Designer Porsche Chairs on New Swiss Lift
Designer Porsche Chairs on New Swiss Lift
Published : 06-Sep-2012 01:50
Super-cool Swiss resort Laax has commissioned the famed German car designer Porsche to create the chairs on a new six seater lift the resort will open this winter.
The new six-seater chairlift will run from Treis Palas to Crap Masegn and is one of two new six-seater chairlifts currently under construction at the famous ski resort, which is due to open its glacier ski area for the season on20th October, 2012. The other new six seater will run from Plaun Lavadinas - Fuorcla da Sagogn.
Along with a cool look thanks to the efforts of the Porsche Design Studios and a pull-down weather protection hood, the individual chairs on the new lifts are reportedly to be able to rotate so that people can look out sideways to admire the scenery without needing to trouble to tilt their heads.
There is also reported to be some solar power association with the new lifts, but that is yet to be clarified.
The new lifts are the second and third five new detachable 6-seater chairlifts and one detachable skilift being installed over three years in an investment of CHF 54m and based on a master plan created for the long term.
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