A chronicle of the family resort
About Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis
Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis is the number one ski resort in Austria. The region in Tyrol is also regularly awarded prizes – especially, when it comes to offers and services for families with children. And there are plenty of reasons for that! The villages on the high plateau leave nothing to be desired when it comes to fun and entertainment.
But who’s behind the success of the resort? Who decides if a new cable car facility is built or not? Which milestones happened throughout Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis’ history? Find out more about this exceptional summer and winter destination in Tyrol.
Tourist Board & Cable car companies
Chairman
Lukas Heymich, MBA
CEO
Dir. Josef Schirgi
Assistant to the management
Sandra Waldegger
Media communication
David Burtscher, MSc
Alexandra Hangl
Katharina Illmer
Sandra Schmid
Nadine Huter
Manuel Vlcek, BSc
Szandra Zámbó
Theresia Kehrer
Piera Pittl
Graphic
Marco Geiger
Yara Marktl
Accommodation coaches
Sandra Waldegger
Corinna Thöni
Front office & Back office
Ing. Mgr. Janina Martynkova
Susette Schuler-Reeuwijk, BA
Hannah Weiß
Franziska Luckow
Sabrina Waldner
Luna Villaescusa Gomez
Eventmanagement
Sinah Streßer
Sustainability Officer
Katharina Lentsch
Accounting
Verena Geiger
Registration
Monika Kathrein
Field Service
Richard Hochenegger
Dominic Petter
Andreas Kirschner
Jürgen Raich
Markus Krismer
Thomas Patsch
Contact
Tourismusverband Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis
Gänsackerweg 2
6534 Serfaus
phone: +43/5476/6239
Email: info@serfaus-fiss-ladis.at
CEO
Ing. Stefan Mangott
Dr. Christof Schalber
Claudia Plangger, LL.M., MSc (Prokuristin [authorised signatory])
Operation Managers
Ing. Heinrich Waldner
Alfons Wucherer
Markus Plangger
Hans Peter Gfall
Alfred Stadelwieser
Mario Lenz (Deputy head of section)
Daniel Stadlwieser (Deputy head of section)
Marketing
Reinhard Walch
Andrea Pfeifer-Scherl
Christoph Strigl
Administration
Wolfgang Timischl
Jasmine Hauser
Rebekka Neuner
Angelina Waldegger
Christoph Brandmeier
Alexandra Mayr
Reinhard Pale, MA
Heidi Kratzer
Restaurant Managers
Hansjörg Thurnes (Komperdell Panoramic Restaurant, Murmlirest & Starrest, Parasol Bar middle station)
Walther Purtscher (Lassida Restaurant, Masner Alpine Ski Hut, Monte Mare & Hexensee Hut)
Peter Mangott (Leithe Wirt Restaurant, Seealm Hög, Sportalm & Parasol Bar valley station)
Fritz Erben (Ski Lounge, Suppenkasper, Murmlikiosk (summer), Park Café)
Contact
Seilbahn Komperdell GmbH
Dorfbahnstraße 75
6534 Serfaus
phone: +43/5476/6203
email: info@skiserfaus.at
CEO
Mag. Michael Schöpf
Martin Pregenzer
Paul Krismer (Prokurist [authorised signatory])
Management Team
Josef Kaschutnig (Restaurant Management)
Daniel Frizzi (Marketing, Team & Event Management)
Georg Geiger (Cable Car Management)
Daniel Spiss (Cable Car Management)
Philipp Kathrein (Cable Car Management)
Thomas Kronawetter (Technology Management)
Thomas Kirschner (Piste Management)
Christian Zangerl (Management of the Bikepark & Fiss Sports Management)
Restaurant Managers
Martin Kaplja (Deputy Restaurant Manager)
Claudia Kirschner (BergDiamant Panoramic Restaurant)
Thomas Geiger (Möseralm Mountain Restaurant)
Peter Krismer (Sonnenburg Family Restaurant)
Philipp Kaschutnig (Zirbenhütte Restaurant & Schöngampalm)
Head of section
Doris Prieth (Payroll accounting)
Sonja Pregenzer (Cash desk)
Georg Köhle (Deputy head of section)
Marcel Vögele (Snow making facilities)
Lorenz Gspan (Deputy technology management)
Marcel Kirschner (Deputy head of section)
Sarah Mayr (Deputy head of section)
Contact
Fisser Bergbahnen GmbH
Seilbahnstraße 44
6533 Fiss
phone: +43/5476/6396
email: office@bergbahnen-fiss.at
A time-lapsed history of the holiday resort in Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis
Discover the contemporary history of Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis and read more about the milestones that happened at the resort:
| 2023 | Completion of 10 EUB Komperdellbahn, new ski depot at the valley station (check-in), new ski school office at Komperdell mountain station, piste improvement Mittelabfahrt run, new construction Holzkugelweg. New marble run in the Summer Fun Park Fiss, viewing platform at the Schönjochbahn mountain station, piste improvements from the Frommes slope in the Hagele Eck area, introduction of a smartphone ski ticket |
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| 2022 | Commencement of construction of the new 10EUB Komperdellbahn (construction of middle station, construction of new cable car route), new construction of a locksmith. Construction of the Schöngampalm children's farm, expansion of the Summer Fun Park Fiss, extension of the Hexenrodelbahn toboggan run to the Fiss valley station, viewing platform at the Schönjoch summit cross, construction of a panorama board and ticket point |
