Firstbahn AG

Firstbahn AG operates the First cable car from Grindelwald to First – Top of Adventure. The experience mountain offers attractions such as the «First View» vantage platform, the First Cliff Walk by Tissot, the First Flyer (Tyrolienne), the First Glider, the Mountain Cart and the Trottibike. In winter it includes five winter sports facilities, a half-pipe and the Snowpark within the Jungfrau Ski Region. At the mountain station guests find a restaurant with catering offerings, a shop and tourist accommodation. The company was founded in 1938, and after the Second World War the Ludwig von Roll’schen Eisenwerke AG designed a chairlift system used on First; sections were handed over in December 1946 and February 1947, with official inauguration on 15 June 1947.

The initial ideas for the construction of a First «railway», albeit as a funicular, began to evolve in the 1930s. A company was founded in 1938. However, the various projects ground to a halt, mainly because of the Second World War. After the end of the war, the Ludwig von Roll’schen Eisenwerke AG designed a completely new system for mountain «railways» that was used on First: the chairlift. The cost of such an installation was far lower than any other previously known mountain railway system. On December 1946, the two sections of Grindelwald-Oberhaus and Oberhaus-Bort, and on February 1947 the Bort-Egg section as well as the Egg-First section were handed over to the company. The official inauguration took place on 15 June 1947. A development concept for the entire First area was elaborated in 1986. This included replacement of the chairlift with its open, side-facing chairs.

• First cable car from Grindelwald to First – Top of Adventure

• First View vantage platform

• First Cliff Walk by Tissot

• First Flyer (Tyrolienne)

• First Glider

• Mountain Cart

• Trottibike

• Winter sports facilities, half-pipe and Snowpark

• Restaurant, shop and tourist accommodation at the mountain station

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