Swiss Review 2/2018

28 Swiss Review / March 2018 / No.2 Images The “Urdenbahn” in Arosa and Lenzerheide is Switzerland’s fastest cable car. The stanchion-free aerial tramway has connected two ski resorts since 2014 without having to open up new slopes. Photo: The Lenzerheide resort The bright red Giovanola gondolas from the 1970s were in operation until April 2017. The Federal Office of Transport did not renew the licence, but there are plans for a replacement system. Photo: Martin Arnold A new type of cable car was born in May 1950: Switzerland’s first gondola cable car opened in Crans-sur-Sierre. Photo: Gentil private archive