Behind the scenes

Take a look behind the scenes at Glacier 3000 with short videos.

How does a cable car work? What are its secrets? What are the rules for opening the Alpine Coaster? How does the water system work?

These are just some of the questions you might have about the operations at Glacier 3000. These short videos will try to answer these questions and take you behind the scenes at Glacier 3000.

April 2023 - Dogsled Rides

Charlotte Marcelino, musher at Glacier 3000, explains the practice of sled dogs on a glacier and its particularities.

March 2023 - Black Wall

Bernhard Tschannen, director of Glacier 3000, explains the realization of the Black Wall: one of the steepest slopes in the world. The slope was inaugurated on March 20, 2023

November 2022 - Maintenance work

This fall, we carried out extensive maintenance work on the support cables of the second section of the ropeway.

September 2022 - Water

At 3000 metres, there is no running water. Hugues Ansermoz, operations manager at Glacier 3000, explains how water is supplied at this altitude.

August 2022 - Cable car

After this video, you'll know all about how the main cable car works! Julien from the technical team opens the doors of the intermediate station of Cabane at Glacier 3000.

July 2022 - New slope

Discover in this video the new development project of the ski area for the 2022/2023 season. Bernhard Tschannen explains how the project will work, including a new tunnel...

June 2022 - Alpine Coaster

Kurt von Siebenthal, Technical Director at Glacier 3000 explains the preparation of the Alpine Coaster.

November 2021 - the Snowpark

Benjamin Ravanel, Director of Ravach Parks, takes you behind the scenes of the snowpark at Glacier 3000.