Operator of the Kaunertal Glacier ski resort, the Fendels mountain cable cars and the Kaunertal Glacier Road in Tyrol
Kaunertaler Gletscherbahnen GmbH
Kaunertal (Glacier Road 240) · Ried im Oberinntal (Fendels mountain cable cars)New on Amplifa
About Kaunertaler Gletscherbahnen
Kaunertaler Gletscherbahnen GmbH operates the Kaunertal Glacier ski resort in the Tyrolean Oberland, the Fendels mountain cable cars and the 26-kilometre, year-round open Kaunertal Glacier Road. Its scope of services includes year-round ski resort operation from October to May, slope preparation, snowmaking systems, modern lift facilities with cable cars reaching altitudes of over 3,100 m above sea level, as well as year-round snow clearing of the Glacier Road with its 29 hairpin bends. The company runs several gastronomy establishments, including the Weißsee Glacier Restaurant at 2,750 m, the Ochsenalm and the Sattelklause in Fendels. Other areas include a 3,000 m² workshop for machinery and vehicles, a ski rental and service centre, slope reservations for ski teams and a film location service for film and advertising productions. With around 80 employees, the company generates year-round revenues from tourism, cable cars, gastronomy and transport services, and was awarded the SnowTrex Award in 2025.
- Site
- Kaunertal
- Processes
- Ski resort operation (Kaunertal Glacier & Fendels mountain cable cars), Operation of the Kaunertal Glacier Road (26 km, year-round, snow clearing), Gastronomy (Weißsee Glacier Restaurant 2,750 m, Ochsenalm, Sattelklause), Snowmaking systems, Workshop for machinery and vehicles (3,000 m²), Ski rental/test centre, Ski bus, Slope reservation for ski teams/race training
- Materials
- Cable Cars and Lift Facilities, Kaunertal Glacier Road, Workshop
- Founded
- 1980
- Employees
- approx. 80
- Industries
- Tourism/Ski resorts, Mountain cable cars, Gastronomy, Film and advertising production (film set)
- 01
Lift and cable car operation
- 02
Slope preparation and snowmaking
- 03
Road maintenance and snow clearing
- 04
Gastronomy
- 05
Ski rental and service
Services & Infrastructure
Cable Cars and Lift Facilities
Modern lift facilities, including the 8-passenger Karlesjoch gondola (2008), the 100-passenger Falginjochbahn Funifor (2019) and the 10-passenger Weißseejochbahn gondola (2021)
Kaunertal Glacier Road
26 km high alpine road with 29 hairpin bends, kept open year-round through snow clearing
Workshop
3,000 m² workshop for maintenance of machinery and vehicles
Locations
Kaunertal
ATGlacier ski resort, Weißsee Glacier Restaurant (2,750 m), toll station/glacier office, workshop
Ried im Oberinntal
ATFendels mountain cable cars, valley station
Offers & Services
Inside the production
Industries
Additional services
Reference customers
History
- 1966
First lift in Fendels (Hammerlift)
- 1980
Opening of the Kaunertal Glacier as the fourth of five Tyrolean glacier ski resorts after 1.5 years of construction; Weisseeferner I and Karlesspitz lift
- 1990
First snowmaking system on the glacier; conversion of the Hammerlift
- 1991
Integration of the Fendels mountain cable cars into the company
- 1998
Weisseeferner II, expansion of the Ochsenalm, test centre
- 2003
Barrier-free conversion of the glacier restaurant
- 2005
Electrification (replacement of diesel generators)
- 2008
8-passenger Karlesjoch gondola with seat heating
- 2014
Wiesejaggl ski tunnel; conversion of the cable car drives in Fendels to electric power
- 2019
100-passenger Falginjochbahn Funifor (3,113 m); sewage treatment plant at the glacier car park
- 2021
10-passenger Weißseejochbahn gondola (3,044 m)