- Info-snow
- 3.4 C
- Cable-car: Closed
- Chairlift: Closed
| 1901 |
Inauguration of the cross at Alpe Cardada |
| 1906 |
Inauguration of the Locarno – Madonna del Sasso funicular |
| 1936 | Construction of the Cimetta hut by the Solduno Ski Club |
| 1938 | Construction of the Cardada hut by the Ski Club Locarno |
| 1950 | Foundation of the company FLOC (Funivia Locarno Orselina Cardada) with 21 partners and the president Luigi Pedrazzini with concession for the construction of the cableway |
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1951 - 1965 |
Construction of the ski lifts in Cimetta (initiative of Ulisse del Grande) |
| 1952 |
Construction of the first cable car to connect Orselina to Cardada (Boldrini company from Locarno with Von Roll firm from Thun) |
| 1953 | In its first year the cable car cabins carried 68’598 passengers and Albergo Cardada has been purchased |
| 1954 | Construction of the chairlift to connect Cardada to Cimetta (Companies Ferriere Cattaneo from Giubiasco together with Carlevaro & Savio firm from Turin) |
| 1960 |
Replacement of the traction cable and ballast of the cable car |
| 1961 | Construction of the Alpe Vegnasca – Cimetta ski lift |
| 1965 | Construction of the Cimetta ski lift |
| 1968 | Merger of the two cableway and chairlift companies with a single Board of Directors |
| 1978 | Renewal of the cableway’s electrical control and traction system |
| 1982 | Major intervention on the chairlift’s electromechanical system (Companies Garaventa from Goldau and Frey from Stans) |
| 1984 |
Replacement of the cable car cabins (Company CWA from Olten) |
| 1991 | Replacement of the traction cable and ballast of the cable car |
| 1997 |
Dissolution of FLOC and establishment of Cardada Impianti Turistici SA |
| 1997 - 2000 | Construction of a panoramic walkway, a recreational path in Cardada and a geological observatory in Cimetta (project by landscape architect Paolo Bürgi) |
| 1998 - 2000 |
Manufacture of new cabins with modern design by the famous architect Mario Botta and construction of the valley and mountain cable car stations, also designed by architect Mario Botta with the participation of architect Paolo Pedrazzini |
| 2000 |
Inauguration and official reopening of the new facilities on June 7th |
| 2001 |
Centenary and placement of the new cross on Alpe Cardada |
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2002 - 2003 |
Dismantling of Alpe Cardada’s ski lift |
| 2007 | Dismantling of Pian d’Üsei’s ski lift |
| 2018 - 2019 | End of the skiing activity in Cimetta by the Cardada Ski Club |
| 2019 |
Renewal and modernization of the technical and electrical part of the cable car with a digital system |
| 2020 | Facilities closure from March 11th to June 5th due to lockdown imposed by Covid-19 |
| 2021 | Dismantling of the Vegnasca ski lifts Renewal and modernization of the technical and electrical part of the chairlift and its valley station |
| 2022 |
Creation of the pond at Alpe Cardada |
