The future starts here
Aletsch Bahnen AG is launching a new construction project for Eggishorn. From spring 2025, the cable car from Fiescheralp to Eggishorn is being replaced by a new, modern lift facility. A new restaurant and a glacier discovery experience are also being created at the mountain station. Work will take place during the summer months to avoid interrupting the 2025/2026 winter season. The last of the structures is due to reopen in December 2026.
highest elevation of new build
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final reopening for winter season 2026/27
New Cable Car
The site of the Eggishorn mountain station is located on permafrost. This subsoil is permeated with ice, and can shift in response to the stresses of thawing and freezing. It is therefore essential to implement structural measures in the new station to compensate for these movements. These will protect the building from deformation damage and prevent lateral displacement of the suspension cables. Structural measures will also be required for the adjacent restaurant building and connecting corridor, as these are located on permafrost soil too.
Garaventa AG’s innovative reversible aerial tramway consists of two cabins with a capacity of 80 passengers each. With an hourly capacity of 800 passengers, they are able to transport twice as many guests as the current lift facility. The technical design is also groundbreaking: to improve availability during maintenance work, one of the cabins can remain in operation while the other is taken out of service. The foundations are designed using a special geotechnical concept that eliminates the need for intensive maintenance work in response to melting permafrost.
The Great Aletsch Glacier and the Eggishorn viewpoint sit at the heart of the “Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch” UNESCO World Heritage Site. The planned buildings are located just outside the site’s perimeter and are optimally integrated into this sensitive landscape. They are a clear improvement on the current bulky buildings dating from the 1960s and 1980s. There will be no envelope around the station to avoid creating a bulky structure that would be visible from afar. The station will make use of the abundant solar energy available on Eggishorn.
The Cube Eggishorn accommodation offer will be available in summer 2024. In 2025, the Cube will be available on the Bettmerhorn.
Completion and reopening of the mountain cable car is planned for December 2026. This means that the new cable car will be ready for use in time for the start of the 2026/27 winter season.
The cable car will operate as planned in the 2024/25, 2025/26 and 2026/27 winter seasons. The ascent to the Eggishorn and use of the reopened return piste will be possible without restrictions.
The Fiescheralp - Eggishorn cable car will operate normally in summer 2024. The Eggishorn view point will be accessible as normal.
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