9 men, 9 kilometers

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    9 men, 9 kilometers

    The road section from bend 11 was built in a construction period of three years and is considered the most technically difficult section.

    Started in 1969 and completed in 1976, the Loser panorama road is a technical masterpiece of the time. Only 9 men with heavy equipment and tons of explosives were needed to build the 9-kilometre road.
    Then as now, the population stood united behind the Loser Bergbahnen. The saltworks employees, for example, gave up ten times a hundred shillings (former Austrian currency) of their wages to finance this project. Countless locals and second homeowners donated thousands of shillings to give tourism in Altaussee a future.
    Today, tourism on the Loser, alongside salt mining in Sandling, is an important part of Altaussee’s economy, as well as a popular local recreation area for the population with a wide range of mountain sports opportunities.
    It is thanks to the pioneers around Josef Buttinger that the Loser mountain experience - in winter and summer - is easily accessible for guests from near and far.

    Asphaltierungsarbeiten zwischen den Kehren 12 & 13 /
    Asphalting work between hairpin bends 12 and 13
    Anteilsschein zur Errichtung der Loserstrasse / Share certificate for building the Loserstrasse
    Die Errichtung der Panoramastraße wurde mit großem handwerklichem Einsatz vorangebracht / The construction of the panoramic road was advanced with great craftsmanship

    Copyright: Marl-Buttinger, DI Hofer, Archiv Loser Bergbahnen

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