Western Alps: new lifts 2016/2017

All new lifts in the Western Alps for the 2016/2017 season

Overview: new ski lifts in the Western Alps 2016/2017

New lifts at ski resorts in the Western Alps : renewal of ski lifts or ski resort expansions in the Western Alps

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Western Alps: new ski lifts 2016/2017

1-31 out of 31 ski resorts
Tignes/​Val d'Isère
Europe France Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Savoie Mont Blanc Savoie Albertville Tarentaise
Ski resort status
10pers. Gondola lift (monocable circulating ropeway)
Solaise
Length: 2198 m
Carrying capacity/hour: 3600
Manufacturer: Doppelmayr
4pers. Chairlift (fixed-grip)
Almes
Length: 594 m
Carrying capacity/hour: 2400
Manufacturer: GMM Gimar Montaz Mautino
Les 3 Vallées – Val Thorens/​Les Menuires/​Méribel/​Courchevel
Europe France Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Savoie Mont Blanc Savoie Albertville Tarentaise
Ski resort status
24pers. Pulsed-movement aerial ropeway (gondola)
The group gondola lift Les Chalets consists of four groups with four gondolas each. …
Les Chalets
Length: 562 m
Carrying capacity/hour: 580
Manufacturer: Poma
6pers. High speed chairlift (detachable)
The 6-seater chairlift Lac Blanc was initially opened under the name Stade, but was later…
Lac Blanc
Length: 1986 m
Carrying capacity/hour: 3000
Manufacturer: Doppelmayr
6pers. High speed chairlift (detachable)
Boismint
Length: 1834 m
Carrying capacity/hour: 3000
Manufacturer: Bartholet BMF
J-bar
Club
Length: 350 m
Carrying capacity/hour: 624
Manufacturer: Doppelmayr
Zermatt/​Breuil-Cervinia/​Valtournenche – Matterhorn
Europe Switzerland Lemanic Region Valais (Wallis) Zermatt-Matterhorn
Europe Italy Aosta Valley (Valle d'Aosta) Matterhorn (Monte Cervino)
Ski resort status
6pers. High speed chairlift (detachable)
Hublot-Express (Gant-Blauherd)
Length: 954 m
Carrying capacity/hour: 1800
Manufacturer: Garaventa
Andermatt/​Oberalp/​Sedrun
Europe Switzerland Central Switzerland Uri Andermatt
Europe Switzerland Eastern Switzerland Graubünden Disentis Sedrun
Ski resort status
6pers. High speed chairlift (detachable) with bubble and seat heating
The design of the 6-seater chairlift Oberalppass-Calmut comes from the Porsche Design Studio. …
Oberalp-Flyer
Length: 966 m
Carrying capacity/hour: 2400
Manufacturer: Bartholet BMF
6pers. High speed chairlift (detachable) with bubble
The Gütsch-Flyer runs from the Unter Stafel valley station up to Gütsch. …
Gütsch-Flyer
Length: 598 m
Carrying capacity/hour: 2000
Manufacturer: Garaventa
La Plagne (Paradiski)
Europe France Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Savoie Mont Blanc Savoie Albertville Tarentaise
Ski resort status
6pers. High speed chairlift (detachable)
The 6-seater chairlift Les Envers replaces the 4-seater chairlift Coqs. Due to various…
Length: 864 m
Carrying capacity/hour: 2400
Manufacturer: MND Ropeways
4 Vallées – Verbier/​La Tzoumaz/​Nendaz/​Veysonnaz/​Thyon
Europe Switzerland Lemanic Region Valais (Wallis) Val d’Hérens
Europe Switzerland Lemanic Region Valais (Wallis) Val de Bagnes
Ski resort status
10pers. Gondola lift (monocable circulating ropeway)
Mayens de l'Ours
Length: 2019 m
Carrying capacity/hour: 1500
Manufacturer: Garaventa
6pers. High speed chairlift (detachable)
La Chaux-Col Brunet
Length: 1096 m
Carrying capacity/hour: 2100
Manufacturer: Garaventa
J-bar
Length: 447 m
Carrying capacity/hour: 837
Manufacturer: Garaventa
Crans-Montana
Europe Switzerland Lemanic Region Valais (Wallis)
Ski resort status
10pers. Gondola lift (monocable circulating ropeway)
The 10-seater gondola lift Montana-Arnouva replaces the first section of the decommissioned…
Montana-Arnouva
Length: 554 m
Carrying capacity/hour: 1600
Manufacturer: Garaventa
6pers. High speed chairlift (detachable) with bubble
The 6-seater chairlift Arnouva-Cry d'Er replaces the second section of the decommissioned…
Arnouva-Cry d'Er
Length: 1835 m
