways used to transport gold in south america
1834: stell cable invented in germany
1872: Austrian thomas Orbach intents detachable gondola grip
1882: iconic san francisco cable car debuts
1883: Chicago cable car prove susses on flat terrain and in gold climate
1892: Doppelmayr is founded by Konrad Doppelmayr
1937: First Ski lift am Ahlberg
1972: First detachable gondola in Mellau, Austria
1998: Gondola built in Lisbon becomes on highest profile aerial system ever built on flat terrain
1999: automated people mover in Las Vegas
2009: First gondola system to integrate two 90 degree turns, fully integrated into metro system in caracas
2010: Firs urban concept cabins in Koblenz, Germany
2012: Emirates air line opened in London one month before the olympics

Question 2

Types of Cable cars

Answer 2

Gondolas
Chairlift
Skilift / t barlift
Funicular

Question 3

Ropeway technology

aerial tramway

Answer 3

High operating speed 
simpler system
low system capacity 
oscillate back and forth 
not good with wind 
max 45 km / h

Question 4

Ropeway technology

Monocable gondola detachable (MGD)

Answer 4

most widespread gondola type 
versatile system
high system capacity (4000 pphpd)
continous circulating 
not good with wind 
max 22 km / h

Question 5

Ropeway technology

tricable gondola detachable (3S)

Answer 5

Larga spans between towers
the most advanced gondola system
very high system capacity (5000 pphpd)
continous circulating 
good with wind 
mas 27 km / h

Question 6

Ropeway technology

Funicular

Answer 6

Operating on tracks, pulled by cable
high availability and high capacity 
high construction costs
cars attached to each other to minimize energy 
new funnier in project: cabins that turn

Question 7

Firs t bar lift

Answer 7

in Davos, Dezember 1934

Question 8

cable car manufacturer

Answer 8

2 main players

1. Leitner Ropeways Sterzing, Italy. Revenue euro 795 mio.
   +
   Pomagalski S.A.S “Poma”, revenue euro 150 mio
2. Doppelmayr, Austria Garaventa, Switzerland, Revenue euro 858 mio

Question 9

SBS

Answer 9

Seilbahnen CH
7 Regions: 
Grison
Valais
Berne Oberland
Eastern Switzerland
Central Switzerland 
Ticino
Freibugs/Waadt
(if only one canton is easier)

505 companies in operation, 20% generate 80% of revenue

Total revenue: CHF 1.2 billion (together with side business e.g. Gastronomy)

Question 10

different between small and big company

Answer 10

really small companies can also cope with no snow because they don’t have that much costs but they cannot generate snow

Big companies can generate snow (e.g Zermatt)

Question 11

Winter season:

Answer 11

at least 100 skiing days

Question 12

where is the business

Answer 12

Valais 34%
GR 25
Bern 14
Central CH 13
eastern CH 7
FR / VD 5
TI

Question 13

skier visits (or skier-day)

Answer 13

one person visiting a ski area for all or any part of a day or night for the purpose of skiing, snowboarding or other downhill sliding

Include: full-day, half-day, night, complimentary, adult, child, season pass …..or any other ticket that give a skier / snowboarder the use of an area’s facilities

a skier skiing for a whole week in a resort accounts for 7 skier visits

Question 14

Evolution of skier visits CH

Answer 14

stagnating market

around 25’000 skier visits

Question 15

Evolution of skier visits AUT

Answer 15

increase because swiss and german go there instead of coming in CH

double of CH (50’000)
They are facing the same challenges as CH

Question 16

Evolution of skier visits FR

Answer 16

also stagnating 
huge market (55'000)

Question 17

evolution of skier visits in China

Answer 17

+20% growing
still low level. they have small ski resort. (7000)

as soon they can ski they will go in other places

Question 18

Too dependent on one season
summer revenue in relation to winter

situation in the different regions

Answer 18

TI 90
Central CH 38
Diverses 38
Be 27
Est CH 26
Valais 15
FR 15
GR 5!!!

Bern mainly because of the Jungfraubahn.

Question 19

Size: length of slopes

Answer 19

4. Le portes du Soleil
5. Matterhorn Ski Paradies
6. Arosa / Lenzerheide

Question 20

Challenges for companies:

Answer 20

Only a few days per year that you can make profit (Holidays)

Restaurant in ski resorts don’t make big profit

Question 21

Tasks of Seilbahnen CH

Answer 21

Information & Lobbying 
Media & PR
Education (also for accidents)
Legal Consulting 
Quality assurance
Collaboration (intern / national)

Question 22

Role of cable car industry

Answer 22

Important for small village but not really important for CH

affect: supplier, hotel, gastronomy, attraction, sport, culture, transport, Politics, Farming, forestry, Commerce industry, environment, domestics.

Question 23

Important of cable car company

Answer 23

Engine for REGIONAL economy:

generate jobs and economic added value

Question 24

Important bergbahnen

Answer 24

Jungfaubahn
Titlis
Shilthorn
säntis

Question 25

top 6 in wintersport

Answer 25

1 Zermatt Bergbahnen 1.4 skier-days
2 Adelboden-Lenk 1.2
3 Arosa-Lenzerheide 1.2
4 Davor Klosters 1.2
5 St Mortiz 1.15
6 Verbier 1.1

Question 26

Challanges for the future

Answer 26

Demografic (less kinds and teens, more option an no tradition (immigrant))

Climate change: snow reliability, Water energy –> cost, Grison and wallis have advantage in resort of other countries in Europe. but is there is not snow in the city you don’t think about skiing

Custom Behavoir: other needs, chapter flight –> easier to access everywhere.

Question 27

Natural Snow ≠

Answer 27

Technical snow