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1940 - 1950
| 1946 | Establishment of the Westendorf Ski Lifts, the oldest company in the SkiWelt. They experienced serious difficulties in the postwar years concerning the construction costs and the amount of materials determined by the authorities |
| 1947 | Establishment of the Hopfgarten Ski Lifts. The longest chairlift in Europe (2,830m) was built in 1954, however the top station and two supports were destroyed by an avalanche. |
| 1948 | Construction of the “Alpenrosenlift” - then Austria’s biggest ski lift (2,205m long) In the winter of 1948/49, a total of 22,289 winter sports enthusiasts were transported |
1950-1960
| 1952 | Establishment of a ski school in Westendorf |
| 1954 | Installation of the “Stricklift” drag lift in Westendorf |
| 1959 | Establishment of the Söll Ski Lifts and construction of the “Angeralm” drag lift |
1960-1970
| 1960 | The “Stricklift” drag lift was converted into a double T-bar |
| 1961 | Construction of the “Zieplhöfe” drag lift in Westendorf |
| 1962 | Establishment of the Scheffau ski lift company (Schilift Scheffau am Wilden Kaiser GesmbH) by 66 citizens of Scheffau. |
| 1964 | Construction of the “Kandleralm” drag lift in Brixen |
| 1965 | Construction of the Söll-Hochsöll single chairlift and the Hochsöll drag lift |
| 1966 | Hopfgarten buys its first "Ratrak" snow groomer |
| Construction of the “Salvenmoos” drag lift in Hopfgarten | |
| 1967 | Construction of the “Knolln” drag lift |
| 1968 | Transportation of the 2,000,000th passenger on the Hohe Salve lift |
| Construction of the “Stöckl” drag lift in Söll | |
| 1969 | Construction of the “Taklaser” drag lift and the “Alpenrose II” single chair lift in Westendorf |
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Chairlift at SkiWelt Hopfgarten
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1970-1980
| 1970 | Establishment of the development company “Erschließungsgesellschaft Ellmau GmbH”, Construction of the “Sonnberg” lifts in Brixen |
| Construction of the single chair lift on the Hohe Salve in Söll | |
| 1971 | Construction of the “Hartkaiserbahn” funicular in Ellmau |
| Establishment of the Scheffau Lift Company (Bergbahn Scheffau am Wilder Kaiser GesmbH) | |
| Westendorf Lift Company holds a third of the company. | |
| 1971/72 | First billing for travel between Hopfgarten and Söll. No adjustment payments made |
| Construction of the “Rinner” drag lift in Söll | |
| 1972 | Opening of the “Hartkaiserbahn” funicular in Ellmau |
| Construction of the “Alpenrose 1B” chairlift in Westendorf | |
| Construction of the double chairlift “Scheffau – Brandstadl” section I and section II, Construction of the temporary mountain restaurant, construction of the “Ostlift”, construction of the “Eiberglift” | |
| 1972/73 | Weekly ticket valid between Scheffau and Ellmau |
| 1973 | Construction of the “Laubkogel” drag lift in Westendorf |
| Construction of the “Aualmlift” in Scheffau | |
| 1973/74 | Tickets valid between Scheffau and Brixen – individual tickets paid in cash, with account settlement |
| 1974 | Introduction of a 7-day greater-area ski pass valid at Brixen im Thale, Ellmau, Going, Hopfgarten, Itter, Scheffau and Söll, no offsetting |
| 1975 | Construction of the “Fleiding” chairlift in Westendorf |
| Construction of the Söll-Hochsoll double chairlift | |
| Construction of the “Südlift”, Construction of the “Weissachlift”, Construction of the building at the chairlift bottom station in Scheffau | |
| 1977 | Amalgamation to create the greater ski area “Wilder Kaiser - Brixental”, and first sales of all tickets, from single to season tickets, for the greater ski area, without offsetting |
| Construction of the new “Brandstadl” mountain restaurant in Scheffau | |
