Glacier Bus 1

3, 2, 1 ... as of November 2008 the Gletscherbus 1 is in operation at the Hintertuxer Glacier.

3281 persons per hour were transported by the Gletscherbus 1 to the snow-sure pistes of the Hintertuxer Glacier.

In only 5.25 minutes one glides from Hintertux (1,500 m. above sea level) to the Sommerbergalm (2,100 m.) from where Austria’s most attractive and impressive all year round ski region can be discovered.


· Conveyor capacity: 3,281 pers./hour
· Speed: 6 m./sec.
· Travel time: 5.25 min.
· Length: 1,413 m.
· Number of cabins: 24
· Overall cable weight: 55,000 kg
· Cable length: 5,650 m.
· Power: 4 motors 1,380 KW / 1,880 HP
· One fully laden cabin max. 4,220 kg
· Longest distance between support masts: 593 m
· Highest ground clearance: 76 m