Mont Blanc via the futuristic project of the new cable car
by Francesco Macchi
The company Doppelmayr Garaventa was awarded the contract in the Mont Blanc cable car SpA for the construction of the new cableway that connects Punta Helbronner Courmayeur on the Italian side of Mont Blanc. New Mont Blanc cableway will be a focus of modern futuristic design that will shine in the heart of Europe's highest mountain, with the objective of moving from the current 100 thousand to 150 thousand a year passes in the short term and 300 thousand in the long.
"Our growth estimates should not be misleading. In our case we have been developing to be extremely cautious. - Explains Roberto Francesconi, president of the Mont Blanc Spa - Already on the French side, the Aiguille du Midi, there are about 500 thousand well. "
The new plant Pharaonic, all made ​​of glass and steel, will cost 105 million euro and will replace the existing one, even if one can speak of simple modernization. The underlying philosophy of all, judging from the design choices, is to want to impress the visitors taking advantage of technology yes, but above all the natural scenery of Mont Blanc. The cabins will be equipped with a system that allows the rotation on themselves by allowing visitors to enjoy the 360 ​​degree view of all the zones crossed. At 3452 meters will be built at Punta Helbronner a circular terrace of 14 meters in diameter, from which you will enjoy a 360 degree view on the summit of Mont Blanc (4810 meters), the tooth of the Giant and the stunning Vallee Blanche.
The new plant will start no more from La Palud but Pontal, a suburb of Entreves (700 meters as the crow flies from the previous start), not far from the Val Veny cableway. In a parking lot will be built for 350 people, including 300 under cover. "The proximity of facilities in the Val Veny - adds Francesconi - will allow us a very good synergy because our presence there are more peaks in summer, while for skiers using the ski areas of Val Veny high season 's winter. "
A second station will be located at the Pavillon Mont Frey (2178 meters), while the arrival is at Punta Helbronner. The destination station will be dug a tunnel into the granite of Mont Blanc to install an elevator that will go down the shelter at Turin, share in 3335, reached through a more horizontal tunnels dug into the rock and 150 meters long.
The current system is a masterpiece of the fifties, with a span of cable supported by a pylon suspended in a void, and will be operational for another few years. Those who had not yet done so, we recommend you take advantage of a sunny day at this time to make the crossing of the Mont Blanc cable car . When the new plant becomes operational in 2015, the stations of the Pavilion and will be destined to become a refuge Torino small museums.
The engineer and the architect Sergio Blengini Cillari Carlo Rossi, two of the technicians who have contributed to the project, highlight the "strong innovative value of the work both for technological solutions that close attention to environmental protection." The new rooms and terraces on the top of Punta Helbronner will be oriented at 360 degrees allowing "a great emotional impact on the summit of Mont Blanc, the Dent du Géant, the Grand Jorasses, Valley Blanche, and surrounding valleys."
The new plant is also an opportunity to raise global Courmayeur.
Multimedia technologies in the project will provide a tourist service in the days of bad weather, especially to Asian visitors who are visiting Europe in stages and that if forced to come Curmayeur in a day of bad weather must be entitled to an alternative program.
The Mont Blanc has always been associated mainly to France and Chamonix, but this will allow bringing the highest peak of Europe to Italy and Valle d'Aosta.
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