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After 47 Years and Multiple Breakdowns, Iconic Swiss Gondola Is Getting a $29 Million Replacement

After a string of mechanical failures last winter, one of Switzerlandโ€™s most distinctive gondolas at Flims-Laax-Faleraโ€”linking the alpine peaks of Crap Masegn and the Vorab Glacierโ€”has taken its final run.ย The aging six-person gondola, built in 1978 by Swiss ropeway manufacturer Habegger, broke down three times in less than 10 days last January, prompting frustration among skiers and renewed scrutiny of […]

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Julia Schneemann | May 18, 2025
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