Over the pond if a resort spanks 5.3 million euros on a new chairlift, the whole world will know about it, but in Austria it's just a little foot note in their press pack.

Anyway, you can say goodbye to any gridlock in Gerlos, as the old Krummbach double chair lift has been replaced by a 6-seater chair lift with weather-protection hoods and the obligatory heated seats and a naty title of the Moseltret-X-Press

Some technical details for the geeks:

horizontal length 623 m
difference in altitude: 173 m
endless rope length: 646,57 x 2
speed: 5,0 m/s
Average gradient: 27,77 %
Largest incline: 45,80 %
Track width: 6,1 m
Journey time: 2,26 min.
Capacity: 2.409 P/h

For more information visit www.zillertalarena.com