1. Overview
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Session 9 focuses on Claire, manager of a ski hire company in Aviemore and a very keen skier. She thinks the proposed extension is a wonderful idea. Having a mountain railway means that not only can more skiers get to the summit, which translates to more profit for her company, but she can also go skiing more often! The journey between the car park and the Ptarmigan top station - 2km - is now taken fully enclosed from the elements. It only takes five minutes - a huge improvement on the twenty five minutes it took on the chairlift and lots more time for skiing! The old chairlift was a nightmare as it had to close in winds above 25 miles per hour - a common occurrence in the Cairngorms. However, the new mountain railway can cope with winds up to 80 miles per hour. All in all, the mountain railway has improved Claire's life and she'll certainly support an extension. |
The
base station of the mountain railway (if you look closely towards
the middle of the photograph you can see the carriage approaching
the base station).
© Pauline Park |
