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Bergbahn Aktiengesellschaft Kitzbühel

Bergbahn AG Kitzbühel Chronicle

Kitzbühel and skiing – a timeless combination tied to a legend. For 120 years, the most legendary sports town in the Alps has been successfully writing skiing history. Today, the Kitzbühel mountains are also a popular destination for snowboarders, freeriders and tourers.

The first documented skiing was carried out by Franz Reisch on the Kitzbühler Horn in 1893. In 1924, a commission was given the task of establishing a cable car project on the Hahnenkamm. Bergbahn AG Kitzbühel was founded in 1928. One year later, the first Hahnenkammbahn cable car was opened.

Construction work on the first hotel in Kitzbühel was completed in 1903. The hotel opened with the name Hotel Kitzbühel and later became known as ‘Grand Hotel.’ Two years later, the first Tirolean ski championships were held and the first downhill race on the Kitzbüheler Horn took place the following year. One of the first gondola lifts in Austriathe Hahnenkammbahn cable car was constructed between 1926 and 1928.

In winter 1931, the first Hahnenkamm races finally took place on the Streif. Shortly after the Second World War in 1948, the world’s first Skizirkus, a continuous circuit on skis, opened. The ski area had virtually reached its present-day size by 1959, following the construction of a supply line to the Kitzbüheler Horn in 1951 and the expansion of the ski resort to Kirchberg, Jochberg and Pass Thurn. In 1969, Bergbahn AG Kitzbühel merged with Berg- und Skilift GmbH and Kirchberger Bergbahnen AG. This marked the opening of the Kitzbühel | Kirchberg wider ski area offering the best pistes into the valley.

Legenden und Sieger
Ski jumpers
Legenden und Sieger

Kitzbühel was and is the home to many legends and has produced a great number of heroes and famous champions. From Sailer to Molterer, Leitner, Hinterseer or Gandler, Kitzbühel is a town of great sports personalities. Year after year, the city hosts sports events that make history.

2023 (planned)

  • NEW CONSTRUCTION: Trattenbach and Gauxjoch 6-seater chairlifts
  • Construction of the Sonnenrast bike trails incl. retrofitting the chairs of the Sonnenrast 6-seater chairlift for summer operations.
  • Construction of the Streiteckmulde Bike Skill Area

2022

  • Paving of the Hornstrasse road
  • New ski run signage system
  • Two new transformer stations at the Fleckalm ski run
  • Capacity increase at the Maierl pumping station
  • Replacement of old snowmaking machines with more efficient equipment
  • New signage system for snow-making facilities
  • Slope construction for ski run 31 Skirast
  • Construction of photovoltaic systems in existing buildings
  • Gaisberg bike wash
  • Paving of the Hornstrasse road
  • New location for a panorama camera at Jufengrat
  • Resterkogel summer experience
  • Various energy efficiency measures

2021

  • P3 Lounge at the Pengelstein
  • Start of smartphone tickets in the ski resort
  • Viewing platform at the Resterhöhe reservoir
  • Construction of a connecting bike trail (Fleckalm with Hahnenkamm)
  • New summit cross at the Ehrenbachhöhe
  • Green Pass Check and other Corona security measures
  • Construction of photovoltaic systems in existing buildings
  • Replacement of old snowmaking machines with more efficient equipment
  • Various slope improvements
  • Various energy efficiency measures

2020

  • Aschauer Ache water catchment
  • KitzSki Pure Card (wooden ski ticket)
  • Kampen slope construction
  • Renovation of the entrance area at the Ehrenbachgraben restaurant
  • Renovation of the Gipfelhaus restaurant
  • Various reconstruction and renovation works at the Aquarena
  • Switch to digital radio for the entire ski resort
  • 3S-Bahn winter hiking trail

2019

  • 10-passenger Fleckalmbahn gondola lift replaces the Fleckalmbahn 6-passenger gondola lift (Opening 12/14/2019)
  • Eishang slope construction (Fleckabfahrt ski run)
  • New construction: Fleckalmweg trail
  • Aquarena indoor swimming pool: construction of the SAUNA SNOWROOM (autumn 2019)

