Awesome Ropeway Compilation (Zermatt)

Join me for this trip through the most awesome ropeways of the Zermatt/Cervinia ski resort! We shall discover a variety of gondolas, chairlifts and other ropeways along with their peculiarities.


A huge thank you to the many ropeway operators! Whenever I asked if I could film, they said yes without hesitation and some would even let me see behind the scenes and turned out the lights for me.

References and further reading:


Furgsattel:
https://seilbahn.net/projekte/projekt...



Matterhorn Express:
https://www.enviadi.com/blog/matterho...
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matterh...
https://www.seilbahnen.org/de/Branche...


Glacier Ride I:
https://www.skiresort.ch/skigebiet/ze...


Glacier Ride II / Alpine Crossing:
https://www.matterhornparadise.ch/de/...


Breuil - Plan Maison:
https://www.skiresort.ch/skigebiet/ze...


Sunnegga - Blauherd hybrid lift:
https://www.skiresort.ch/skigebiet/ze...


Findelbahn:
https://www.skiresort.ch/skigebiet/ze...
https://www.skiresort.ch/skigebiet/ze...


Patrullarve:
https://www.skiresort.ch/skigebiet/ze...


Lago Goillet (grandma-lift):
https://www.skiresort.ch/skigebiet/ze...


Gran Sometta (platter lift):
https://www.skiresort.ch/skigebiet/ze...

0:00 Intro
0:41 Furgsattel - A chairlift built on moving ice
2:09 Matterhorn Express - The never ending gondola
3:27 Matterhorn Glacier Ride (1) - The world's highest triple rope
5:24 Alpine Crossing - Under construction
6:17 Breuil - Plan Maison Old but gold
6:56 Sunnegga - Blauherd Gondola chairlift combo
7:42 Findelbahn - The U-shaped lift
9:09 Patrullarve - The mechanical beauty
11:11 Lago Goillet - The grandma-lift
11:59 Gran Sometta - Old platter lift
12:44 Sunnegga - WTF
13:08 Comparing chairlifts across different eras
14:06 Comparing clamps across different eras
15:29 Goodbye

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