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Avalanches blast early in the morning. Checking the cables of the glacier cable car at a height of 100 meters. Keeping night watch alone at the summit station at night. 90 employees of the Bavarian Zugspitzbahn ensure that everything runs smoothly on Germany's highest peak. And that for up to 300,000 people who travel to the Zugspitze from the German side every winter. Visitors from Tyrol are not included. Things have to run smoothly in high season. While Tobias Gansler has to prepare everything for the season opening of the Zugspitze ski area in the Zugspitzplatt with his snowcat, Hias Ostler and his team climb onto the glacier cable car's undercarriage for an inspection and check the supporting cables for lightning strikes and damage. At a crawling speed of 0.3 meters per second. Will everything work out for the season opening? Then the weather gets worse and brings avalanche danger and the team has to resort to explosives. Tobias Gansler's snowcat then becomes a mobile office from which he has to monitor all the blasting. Meanwhile, Hias Ostler hangs the ignited packages on the blast track and waits for the bang. Will they be able to defuse the possible avalanche? High-tech and mountain air - the Zugspitze workplace! Chapters: 00:00 Setting off for the ice summit 02:07 The cables of the glacier cable car must be checked 03:09 Danger of dizziness: on the gondola's running gear 03:38 Snow groomer ride: final preparations in the ski area 07:10 Checking the suspension cable at a height of 100 meters 10:44 Lightning strikes the cable 10:59 How does the season start in the ski area? 11:48 The night watchman of the Zugspitze 13:36 The night begins on the summit 15:52 Early check: is the big Zugspitze cable car running? 17:42 13 slopes – inspection run on skis 19:42 Avalanche danger 21:47 The explosives are put in position 24:04 Extreme caution: charges are live 26:00 Waiting for the bang Here is our BR24 website: http://www.BR24.de BR24 newsletter - subscribe here: http://br24.de/newsletter BR24 Facebook: / br24 BR24 Twitter: / br24 BR24 Instagram: / br24