In 1972, a true curiosity started operating in Rostock Switzerland: the northernmost ski lift in the GDR. The lift became an attraction. At the turn of the century, operations were discontinued due to a lack of snow and conditions to be met.

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February 29, 2020

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I still know that part. A steel cable ran over two shafts. For a small fee, I think 0.50 pfennigs, you could get a wooden handle. On this handle were attached two offset thick carriage bolts , between which the steel cable was clamped to be pulled .

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Ostseezeitung: Kösterbeck

The northernmost ski lift in the GDR was in the Kös-

terbecks. In 1970, the Rostock Institute for Shipbuilding applied to the district building authority for permission to …

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