Sedačková lanovka Ráztoka - Pustevny, Mountain chairlift in Trojanovice, Czech Republic.
The Ráztoka-Pustevny chairlift is a mountain aerial lift connecting lower terrain at 620 meters with higher ground at 1020 meters in the Radhošť region. The system climbs through forested mountainous slopes, covering the elevation gain across its cable route.
The lift was built in 1940 as Europe's first chairlift system, pioneering aerial transport technology in the region. It underwent major reconstruction in 1956 when mechanical parts and steel structures were replaced with modern equipment.
The lift is owned and run by the local sports club SK Skialpin Pustevny, which took it over in 1991. The upper station building from 1937 was demolished in 2016 and replaced a year later by a new structure designed by architect Kamil Mrva. The lift carries bicycles in summer and skis in winter.
Visit on clear days for the best views from the upper station. Bring warmer clothing since temperatures are noticeably lower at the higher elevation than in the valley below.
The original 1940 lift had 81 single seats and 19 wooden pylons, which were swapped for metal ones during the summer of 1940 while the line kept running. The current Tatrapoma lift, in service since 1987, has 162 two-seat chairs and 18 pylons, four of them compression types.
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