Parsenn

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Parsenn ski area. View from the Dischma valley
Parsenn ski area

Parsenn is a skiing and hiking area above Davos and is operated by Davos Klosters Bergbahnen AG . The name goes back to the alpine pastures below the Gotschnagrates . The Parsennbahn was the second real sports track (track that is only aimed at athletes as passengers) in Switzerland , today there are 102 kilometers of slopes. The Parsenn Derby has been held here since 1924 .

history

Construction of the Parsennbahn in 1931
Today's Parsennbahn in the cabin design developed only for this lift
Parsennbahn second section
Hauptertälli ski lift
  • 1903: First use of the Parsenn descent with skis from the Weissflue by Oscar Schuster and the Davos mountain guide Johann Engi.
  • 1931: Construction of the 1st section of the Davos Dorf - Höhenweg funicular railway
  • 1932: Construction of the 2nd section Höhenweg - Weissfluhjoch with the restaurant on the Weissfluhjoch .
    approx. 61,000 passengers have already been transported. The capacity is 350 people per hour.
  • 1936: Significant increase in frequency to around 235,000 people per year.
  • 1937: Doubling of the transport capacity of the funicular from 350 to 700 people / hour.
  • 1942/43: Construction of the Federal Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research on the Weissfluhjoch
  • 1955: Opening of the Weissfluhjoch - Weissfluhgipfel cable car
  • 1961: The Parsennhütte - Weissfluhjoch cable car opens. This creates a connection to the Gotschna ski area, which has existed since 1950 .
  • 1967: Establishment of Sportbahnen Pischa AG , which is run as a subsidiary.
  • 1972: Inauguration of the new valley station in Davos Dorf
  • 1979: The connection railway to the Strelapass, which has since been closed again, opens - at times, a third feeder to the ski area is created alongside the Parsenn and Gotschnabahn via Schatzalp
  • 1982: The Joch-Express connecting cable car opens
  • 1987: Opening of the Schifer - Weissfluhjoch gondola lift in two sections with a transport capacity of 1700 people per hour each
  • 1994: In cooperation with the Gotschnabahn one of the first snow-making systems in the region is built. In the same year, the access system is converted to a contactless hands-free system.
  • 1996: Acquisition of a majority stake of 57% in the Rinerhorn mountain railways .
  • 1996: Opening of the mountain bike downhill route Weissfluhjoch - Klosters. The 14 km long route recorded around 500 bikers in the first year.
  • 1998: Opening of a second MTB downhill route from the Weissfluhjoch to the Parsennhütte. A total of around 1200 bikers will be transported this summer.
  • 2002: The 1st section of the Parsennbahn is comprehensively renewed. The track is widened from 800 mm to 1200 mm and the maximum speed is increased from 6 m / s to 10 m / s. The capacity in the Parsenn area increases to 2200 people / hour. Because of the high speed of the train, it is also called the Alpine Ferrari .
  • 2006: Completion of the Totalp reservoir . With a capacity of almost 100,000 m³, it is the heart of the snow-making system in the Parsenn area.
  • 2010: Commissioning after renovation of the 2nd section of the Parsennbahn.
  • 2017: 6-seater chairlift Furka Zipper goes into operation, replaces the old Furka double ski lift from 1972

Railway systems

The following railway systems can be found in the Parsenn area:

Plant name route Type Year of construction and renewal Height difference length Capacity people per hour Capacity per vehicle Manufacturer Operation
winter
Operation
summer
Parsennbahn (1st section) Davos Dorf - Höhenweg Funicular (1931) 2002 658 m 1889 m 2200 (135) 200 Von Roll
Doppelmayr
Parsennbahn (2nd section) Höhenweg - Weissfluhjoch (1932) 2010 445 m 2074 m 970 (135) 110 Von Roll
Doppelmayr
Gangloff
Summit lift Weissfluhjoch - Weissfluh summit Cable car
aerial tramway
(1955) 1983 181 m 683 m 1100 60 Garaventa
Parsennhüttenbahn Weissfluhjoch - Parsennhütte (1961) 1987 463 m 2390 m 675 80 Garaventa
Jochexpress (dismantled in 2011) Weissfluhjoch - Totalpsee 1982 130 m 445 m 720 60 Garaventa
Hauptertällibahn (out of service) Strelapass - Main Tälli 1980 87 m 1714 m 30th 350 Küpfer
Gotschnabahn (1st section) Klosters Platz - Gotschnaboden (1950) 1987 609 m 1965 m 1200 125 From roll
Gotschnabahn (2nd section) Gotschnaboden - Gotschnagrat (1950) 1987 506 m 971 m 1400 100
Schiferbahn (1st section) Schifer - Obersäss Gondola 1987 454 m 1745 m 1700 6th From roll
Schiferbahn (2nd section) Obersäss - Weissfluhjoch 1987 647 m 3600 m 1700 6th
Parsenn Rapid Höhenweg - Weissfluhjoch Chairlift 2000 445 m 1989 m 2600 6th Garaventa
Gruobenalp Gruobenalp - Gotschnagrat 1995 215 m 1087 m 1200 4th Garaventa
Schwarzseealp Schwarzseealp - Gotschnagrat 1995 438 m 1558 m 1000 2 Garaventa
Meierhoftäli Meierhoftäli watershed 1995 373 m 1601 m 1900 4th Garaventa
Furka - zipper Parsennhütte - Parsennfurgga (1957) 1972

2017

380 m 1500 m 2500 6th
Doppelmayr
Totalp Parsennhütte-Weissfluhjoch 1998 473 m 2316 m 2400 4th Garaventa
Seetälli Parsennhütte - Seetälli Ski lift 1983 301 m 1120 m 1100 2 Garaventa
Parsenn girls Parsennmeder - Gotschnagrat 1957 324 m 1145 m 1000 2 Oehler
Hauptertälli Hauptertälli - Wasserscheidi 1971 180 m 1033 m 1100 2 Garaventa
Way of the Cross Way of the Cross - Parsennfurgga 1971 105 m 365 m 900 2 Garaventa

literature

  • Manfred Hunziker: Ringelspitz / Arosa / Rätikon, Alpine Tours / Bündner Alps . Verlag des SAC 2010, ISBN 978-3-85902-313-0 , p. 388.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. http://elexikon.ch/parsenn
  2. Joachim Schindler, with the assistance of Bernd Arnold and Frank Richter: Oscar Schuster (1873-1917) - mountaineer, alpinist, developer, doctor, publicist. In the series: Monographs Saxon Mountaineering. Published by: Sächsischer Bergsteigerbund, Dresden 2013, p. 215