2018

  • Modernisation of the Kitzbüheler Horn mountain
  • Raintalbahn 10-passenger gondola lift replaces the Raintal 2-seater chairlift
  • Brunelle 6-seater chairlift replaces the Brunellenfeld 2-seater chairlift
  • Expansion of the supporting snowmaking facilities for the Raintal ski run on the Kitzbüheler Horn.
  • Construction of a competence centre and tank facilities at Resterkogel
  • Construction of ticket points in the valley stations of the Hahnenkammbahn and Fleckalmbahn cable cars
  • Elimination of the danger zone at the Melkalmabfahrt ski run

2017

  • Jufen 8-seater chairlift with heated seats & weather protection hood
  • Streiteck Competence Centre
  • Aubach Competence Centre

2016

  • Extension and optimisation of the artificial snowmaking system in order to increase snowmaking capacity in the center of the ski resort
  • Supporting snowmaking facilities on the Kitzbüheler Horn up to the middle station on existing piste areas including the Hornköpfl reservoir with a capacity of 110,000 m³, pipeline system with a total length of 9 km, 55 state-of-the-art snow makers

2015

  • 8-seater chairlift (SB) Brunn with heated seats & weather protection hoods
  • 3 ski runs (for each skill level with blue / red / black)
  • including snow-making facilities and reservoir

2014

  • Development of the Bichlalm hiking and open terrain ski area via a 2-seater chairlift
  • Improvements to the pistes in the Streiteckmulde and Ochsalmboden areas and also on the Kapellen ski run, near the St. Bernhard Chapel. Installation of the Brunn artificial snowmaking system including a reservoir in the "Niederl" area

2013

  • 10-passenger Wagstättbahn gondola lift replaces the Wagstätt two-seater chairlift and the Wurzhöhe surface lift : state-of-the-art monocable gondola lift (10-passenger gondolas) with heated seats :: Transport capacity 2,400/h :: The planned route runs in a straight line from the existing Wagstätt valley station to the existing Wagstätt top station. Construction continues towards the Wurzalm to the existing top station location of the t-bar lift on the Wurzhöhe via the planned middle station there.
  • Extension of the Wagstätt-Wurz ski run: In the upper area, the existing t-bar track will be integrated as an additional slope into the Wurzhöhe slope with additional snow makers. In the lower section, the Wagstätt slope will be widened at various narrow points and its incline will be levelled out. This makes crossings involving the t-bar lane a thing of the past and significantly increases the attractiveness of taking another run downhill.
  • Optimisation of the Direttissima ski run in the lower area of the "Schlagl" (Hahnenkamm).
  • Expansion of the fleet of snow groomers
  • Increasing the effectiveness of the existing artificial snowmaking system in the Jochberg area and on the Streif racecourse though additional snowmaking machines.
  • Completion and occupation of the new administration building.

2012

  • Walde 6-seater chairlift: a state-of-the-art detachable chairlift with weather protection hoods and heated seats replaces the Walde t-bar lift.
  • Zweitausender 8-seater chairlift: state-of-the-art detachable chairlift with weather protection hoods and heated seats replaces the Zweitausender 2-seater chairlift from the early 1970s.
  • Piste adaptations on the Kaser in the "Goldener Schuss" area.
  • Piste adaptation on the Familienstreif family ski run in the cross-country skiing area from the Hausberg to Ganslern.

2011

  • Resterhöhe 6-seater chairlift: latest detachable chairlift with weather protection hoods and heated seats replaces the Resterhöhe 2-seater chairlift and the Moseralm t-bar.
  • Hahnenkammbahn cable car - lift comfort increased through use of heated seats.
  • Expansion of Familienstreif family ski run and significant improvements in the upper area.
  • Maierlbahn - targeted optimisation of the slope area.
  • Steinbergkogel - extensive widening of the slope on the Direttissima (Schlaglabfahrt) for all power carvers.