| 2021 | Completion of the Kraft und Sinnesweg trail, completion of the Jochtrail, completion of the Hexenrodelbahn toboggan run, slope improvements, Kuhalm route, Schilti route |
| 2020 | Construction of 12er-Bahn chairlift, Fiss North Side, Opening of access tunnel of the Serfaus Underground to the parking area, improvements toboggan run in Fiss, completion of the Jochtrail, redesign Fiss Energy & Senses Trail |
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| 2019 | Construction phase III Serfaus Underground - completion, extension of the Kinderschneealm, extension of the single trails, Georama Lassida, Source Trail (Quellenweg), Zirbenhütte restaurant extension, Winklabfahrt slope lighting |
| 2018 | Construction phase II Serfaus Underground, M1 panorama platform (Masnerkopf), Golden Man Trail (Goldener-Mann-Weg), "Bike Wash" at Schönjochbahn bottom station, extension of the Art Trail (Kunstweg) , double conveyor belt Fairy Tale Express (Märchenexpress), new winter hiking trail Schönjoch Mitte - Kuh Alm Fiss or Frommes Alp, extension avalanche protection |
| 2017 | Construction phase I Serfaus Underground, Children's Mine (Kinder-Bergwerk) at Schönjoch ridge, redesign of the Adventure Mountains (Abenteuerberge) Witches' Trail (Hexenweg) in Fiss and Explorers' Trail (Forscherpfad) in Ladis. The Pirates' Trail (Piratenweg) in Serfaus is completely new (instead of "The Crashed Plane" (Sturzflug)), Tirol Touristica Award for the Hög Adventure Park in the categories "development of offers" and "infrastructure & buildings" |
| 2016 | New construction of Summer Fun Park Fiss, finalisation of Frommes II reservoir, Art Trail (Kunstweg) in Fiss, PlayIN indoor playground (Indoor Spiel- & Kletterwelt PlayIN), extension of the snow-making facility Obere Scheid, new slopes: Plötza Abfahrt, Mittlere Scheidabfahrt |
| 2015 | Hög Adventure Park (Erlebnispark Hög), Schneisenfeger Family Coaster , Snow Factory (Schneewerk), Fiss Indoor Arena, extension Sonnenburg Family Restaurant, start construction of Frommes II reservoir, Bertas Home Run, Berta's Kindervilla |
| 2014 | Comfort Ski Depot with 4.000 boxes, Seealm Hög restaurant, completion Hög reservoir pond, EUB Alpkopfbahn mid station,Hög Family Lights Chapel, bypass slope Zirbenhütte, Skyswing NEW, SFL Shop |
| 2013 | Bikepark Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis, new slope „Lange Abfahrt“, ski route „Skyline“, slope numbering additional to the name, sport shop and rental at the Waldbahn cable car, skimovie slope at the North side of Fiss, construction at the kids restaurants "Murmlirest" and new youth restaurant "Starrest", Hög reservoir pond in Serfaus |
| 2012 | Extension of the Hexenseehütte, improvement of the Plazörabfahrt and establishment of Fun Slope, Adlerroute, Powder Nose and Old Sattel as ski routes |
| 2011 | Construction of the Masnerkopfbahn (Serfaus), new slopes: Hexenseeabfahrt, Masnerkopfabfahrt, Masnerjochabfahrt, Zwölfer Sportiv, generous improvement of the Frommesabfahrt, takeover and renovation of the Schöngampalm, XXL-Trampoline |
| 2010 | Construction of the Zirbenhütte restaurant on the North side of Fiss. The Zirbenhütte restaurant offers 450 indoor seats and 800 outdoor seats, construction of the jump tower in the Summer Fun Park Fiss, Construction of the Wolfsee reservoir pond (Fiss) |
| 2009 | Construction of the Königsleithebahn chairlift and the Leithe Wirt restaurant (Serfaus) |
| 2008 | Construction of the Familienbahn Gampen chairlift, construction of the Masner reservoir pond (Serfaus), construction of the Almbahn 8-seater cable car (Fiss), extension Summer Funpark Fiss with the Snow Fatory (Scheewerk) |
| 2007 | Construction of the Arrezjochbahn and Moosbahn chairlift (Serfaus); construction of the Skyswing (Fiss) |
| 2006 | Construction of the Murmli Crèche, construction of the Murmliwasser (Serfaus), construction of the Panorama Enjoyment Trail (Panorama-Genussweg), construction of the Fisser Flieger (Fiss) |
| 2005 | Construction of the Tyrol’s first Ski Lounge (Serfaus), establishment of the “Fisser Bergbahnen GmbH & Seilbahn Komperdell GmbH Personenbeförderungs OHG”, joint construction of the Waldbahn 8-seater cable car, construction of the Fisser Flitzer summer tobogganing run, construction of the Sonnenburg Family Restaurant, adaptation and conversion of the “Kinderplanet” Children’s Restaurant, construction of the Frommes reservoir pond (Fiss) |
| 2004 | Construction of the Pezidbahn cable car (Serfaus) |
