… the Dachstein glacier is the furthest eastern lying glacier in the Alps? The exact height of the Dachstein is 2996 (unfortunately not 3000m).

…the Dachstein was a 3000m high mountain 60 years ago? In the meantime has the Dachstein shrunk? Its a fact that although on old maps you will find a height of 3004m,  its current height on newer maps is just 2996 m. The reason: In the 30s and 40s the measurement was taken from the North Sea upwards, whereas today the height is measured from the nearer lying Adriatic. This results in a differencr of 8 metres altitde and makes the difference between being a 3000m mountain and not.

… the ocunty boundary between the counties of Upper Austria and Styria runs exactly through the middle of the Hunerkogel top station?

… the erected tow lift pylons move with the flow of the glacier? To ensure the course of the facility is correct the cable movement is constantly measured and the cable lengths then altered by machines. As a resultpf the continuous deviation of the glacier the pylon constructions are reset in ice annually to counter balance the flow of the glacier. The movement of the glacier is dependent on several factors, especially the power of the ice and the inclination and  properties of the terrain. The largest annual glacier movement can be found at 3 of the Schladming Glacier Lift pylons and the deviation is that of 2 metres.

…the piste machines of the Dachstein Glacier are filled with easily biodegradable hydraulic oil to avoid damaging the environment. Should even just a small amount of oil escape then the contaminated snow is removed and is transported away on a designated machine. This means we can be sure that the environment is not being negatively affected by the service of our piste machines.

…the drinking water from the natural spring found around 250 metres below the base station is stored at the base station and from there all hotels are provided with fresh mountain drinking water.  For the provision of water to the services on the glacier the lift is used to transport it. There is a drinking water pool which is filled for use by the restaurants and other services.

…the fuel for the power generator and the piste machines is transported with the Dachstein Glacier Gondola from the gondola base station fuel store (2500 litres of transport container volume) to the Hunerkogel top station. Great care is then taken with handling this fuel.

…the Dachstein Glacier Gondola is in full servie through summer, autumn and winter.The carrying out of the officially prescribed annual revision works will be completed in 6 weeks after the end of the winter season. After that the facilities will be back in full service.

…visibility during clear weather can be for hundreds of kms? To the north in the direction of Bayern and the Czech Republic and Slovakia the view is only limited due to the curvatureof the Earth. To the south the view spans over the Tauern mountain range as far as Triglavand the Dolomites. From the Dachstein peak you can on certain days catch a glimpse ofthe adriatic sea.

…the Dachstein South Face with its nearly vertical rock falls and breakages is one of the most menacing in the Northern Alps.

…at the northern foot of the Dachstein, there lies the oldest mine in the world – the 6000 year old salt mine
of Hallstadt.

… in pre-christ mythology the Dachstein was believed to be the home of the Gods. The Celts worshipped the Earth mother god Noreia here.

…the Dachstein and the Salzkammergut were the first tourism areas in the Alps. In the mid 19th Century nobility and artists, the Kaisersamt Sissi himself, etc searched for“blue flowers” of romance on the Dachstein.