2010

  • Maierlbahn 10-passenger gondola lift with heated seats replaces Maierl I and II two-seater chairlift :: latest circulating cableway (10-passenger cabins)
  • Ochsalm 8-seater chairlift :: replaces Maierl III two-seater chairlift :: detachable 8-seater chairlift with weather protection hoods and heated seats
  • Seidlalm II reservoir with a total capacity of 115,000 m³
  • Parallelstreif: enables public skiing on the Hahnenkamm during the Hahnenkamm races
  • Asten: extensively adapted and widened to become the first blue ski run to Kitzbühel.

2009

  • "Kasereck" 8-seater chairlift with hoods and heated seats
  • Gaisberg reservoir (5,000 m³) - Snowmaking facilities for the toboggan run
  • Expansion of Asten: Conversion from red to blue slope (beginner valley ski run to Kitzbühel)
  • Completion of the Alte Kaser: beginner ski slope for Maierl III, preliminary work for new construction of detachable Ochsalm lift, in future also ideally suited for beginners' ski courses.

2008

  • Ganslern 4-seater chairlift
  • Construction of the Jochberg/Wagstätt reservoir
  • Construction of the Usterkar reservoir
  • Completion of snowmaking facilities at Steinbergkogel/Griesalm
  • Comfort upgrade of the Hochsaukaser 4-seater chairlift
  • Project/planning: Bichlalm 8-passenger gondola lift

2007

  • Steinbergkogel 8-seater chairlift
  • 1000 m² ski rental facility, ski service, ski storage depot and sports shop in the valley station of the Hahnenkammbahn cable car
  • Expansion of the Jochberg-Resterhöhe artificial snowmaking system
  • The Ski Safari now 100% snow-covered.

2006

  • Expansion of the artificial snowmaking system at the Pass Thurn / Jochberg ski resort
  • Ehrenbachhöhe 6-seater chairlift
  • Hanglalm 6-seater chairlift

2005

  • Construction of the Resterhöhe reservoir and expansion of the artificial snowmaking system in the Pass Thurn/Jochberg ski resort
  • Sonnenrast 6-seater chairlift

1892–2004

  • 2004 - Most spectacular 3-cable circulating cableway in the world
  • 2003 - Focus on investment in Kirchberg (New: Sportberg GAISBERG and Pengelstein I feeder lift)
  • 2002 - Begin of modernisation for the Resterhöhe/Jochberg area
  • 1996 - new Hahnenkammbahn cable car and renovation of the Hochkitzbühel Restaurant
  • 1995 - new ticket office and ski pass control system
  • 1993-2001 - construction and expansion of the artificial snowmaking system & construction of 3 reservoir lakes and renewal of various lifts.
  • 1993 - Beginning of the "artificial snowmaking system era (1st system on "Streif")
  • 1985 - construction of the Pengelstein self-service restaurant
  • 1984 - Commissioning of the Fleckalmbahn cable car
  • 1980 - "Obergaisberg” training mountain developed
  • 1979 - First extension and conversion of the former "Kurhaus" into the Aquarena
  • 1975 - Kur- und Moorbad AG Kitzbühel becomes Bergbahn AG Kitzbühel
  • 1971 - Acquisition of the Bichlalm
  • 1969 - Berg- und Skilift GmbH and Kirchberger Bergbahnen AG merged with the parent company
  • 1959 - Expansion of the ski resort in the direction of Kirchberg and Jochberg/Pass Thurn
  • 1958 - the 10 millionth guest is welcomed
  • 1955 - Opening of Hornbahn I + II Gipfelbahn cable car on 25.12.1955
  • 1951 - Supply cable car with passenger transport to the Kitzbüheler Horn
  • 1948 - Opening of the world's first “Skizirkus" on the Hahnenkamm mountain (first continuous circuit on skis)
  • 1929 - Full operation of the first Hahnenkammbahn lift as of 26.06.1929
  • 1928 - Foundation of Bergbahn AG Kitzbühel
  • 1924 - Inquiry about the lift project to the Hahnenkamm
  • 1892 - First skiing attempts by Franz Reisch at the Kitzbüheler Horn

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