| 2003 | Construction of the Lassida restaurant; construction of the Lawensbahn chairlift (Serfaus); replacement of the 4-seater cable car service on the first and second section of the Schönjochbahn by a modern 8-seater cable car, construction of the BergDiamant Panoramic Restaurant |
| 2002 | Construction of the Schöngampbahn chairlift, new construction of the children’s training ground Berta's Kinderland (Fiss) |
| 2001 | Construction of the Scheidbahn chairlift (Serfaus), “Seilbahn & Bus Tourismus” (Cable Car and Coach Tourism) magazine declares ski area as winner in its 2000/2001 consumer survey |
| 2000 | New construction of the Möseralm mountain restaurant |
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| 1999 | Fiss-Ladis and Serfaus ski areas merge, 12 December 1999: opening of the Tyrol’s new Ski Dimension Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis, reconstruction of the Skihütte Masner, construction of the Alpkopfbahn and construction of the Sunliner cable car connecting Serfaus and Fiss (Serfaus), construction of the Sattelbahn, Rastbahn and Puinzbahn chairlift as well as the Schönjoch reservoir pond (Fiss) |
| 1998 | Skihütte Masner destroyed in a fire (Serfaus); agreement reached on the introduction of an integrated ski pass system for the whole of Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis |
| 1997 | Construction of the Planseggbahn 6-seater chairlift, construction of the Alpkopf 4-seater chairlift (Serfaus) |
| 1996 | Conversion of the Komperdell mountain restaurant into the Komperdell Panoramic Restaurant, and conversion of the cable car into the “Murmlibahn” – Europe’s first cable car for children (Serfaus) |
| 1995 | Möseralm and Ladis-Fiss: construction of two modern 6-seater cable cars (Fiss) |
| 1993 | Construction of the Obere Scheid 4-seater chairlift (Serfaus) |
| 1992 | Construction of the Lazidbahn cable car as second section of the Komperdell cable car, construction of the Komperdell snow-making reservoir (Serfaus), construction of the Zwölferbahn chairlift (Fiss) |
| 1991 | Construction of the Gample lift (Serfaus) |
| 1990 | Acquisition of first snow cannon in Serfaus, construction of the children’s training ground Kinderschneealm (Serfaus) |
| 1989 | Construction of the Gampenbahn 4-seater chairlift (Serfaus) |
| 1988 | Construction of the Komperdell 6-seater cable car (Serfaus) |
| 1986 | Construction of the Fidriol lift (Ladis) |
| 1985 | “Dorfbahn” village underground train opens (Serfaus), construction of the Almlift (Fiss) |
| 1983 | Construction of the Plansegglift II (Serfaus) |
| 1982 | Construction of the Schöngamplift (Fiss) |
| 1981 | Construction of the second section of the Schönjochbahn cable car, construction of the Plazör- and Schönjöchllift as well as the Schönjöchl mountain restaurant (Fiss); construction of the Minderslift and completion of the Skihütte Masner (Serfaus) |
| 1980 | Development of the Masner ski area with the Moos-, Arrez-, Masner- and Laustallift II (Serfaus) |
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| 1979 | Start of development work on the Schönjöchl, construction of the first section of the Schönjochbahn cable car and construction of the Wonnelift (Fiss) |
| 1978 | Construction of the Möserlift (Fiss) and the Lawenslift (Serfaus) |
| 1977 | Construction of the first children’s ski restaurant in the Alps on the Komperdell (Serfaus) |
| 1974 | Neighbouring village of Ladis linked to the Fiss ski area by a single-seater chairlift (Fiss), construction of the Scheidlift (Serfaus) |
| 1973 | Opening of the Komperdellbahn circulating monocable aerial ropeway (Serfaus) |
| 1971 | Construction of the Laustallift (Serfaus), construction of the Waldlift (Fiss) |
| 1970 | Construction of the Lazidlift double chairlift (Serfaus) |
| 1969 | Construction of a small refreshment stop at the Möseralm (Fiss) |
| 1967 | Construction of the single-seater chairlift to the Möseralm and construction of the Rast- and Sattelkopflift (Fiss) |
| 1966 | Founding of the Fisser Bergbahnen GmbH (Fiss-Ladis cable car company) (Fiss), construction of the Alpkopflift single-seater chairlift (Serfaus) |
| 1965 | Construction of the Bifang- and Alpkopflift (Serfaus) |
| 1961 | Construction of the Gampen- and Plansegglift l (Serfaus) |
| 1958 | Construction of the cable car linking Serfaus to the Komperdell |
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| 1957 | Founding of the Seilbahn Komperdell GmbH (Komperdell cable car company) in Serfaus |
| 1954 | The first tow lift is built in Serfaus |
| 1953 | The goods cable car is converted into a passenger cable car for 4 people |
| 1940 | Building of a goods cable car from the village Serfaus to the Kölner Haus |