| 1978 | Seal of approval for slope quality is awarded Construction of the “Grundried” drag lift |
1980-1990
| 1980 | Construction of the “Ostlift II”, Construction of the “Eiberglift II” in Scheffau |
| 1982 | Construction of the “Windauberg” and “Gampenkogel” drag lifts in Westendorf |
| Construction of the “Muldenlift” in Scheffau | |
| 1984 | Construction of the “Brandstadlbahn” gondola in Scheffau |
| 1985 | Conclusion of a pooling agreement with ride offsetting between the villages of Brixen im Thale, Hopfgarten, Itter, Söll, Scheffau, Ellmau, Going and Westendorf (had just joined the greater ski area). 10% share agreed on. |
| Installation of readers and ticket counters for SkiWelt billing in Scheffau | |
| Construction of the “Pendelbahn” lift and “Silleralm” three-seater chairlift in Söll | |
| With the construction of the Silleralm hut, the installation of the “Filzboden” drag lift provided a direct connection from Söll to Scheffau via Brixen | |
| 1986 | Construction of the Hochbrixen gondola in Brixen |
| Operation of the “Itter – Kraftalm” double chair lift and the “Kasbichl” double chair lift in Itter |
Due to a lack of snow in the winters of the 1980s, SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser - Brixental acquired its first snowmaking equipment
| 1987 | Installation of the first snowmaking system in Brixen |
| Construction of the first “bubble” - the four-seater chairlift on the Zinsberg in Brixen | |
| Construction of the “Alpenrosenbahn”, a 6-seater monocable gondola in two sections in Westendorf | |
| Construction of the “Hochalmlift” in Scheffau | |
| 1988 | Construction of the “Söll-Hochsöll” gondola, the “Stöckl” 4-seater chairlift and the “Salvenmoos” double chair in Söll |
| Construction of the “Aualmbahn” lift, Construction of the “Osthangbahn” lift, Construction of the new “Ostlift” in Scheffau | |
| 1989 | Installation of the snowmaking system on the valley run in Ellmau |
| Construction of the “Taklaser” 4-seater chairlift (replacing the drag lift) in Westendorf | |
| Installation of the snowmaking system in Hochsöll and purchase of the first diesel snow cannon | |
| Inauguration of the “Salvista gondola” in Itter and 40th anniversary celebration of the Hohe Salve Lift Company. |
1990-2000
| 1990 | Name of the greater ski area changed from Wilder Kaiser-Brixental to SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser-Brixental |
| First snowmaking system at Stöckl – Salvenmoos – Rinner, supplied by the Stampfangerbach stream and purchase of 6 Crystal snow cannons in Hopfgarten | |
| 1991 | Construction of the “Eibergbahn I + II” lift in Scheffau |
| 1991/95 | Installation of the snowmaking system in Westendorf |
| 1992 | Construction of the reservoir and installation of the snowmaking system in Scheffau |
| 1993 | Construction of the mid boarding point for the “Fleiding” three-seater lift in Westendorf |
| 1994/95 | The Scheffau Lift Company acquires an interest in the Brixen-im-Thale Lift Company |
| 1995 | Construction of the “Keat” detachable 4-seater chairlift and “Rinner” 4-seater chairlift in Söll |
| “Keat - Grundried” snowmaking system and purchase of 15 fully automatic snow cannons in Söll | |
| Construction of the “Jochbahn” lift in Brixen | |
| 1996 | Valley run snowmaking up to the mountain in Scheffau |
| 1997 | Introduction of a Kitzbühel Alps 6-day pass with offsetting for approx. 260 lifts Merger of “Goinger und Ellmauer GmbH” into “Sportcenter Ellmau-Going GmbH” |
| Installation of the snowmaking system for Silleralm – Antlasseealm – Angeralm valley run in Söll | |
| Construction of the Lechen and Inner-Keat reservoirs in Söll | |
| Construction of the “Muldenbahn” lift in Scheffau | |
| Construction of the “Kälbersalvbahn” lift in Brixen | |
