New cable car concept for Vienna to be presented

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Business

The Kahlenberg in Vienna could be set to get a cable car according to new reports. The Vienna Chamber of Commerce recommends the implementation of the cable car saying it would be great for tourism. The new concept is to be presented on Friday by Josef Bitzinger, Tourism Representative at the Chamber of Commerce and […]

New panorama bridge and glass stairs open on Dachstein

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Culture

Dare devils in the Dachstein mountain region in Styria, Austria can test their nerves on the new so called ‘stairs to nothingness’. Visitors can walk down the narrow glass steps to a viewing platform hanging over the mountains with a spectacular view located at 2,700 metres above sea level. The stairs weigh in at five […]

Lake Lüner to get a facelift

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Green Austria

One of Austria’s most beautiful lakes is set to lose most of its water – at least temporarily so that repair and renovation work can take place on the wall of a dam. The famous Lüner Lake (German Lünersee) is a large lake near the town of Bludenz in Vorarlberg famous for its crystal blue […]

Baby burned by deep fat fryer

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General News

An unattended nine month old baby was seriously burned after crawling across to the oven and pulling a deep fat fryer full of burning oil over itself in Stadl an der Mur, Styria. The tot pulled on a cable attached to the fryer and pulled it over. Half a litre of hot oil landed on […]

Schönbrunn animals flying high

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Lifestyle

The animals of Schönbrunn in Vienna will no longer be seen just taking up residence in the zoo but will soon appear flying high in the air. The ski resort of Zauberberg on Semmering has given the famous zoo its very own gondola on their cable car. The cabin which currently features a picture of […]

Doppelmayr snatches Sochi cable car order

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Business

A leading Austrian transportation systems producer will build the world’s longest cable car at a Russian holiday hotspot.Doppelmayr Holding AG (Doppelmayr) said today (Weds) it was contracted to set up a 5.4-kilometre connection between the Laura ski resort and Krasnaya Poljana near Sochi where the 2014 Winter Olympics will take place.The Wolfurt-based company, which is […]

Doppelmayr bags record order

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Business

Austrian lift systems producer Doppelmayr has received the biggest assignment in its 118-year history.The Wolfurt-based company said today (Mon) its US American subsidiary DCC Doppelmayr Cable Car (DCC) was part of a consortium contracted to build a cable liner in the Californian city of Oakland.Doppelmayr said work would be completed in 2014, adding that the […]

Skier almost hangs himself on a cable

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General News

A skier is in a critical state after skiing into a piste grooming machine cable on Sunday evening at the Wagrain ski area in Salzburg, police said yesterday (Mon).Günther S., 50, was skiing down to the middle lift station at about 8pm after a birthday party at the “Gipfelstadl” mountain hut when he failed to […]