Private Funicular Opens For Luxury Swiss Ski Hotel
Private Funicular Opens For Luxury Swiss Ski Hotel
Published : 14-Oct-2009 03:04
A remarkable new lift for the exclusive use of those fortunate enough to be staying in the Tschuggen Grand Hotel in Arosa, enters full time service this winter.The Tschuggen Express, the futuristic mountain railway belonging to the hotel, is about to begin its first full winter season allowing guests to be up on the slopes in just 2½ minutes – unique in the Alps.
The new lift successfully completed its final winter test begun in February 2009, and in the summer, it brought hiking guests to the summit. And now the management and staff of the five-star establishment are keenly anticipating the official start to the first full winter season on November 27th for the hotel's own rail taxi.
At the touch of a button, the two cabins of the Tschuggen Express take 12 hotel guests directly to the skiing area each trip. While guests enjoy the view over the snow-clad mountain peaks from the comfort of their leather seats, the train gains 150 metres in altitude over a stretch of 528 metres of track. The maximum incline is 52 per cent. The
Tschuggen Express travels at a speed of four metres per second, allowing the journey to be completed in less than two and a half minutes.
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