| 1998 | Construction of the “Kreuzjöchl” reservoir in Westendorf and expansion of the snowmaking system |
| Construction of the “Südhangbahn” lift, snowmaking on remaining valley run. Construction of the Kaiserland building in Scheffau | |
| 1999 | First reservoir on the Hartkaiser with pumping station for the snowmaking systems in Ellmau |
| Founding of the tourist board “Wilder Kaiser-Brixental Tourismus GmbH” by the tourist associations and ski lift companies of the SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser-Brixental. The tourist board (Tourismus GmbH) looks after the marketing agendas of its shareholders. |
2000 - 2010
| 2000 | Construction of the Hohe Salve gondola in Söll |
| Installation of the “Grundried – Hohe Salve – Rigi” snowmaking system in Söll | |
| Construction of the “Köglbahn” 6-seater chairlift in Ellmau | |
| Construction of the “Foisching” 8-seater chairlift in Hopfgarten | |
| Renovation of the Free Flow mountain restaurant and raising of the reservoir in Scheffau | |
| 2001 | Replacement of the “Windauberg” and “Gampenkogel” drag lifts with modern 4-seater chairlifts in Westendorf |
| 2002 | Construction of the “Brandstadl” 8-seater monocable gondola, bottom lift station and parking deck (buffet conversion, Sternbar) in Scheffau |
| Construction of the Filzalmsee reservoir in Brixen | |
| 2003 | Replacement of the “Schneeberg I + II” drag lifts with a 4-seater chairlift with child safety bars in Westendorf |
| Construction of the “Kaiserexpress” 4-seater chairlift in Ellmau | |
| Construction of the “Filzbodenbahn” lift in Brixen | |
| 2004 | Construction of the “Hexen6er” detachable 6-seater chairlift in Ellmau |
| Construction of the “KaiserWelt” play area (playground at the Brandstadl mountain restaurant and in the forest) in Scheffau | |
| 2005 | Construction of the “KiWest” 8-seater monocable gondola and a ski run with snowmaking to Aschau, connection to the Kitzbühel ski area |
| Construction of the “Kummereralmbahn” 6-person detachable chairlift and snowmaking on the slope in Scheffau | |
| 2006 | Construction of the “Tanzboden” 6-seater chairlift in Ellmau and opening of the Mountain Theme Park “Ellmi´s Zauberwelt”. |
| Opening of the Kaiser shop on the Brandstadl, village snowmaking system (cross country track) in Scheffau | |
| 2007 | Construction of the Salvensee reservoir in Hopfgarten |
| Installation go the snowmaking system for the “Hexenritt” toboggan run in Söll | |
| 2008 | Construction of the “Choralmbahn” 8-seater monocable gondola in Westendorf |
| Construction of the “SkiWeltbahn” 8-seater monocable gondola in Westendorf | |
| Construction of the “Salvenbahn II” 8-seater monocable gondola in Hopfgarten | |
| Construction of the “Siller – Keat” 6-seater chairlift in Söll | |
| Modification of the “Hartkaiserbahn” lift in Ellmau (controls) | |
| Summer expansion of the Jochstube reservoir from 70,000 m³ to 180,000 m³ in Scheffau | |
| Construction of the “Skiweltbahn” lift with snowmaking above the Kandleralm in Brixen | |
| 2009 | Construction of the 6-seater chairlift, “Ellmi's 6er”, and the Tanzboden reservoir with pumping station in Ellmau |
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Construction of the Salvenbahn II at SkiWelt Hopfgarten
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2010-2011
| 2010 | Construction of the “Osthangbahn” – detachable 8-seater chairlift with child safety bars, heated seats and lifting platform in Scheffau. |
| 2011 | New Moon toboggan run in Söll – open nights only – length 3.5 km |
| Expansion of the Astberg reservoir in Going and new platter lift on the nursery slope | |
| Expansion of the Hopfgarten valley run (no. 20) | |
| SkiMovie route on the Südhang slope in Scheffau | |
| Free WiFi on SkiWelt mountains |
Construction of the “Osthangbahn” at SkiWelt Brixen