Carrying capacity/hour: 2400
Manufacturer: Garaventa
J-bar
Snowpark
Length: 558 m
Carrying capacity/hour: 600
Manufacturer: Poma
Alpe d'Huez
Europe France Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Isère Grenoble
Ski resort status
Combined installation (8 pers. chair and 10 pers. gondola)
Length: 758 m
Carrying capacity/hour: 3370
Manufacturer: Poma
4pers. Chairlift (fixed-grip)
The 4-seater chairlift Grande Sûre was previously in operation at another location as the…
Length: 819 m
Carrying capacity/hour: 1650
Manufacturer: Poma
Villars/​Gryon/​Les Diablerets
Europe Switzerland Lemanic Region Waadt
Ski resort status
6pers. High speed chairlift (detachable)
Laouissalet-Meilleret
Length: 1054 m
Carrying capacity/hour: 2800
Manufacturer: Poma
4pers. High speed chairlift (detachable)
Villars-Diablerets (Conche)
Length: 1965 m
Carrying capacity/hour: 1500
Manufacturer: Doppelmayr
Le Grand Massif – Flaine/​Les Carroz/​Morillon/​Samoëns/​Sixt
Europe France Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Savoie Mont Blanc Haute-Savoie Bonneville Faucigny
Europe France Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Savoie Mont Blanc Haute-Savoie Bonneville Faucigny Grand Massif
Ski resort status
6pers. High speed chairlift (detachable)
Tête des Saix
Length: 1915 m
Carrying capacity/hour: 3000
Manufacturer: Poma
6pers. Chairlift (fixed-grip)
Demoiselles
Length: 358 m
Carrying capacity/hour: 3012
Manufacturer: Doppelmayr
J-bar
Length: 376 m
Carrying capacity/hour: 853
Manufacturer: Doppelmayr
J-bar
Length: 208 m
Carrying capacity/hour: 850
Manufacturer: Doppelmayr
Espace Diamant – Les Saisies/​Notre-Dame-de-Bellecombe/​Praz sur Arly/​Flumet/​Crest-Voland
Europe France Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Savoie Mont Blanc Savoie Albertville Beaufortain
Europe France Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Savoie Mont Blanc Haute-Savoie Bonneville Pays du Mont Blanc
Europe France Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Savoie Mont Blanc Savoie Albertville Val d'Arly
Ski resort status
6pers. High speed chairlift (detachable)
Bisanne
Length: 2118 m
Carrying capacity/hour: 3300
Manufacturer: Poma
Les Sybelles – Le Corbier/​La Toussuire/​Les Bottières/​St Colomban des Villards/​St Sorlin/​St Jean d’Arves
Europe France Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Savoie Mont Blanc Savoie Maurienne
Ski resort status
6pers. High speed chairlift (detachable)
Length: 1634 m
Carrying capacity/hour: 3000
Manufacturer: LEITNER
6pers. High speed chairlift (detachable)
Length: 1303 m
Carrying capacity/hour: 3000
Manufacturer: LEITNER
4pers. Chairlift (fixed-grip)
Length: 760 m
Carrying capacity/hour: 1250
Manufacturer: LEITNER
4pers. Chairlift (fixed-grip)
Length: 1151 m
Carrying capacity/hour: 1800
Manufacturer: GMM Gimar Montaz Mautino
J-bar
Length: 105 m
Carrying capacity/hour: 600
Manufacturer: LEITNER
Saas-Fee
Europe Switzerland Lemanic Region Valais (Wallis) Saas-Fee/​Saastal
Ski resort status
10pers. Gondola lift (monocable circulating ropeway)
Bifig-Spielboden (Sektion 2)
Length: 1896 m
Carrying capacity/hour: 1400
Manufacturer: Garaventa
10pers. Gondola lift (monocable circulating ropeway)
Kalbermatten-Bifig (Sektion 1)
Length: 503 m
Carrying capacity/hour: 1400
Manufacturer: Garaventa
Val Cenis – Lanslevillard/​Lanslebourg/​Termignon
Europe France Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Savoie Mont Blanc Savoie Maurienne Haute Maurienne Vanoise
Ski resort status
6pers. High speed chairlift (detachable)
Length: 1940 m
Carrying capacity/hour: 2457
Manufacturer: LEITNER
Espace Villard Corrençon – Villard-de-Lans/​Corrençon-en-Vercors
Europe France Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Isère Grenoble
Ski resort status
J-bar
Length: 867 m
Carrying capacity/hour: 900
Manufacturer: Poma
Dévoluy – Superdévoluy/​La Joue du Loup
Europe France Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Hautes-Alpes Gap
