Less than 600 days from the 2026
Winter Olympics which Cortina d'Ampezzo is set to co-host with
Milan, Italy's mountain resort is celebrating the 100th
anniversary of its first cable car, which was inaugurated in
1924 and eventually revolutionized the local economy, attracting
more tourists and skiers.
The Cortina-Pocol cable car will be celebrated on August 24 with
a town event that will be organized in the central Piazza Roma
where "Spectaculars", the five Olympic circles, and the three
Paralympic Agitos, the symbols of the 2026 Winter Games, have
just been inaugurated ahead of the Winter Games.
The construction of the cable car connecting the centre of town
to Pocol was an event that opened a new era for the Veneto town
which became a symbol of mountain sports.
Additional cable cars were built in quick succession: the
Faloria in 1939, Lagazuoi (1964), the chair lift of 5 Torri
(1969), and the cable car Tofane in 1971, locally known as
Freccia nel Cielo (sky arrow).
Eventually the whole area around Cortina was affected by the
change with Auronzo, among other nearby resorts, hosting the
first ski lift in 1951 to prepare for the 1956 Winter Olympics.
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