Klein Matterhorn
Cable car to the Klein Matterhorn, Zermatt
The Klein Matterhorn ( 3,883 m above sea level. M. ) is a mountain in the Pennine Alps.
The mountain is the starting point for many mountain hikes, for example, Breithorn, Castor, Pollux, or starting point for year-round skiing on the Theodulgletscher. In January / February temperatures around -35 ° C are not uncommon. In summer it is hardly warmer than about 5 ° C.
Cableway
The Klein Matterhorn can be achieved since 23 December 1979 a cable car from Zermatt called on the dry dock cable car stop ( 2'930 m). From the mountain station ( 3,820 m), a tunnel on the glacier plateau south to and thus to the ski area, which is marketed by the Zermatt mountain railways as Matterhorn glacier paradise. In the middle of the tunnel, a passenger elevator and a staircase leads up to the actual summit ( 3,883 m). On the local observation deck one has a lot of foresight and a 360 ° view of the surrounding peaks of the Swiss, Italian and French Alps.
The construction of this cable car to the Klein Matterhorn a few meters lower Aiguille du Midi has ( 3 842 m) decreased the rank as the highest attainable by a cable car point of the Alps.
The aerial tramway was built by Von Roll, the two cars for every 100 persons were supplied by CWA. It has a height difference of 890 m and a slant length of 3671 m with two track ropes and a traction cable. The three cable car supports are pretty close together above the station dry dock. The ensuing tension field to the mountain station is so long that the cars lose after the last post first at altitude, until they begin to increasingly steep climb to the summit station. It is with 2885 meters the longest span of Switzerland. Therefore, the hanger of the cars consists of a very high steel lattice construction. The drive has 12 rolls of each rope for a total of 24 rolls. The train travels at a speed of max. 8 m / s (28,8 km / h), and thus a capacity of max. 600 people per hour.
Ski resort
The small Matterhorn is part of the year-round ski resort of Zermatt. The summer ski resort of Zermatt is the largest and highest of its kind in Europe.
The Gobba di Rollin, a few hundred meters south of the Little Matterhorn, and only a few meters away from the border with Italy, is at an altitude of 3'899 m above sea level. M. the highest point of a ski area in Europe. From there, a direct exit to the ski area of Cervinia or to Plateau Rosa is possible.
Summit Restaurant
For the winter season 2008/2009 with a tourist infrastructure was completed just below the summit, which includes, among other things, a restaurant and a mountaineer accommodation. The building was constructed according to the Passive House energy standard Minergie P.
Glacier Palace
A new artificial lift leads directly from the restaurant in the highest glacier palace in the world. This is around 15 meters below the glacier surface. The palace can be visited in an impressive way the glacier with its columns. In addition, artistically designed ice sculptures are exhibited.
Projects
The Zermatt Tourismus configure two new lifts to the Klein Matterhorn. One is a 3-S -Bahn. It is to be realized in 2015 and the end 2017Vorlage: future go / In 3 years in operation. You should lead parallel to the present railway from dry dock on the Klein Matterhorn. This train will take 3 supports and is equipped with 30 cabins. Another aerial tramway is the earliest for 2017Vorlage: planned future / in 3 years and will run from the Testa Grigia on the Klein Matterhorn. This web is not need any props. It is equipped with two 150- cabins. These two lifts are the existing aerial tramway Dry dock - significantly relieve the Klein Matterhorn.