Squaw Valley Funitel, Jan 2005

A funitel is a type of aerial lift, generally used to transport skiers. The name funitel is a conjunction between the French words funiculaire and telepherique. Funitels have not only been used as a means to transport skiers, there is one used to transport finished cars between different areas of a factory. Recently, more and more funitels have been added to ski areas. Image File history File linksMetadata Funitel_1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Funitel_1. ... An aerial lift is a means of transport in which gondolas or open chairs are hauled above the ground by means of a cable. ... Angels Flight, Los Angeles, California with gantlet track configuration Duquesne Incline, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with full length parallel tracks The Gütschbahn in Lucerne, Switzerland – from an 1893 guidebook A funicular, also called funicular railway, inclined railway, inclined plane, or, in the United Kingdom, a cliff railway, is a system of... Tochal gondola lift carry tourists and skiers to Tochal mountain,Tehran, Iran. ... Skiing is the activity of gliding over snow using skis (originally wooden planks, now usually made from fiberglass or related composites) strapped to the feet with ski bindings. ... A ski area is a place where one goes to participate in the sports of skiing and snowboarding. ...

When used to transport skiers, funitels are a fast way to get to a higher altitude. However, because skis or snowboard have to be taken off and held during the trip, and because of the (usual) absence of seats, funitels can sometimes be uncomfortable for long trips, in the same way other large gondolas can be. Funitels combine a short time between successive cabins with a high capacity (20-30 people^[1]) per cabin, making it a good choice to take when in a busy ski resort, as the lines are usually shorter. Furthermore, Funitels are able to tolerate higher wind speeds than classic gondola lifts because they are fastened to two steel cables instead of one. This article concerns the skis used in skiing. ... A snowboard with boot bindings A snowboard is a board ridden in snowboarding to descend a snow-covered slope. ...

Engineering

Funitel tower at Val Thorens (Savoie, France)

A funitel consists of one or two loops of cable strung between two terminals over intermediate towers. In order to maximize the stability of the passenger cabins, the cables are arranged in two pairs moving in separate directions. Although it might appear that there are four cables, most of the time there is actually only one. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 484 pixelsFull resolution (890 × 539 pixel, file size: 144 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) ca: Funitel de Grand Fond a Val Thorens (Savoia, França). ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 484 pixelsFull resolution (890 × 539 pixel, file size: 144 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) ca: Funitel de Grand Fond a Val Thorens (Savoia, França). ... Val Thorens Val Thorens is the highest ski resort in Europe, located in the French Alps at 2300 meters altitude. ... Towers was a Canadian discount retail chain, which actually contained smaller shops within the large store. ... A cable is two or more wires or optical fibers bound together, typically in a common protective jacket or sheath. ... Directions - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ...

Base terminal seen from funitel cabin at Verbier, Switzerland

The passenger cabins are connected to a pair of cables with four spring-loaded grips (two to each cable). Because the cable runs at a speed faster than that at which most people would care to board or disembark, the cabins must be slowed down while in the terminals to allow skiers to get on and off. This is accomplished by detaching the cabin from the cable and slowing it down with progressively slower rotating tires mounted on the ceiling of the terminal. Once the cabin has reached a speed at which it is safe to load or unload passengers, the cabin is moved about the end turnaround by tires mounted on the floor. The cabin is then accelerated to line speed with a second set of rotating tires. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1536 × 2048 pixel, file size: 234 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Das Bild wurde aus einer Gondel heraus gemacht. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1536 × 2048 pixel, file size: 234 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Das Bild wurde aus einer Gondel heraus gemacht. ... Verbier is a ski resort in the Swiss Alps, in the canton of Valais. ... Skiing is the activity of gliding over snow using skis (originally wooden planks, now usually made from fiberglass or related composites) strapped to the feet with ski bindings. ...

How the funitels cable's are driven and where the cars would attach/detach

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History

The first funitel was constructed in Val-Thorens, 1990, by Denis Creissel and enterprises Reel and Städeli-Lift. The first funitel constructed outside of Europe was the one in Montmorency, Canada, 1993.^[2] Val Thorens Val Thorens is the highest ski resort in Europe, located in the French Alps at 2300 meters altitude. ... MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... Montmorency is the name of several places: Montmorency, in the Val-dOise département of France Montmorency, Victoria, in Australia Montmorency County, Michigan, in the United States Montmorency Township, Michigan, in the United States Montmorency Township, Illinois, in the United States Montmorency Falls, in the province of Quebec, Canada... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...

List of funitels

La Plagne Funitel

Hakone Ropeway

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Andorra

• Grandvalira

Austria

• St. Anton am Arlberg

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Canada

• Montmorency Falls, Quebec City

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France

• Val-Thorens
• La Plagne: Built by Doppelmayr it runs from Plagne Centre (1970m) up to La Grande Rochette (2505m).
• L'Alpe d'Huez

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Greece

• Athens: Parnitha Funitel

Athens (Greek: Αθήνα - Athína) is the largest city and capital of Greece, located in the Attica periphery of central Greece. ... Mont Parness funitel has a history of 35 years, since it was started in the early 70s. ...

Japan

• Hashikurasan Ropeway, Miyoshi, Tokushima
• Hakone Ropeway (箱根ロープウェイ), Hakone, Kanagawa
• Tanigawadake Ropeway (谷川岳ロープウェー), Tanigawadake Tenjindaira Ski Resort, Minakami, Gunma
• Zaō Ropeway (蔵王ロープウェイ), Yamagata Zaō Onsen Ski Resort, Yamagata, Yamagata

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Slovakia

• Bratislava

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Switzerland

• Verbier
• Crans-Montana

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United States

• Squaw Valley Aerial Tramway: The ski resort at Squaw Valley, California, in the Lake Tahoe basin, has a funitel. It holds 28 people and is capable of operating in extreme wind conditions. This is the only funitel in the United States.

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References

1. ^ http://www.seilbahntechnik.net/lifte/Ort/funitel/page1.php
2. ^ http://www.skiresort.de/english/funitel.htm

See also

• List of aerial lift manufacturers
• Lift Engineering (built the QMC funitel - a funitel that actually had four cables)
• Skiing and Skiing Topics

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Ski lifts
Aerial lifts: Aerial tramway/Cable car/Ropeway/Téléphérique/Seilbahn | Funifor | Funitel | Gondola/Télécabine | Telemix | Detachable chairlift | Chairlift
Surface lifts: T-bar | J-bar | Platter/Button/Poma | Rope tow & handle tow | Magic carpet       Cable railways: Funicular