Tobotronc

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Sledge
Section of the uphill lifter

The Tobotronc in the Naturlandia Park is an all-weather toboggan run in the municipality of Sant Julià de Lòria in the Principality of Andorra in the style of an Alpine Coaster . According to the operator, it is the world's longest all-weather toboggan run.

description

The rail-guided lift in the mountain and ski area of La Rabassa has a total length of 5300 meters. The difference in altitude is over 400 meters. According to the German manufacturer Wiegand, the actual length of the descent is 3.6 km. According to other information, the length of the uphill lifter route is almost 1700 meters and the length of the actual descent is 3550 meters. The carriages run on four-tube rails with guide and track roller guides, and the hand-lever brakes engage the two inner tubes. The passengers, a maximum of two per sled, sit one behind the other, secured by belts . The operator is the Comû de Sant Juliâ de Lôria . Commissioning took place in 2007.

Uphill

From the valley station, the sledges and passengers are transported uphill to the start with a lifter system using wire ropes running underneath the rails .

use

Use is prohibited for children under 1.20 meters tall. Young people under the age of 13 are only allowed to ski down in the company of an adult. At a speed of over 40 km / h, the sled is automatically braked. Automatic eddy current brakes are also used in the valley station.

Web links

Commons : Tobotronc  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ TOBOTRONC Andorra on andorramania.net
  2. ↑ The attachment on the homepage / reference list of the manufacturer Wiegand
  3. ↑ Description on naturlandia.andorramania.com, in French

Coordinates: 42 ° 26 '9.53 "  N , 1 ° 31' 7.15"  E