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The Friborg Society Down’s Down’s Day inaugurated on Tuesday the first Toboggans path in Switzerland, an attraction presented as “playful and immersive in the great outdoors”. Visitors can slide along six slides during a 2.5 -kilometer panoramic hike.
(Keystone-ATS) “The novelty was thought to seduce young and old, in summer and in winter,” the company said in Charmey, in the presence of its general manager Claude Gendre on Tuesday in Charmey. It is part of the cantonal philosophy of mountain tourism, with a four -season approach to adapt to less snowy winters.
The slide of the slides comes to materialize more than three years of procedures and nine months of work. Visitors can discover a new 2.5 km hiking path, of “high quality”, between the top of the cable car and the intermediate station, with a panorama of the valley as a reward.
Seventh slide
The course is currently marked by six slides. A seventh will be added during the summer. Equipped with a carpet, essential for proper functioning and safety, visitors will experience an experience of approximately one and a half hour, “gaining intensity at each slide”, promise the organizers.
The installation is accessible from the age of 8, the press release said. The activity is for both children and adults in search of “fun and sensations”, describes society. The new offer constitutes one of the cornerstone of the sustainability of the ski lifts of Charmey, in the Friborg Pre -Alps.
Transition in progress
The development marks a key step in the four -season transition of the station, repeated the management. “The attraction has indeed been thought of to be practicable also in winter in the event of low snow. In addition, its integration into the landscape was particularly neat and praised by stakeholders.
To accommodate visitors in the best conditions, a parking solution was also found, thanks to the mobilization of companies in the industrial zone of the Tsintre, at the exit of Charmey. New extra car parks served by shuttle buses allow you to double the capacity.
Thus, the pressure will be reduced in the village on the days of strong crowds, notes the press release. “The solution allows the slides to work for the stabilization of Down’s Down’s SA, without increasing any disturbances in the locality. »»