Ski resort status
4pers. Chairlift (fixed-grip)
Length: 1140 m
Carrying capacity/hour: 1200
Manufacturer: Poma
J-bar
Length: 900 m
Carrying capacity/hour: 900
Manufacturer: Poma
J-bar
Length: 1072 m
Carrying capacity/hour: 900
Manufacturer: LEITNER
Brévent/​Flégère (Chamonix)
Europe France Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Savoie Mont Blanc Haute-Savoie Bonneville Pays du Mont Blanc Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
Ski resort status
6pers. High speed chairlift (detachable)
Length: 1157 m
Carrying capacity/hour: 2964
Manufacturer: LEITNER
J-bar
Length: 167 m
Carrying capacity/hour: 900
Manufacturer: LEITNER
Chamrousse
Europe France Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Isère Grenoble
Ski resort status
6pers. High speed chairlift (detachable)
Length: 1267 m
Carrying capacity/hour: 2800
Manufacturer: Poma
La Norma
Europe France Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Savoie Mont Blanc Savoie Maurienne Haute Maurienne Vanoise
Ski resort status
4pers. Chairlift (fixed-grip)
Length: 1191 m
Carrying capacity/hour: 1400
Manufacturer: GMM Gimar Montaz Mautino
Courmayeur – Chécrouit/​Val Veny
Europe Italy Aosta Valley (Valle d'Aosta) Mont Blanc (Monte Bianco)
Ski resort status
3pers. Chairlift (fixed-grip)
The 3-seater chairlift Dzeleuna replaces the chairlift of the same name from 1971. The facility…
Length: 642 m
Carrying capacity/hour: 1793
Manufacturer: Graffer
Les Karellis
Europe France Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Savoie Mont Blanc Savoie Maurienne
Ski resort status
People mover/Moving Carpet with cover
Length: 21 m
Carrying capacity/hour: 1200
Manufacturer: Sunkid
Sörenberg – Rothorn/​Dorf
Europe Switzerland Central Switzerland Lucerne
Ski resort status
People mover/Moving Carpet with cover
Length: 51 m
Carrying capacity/hour: 1200
Manufacturer: Sunkid
Le Collet d'Allevard
Europe France Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Isère Grenoble
6pers. High speed chairlift (detachable)
Length: 1726 m
Carrying capacity/hour: 2000
Manufacturer: Poma
Moléson
Europe Switzerland Espace Mittelland Fribourg La Gruyere
People mover/Moving Carpet
Length: 90 m
Carrying capacity/hour: 1000
Manufacturer: Sunkid
Roc d'Enfer – St. Jean d'Aulps-La Grande Terche/​Bellevaux-La Chèvrerie
Europe France Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Savoie Mont Blanc Haute-Savoie Portes du Soleil
Europe France Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Savoie Mont Blanc Haute-Savoie Chablais
J-bar
Length: 540 m
Carrying capacity/hour: 900
Manufacturer: Poma
Giw – Visperterminen
Europe Switzerland Lemanic Region Valais (Wallis) Visp
J-bar
Length: 223 m
Carrying capacity/hour: 389
Manufacturer: Michálek s.r.o.
Oeschinensee – Kandersteg
Europe Switzerland Espace Mittelland Bern Bernese Oberland Kandertal
T-bar
Length: 662 m
Carrying capacity/hour: 1000
Manufacturer: Bartholet BMF
TschentenAlp – Adelboden
Europe Switzerland Espace Mittelland Bern Bernese Oberland Adelboden-Frutigen
Ski resort status
People mover/Moving Carpet
Length: 60 m
Carrying capacity/hour: 1000
Manufacturer: Sunkid
Le Grand Puy
Europe France Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Digne-les-Bains
4pers. Chairlift (fixed-grip)
The 4-seater chairlift Les Crêtes replaces the 2-seater chairlift Clotats. …
Length: 1211 m
Carrying capacity/hour: 1490
Manufacturer: Poma
J-bar
Length: 464 m
Carrying capacity/hour: 850
Manufacturer: Poma
Engstligenalp – Adelboden
Europe Switzerland Espace Mittelland Bern Bernese Oberland Adelboden-Frutigen
Ski resort status
36pers. Aerial tramway/Reversible ropeway
Length: 1215 m
Carrying capacity/hour: 454
Manufacturer: Garaventa
Passy Plaine Joux
Europe France Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Savoie Mont Blanc Haute-Savoie Bonneville Pays du Mont Blanc
People mover/Moving Carpet
Length: 90 m
Carrying capacity/hour: 1000
Manufacturer: Sunkid
1-31 out of 31 ski resorts