The lift was opened on December 6, 2019 as the first 8-seater "D-Line" chairlift in Switzerland. The detachable 8-seat Visnitz N2 chairlift leads along 13 round-pipe pillars from the Alp Trida (2,261 m) in direction of Visnitzkopf at 2,633 m, covering an elevation difference of 372 m. The lower terminus was already built in the summer of 2018 east of the mountain restaurant "Skihaus Alp Trida". Furthermore, the already established ski slope 68b also leads directly to the new lower terminus.
Thanks to the new 8-seat chairlift, 900 guests more per hour can now be carried.
As with the Velilleckbahn chairlift, the chairs feature 520 mm wide individual seats, seat heaters and weather-protection hoods to provide guests with maximum travel comfort. The backs of the new D-Line seats will feature images depicting the history of Samnaun.
| Type: | 8 CLD/B-H |
| Transportation capacity: | 3,500 passengers per hour |
| Travel speed: | 5 m/s |
| Inclined length: | 1,208 m |
| Height above sea level lower terminus: | 2,261 m |
| Height above sea level upper terminus: | 2,633 m |
| Elevation difference: | 372 m |
| Number of pillars: | 13 |
| Travel time: approx. | 4.53 min. |
| Number of chairs: | 67 |
| Chair features: | weather-protection hoods, heated seats, D-Line |
| Persons per seat: | 8 |
| Location of drive engine: | Lower terminus |
| Maximum cable incline: | 63 % |
| Manufacturer cable car technology: | Garaventa AG |
| Investment volume: | approx. € 10.5 M |
In 1978, the Visnitz T-bar lift was constructed on the Alp Trida. This T-bar lift was replaced in 1994 with the detachable Visnitz chairlift. Since 1994, the Visnitz chairlift has carried some 24 million guests.
