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Gemsstock

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in Canada). This cable car would travel over the valley, and over Andermatt. This, however, was not included in the project's official ski area master plan. This idea would have been very costly to construct, maintain, and run, and may have been unpopular with the residents of Andermatt, due to the
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Gemsstock is a north peak, so you can ski on it until May. Before February it's very cold on Gemsstock because the sun can't shine on the peak.
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stated that they did not "see the need" for a cable car running from Hospental, as there is already one running from
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The Gemsstock Glacier is seen on the left, and the middle cable car station on the right.
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a completely off-piste and untracked run that runs around the back of Gemsstock, called
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which goes directly up to the middle of the mountain. On the middle level, known as
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plan to build 5 new ski lifts, along with several new runs, as part of their
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lies over its northern flanks. The Gemsstock is a subpeak of the higher
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The Gurschen - Gemsstock cable car, leaving the bottom terminal.
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List of mountains of Switzerland accessible by public transport
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topographic maps. The key col is the St. Annalücke (2,875 m).
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The Andermatt - Gurschen cable car line leaving Andermatt.
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There are two 'skiing sections' on Gemsstock. There is a
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fact that it would block the view of the sky above.
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Gemsstock – Aerial cable car to the Gotthard region
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Elevation
Prominence
Parent peak
Chastelhorn
Coordinates
46°36′8.2″N 8°36′42.1″E / 46.602278°N 8.611694°E / 46.602278; 8.611694
Gemsstock is located in Switzerland
Uri
Switzerland
Parent range
Lepontine Alps
Easiest route
Aerial tramway
mountain
Lepontine Alps
Andermatt
Uri
Chastelhorn
Gotthard Oberalp Arena
Gotthard Oberalp Arena
Naetschen
Andermatt
cable car
Andermatt
chairlift

Bernhard Russi
Orascom Hotels and Development
Andermatt

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