Visitors to the stunning Val di Fiemme within Italy’s Trentino region will find two cool new generation ski lifts waiting for them this winter.
In the Bellamonte ski resort in Val di Fiemme a new eco-friendly gondola has just begun operations and in Obereggen the region’s first telemix lift – combining chairs and gondola cabins on one lift cable – is also new this season.
The new environmentally friendly Bellamonte 3.0 Castelir-Morea gondola at Bellamonte-Alpe Lusia is seen as a new beginning for the area. The new lift replaces the two old chair lifts meaning only 15 lift towers are now required, with 13 removed. The new gondola has a mid-station and a capacity of 2,200 people per hour using 10 passenger cabins, it is especially well adapted to carry children and disabled people (for which the area has particularly good facilities), as well as everyone else.
The new telemix lift is just one of three three major innovations in the Ski Center Latemar (48 km of ski slopes accessible from Predazzo, Pampeago and Obereggen)
The telemix lift replaces a fixed-grip quad chairlift and has 6-seater chairs and 8-seater cabins on the cable. By telemix guests who don’t want to ski can easily reach the brand new sledge trail Absam, which is 750m long and the ski slope Laner will be further enlarged and improved in order to guarantee a relaxing and pleasant skiing and sledging experience.
Obereggen will also see a spectacular new snack bar built with eco sustainable materials including local wood and glass above the Oberholz chairlift and with three terraces coming out of the mountains. The unique structure will be composed of a single body that will then divide into three large glass windows overlooking the surrounding mountains.
Thirdly, in Pampeago, along the Agnello track which goes through the art park RespirArt (one of the highest parks in the world), you’ll have the opportunity to admire new pieces of art realised during summer 2016 by international renowned artists.
(Image top credit F Modica)