The 24-25 ski season already started at Cervinia thanks to the re-opening of its connection to Zermatt's glacier ski area on 26 October. Originally promoted as sharing Zermatt's year-round ski operation with the opening of the Alpine Crossing series of lifts between the two resorts, that's now been pared-back to an 11-month season in the latest marketing.
New this winter, a high-speed detachable six-seater chairlift has been installed in the Goillet area, replacing an old fixed-grip triple chairlift that had worked on the route for the past 46 years. The long-upgrade will dramatically speed up the link between the ski area of Breuil-Cervinia and Valtournenche, taking five-minutes to make the ascent rather than the previous 11. The valley station is located at an altitude of 2,692 metres to arrive at 3,093 metres, and the hourly capacity increases from 1,600 to 2,400 passengers.
The Leitner built chairlift is fitted with the EcoDrive system, making it both efficient and sustainable, by automatically adjusts the speed of the chairlift depending on the number of skiers in line. Just one metre per second of speed reduction can generate energy savings of up to 20 per cent. The lift is also quieter and more efficient.