Gondola · Courchevel, France
Ariondaz
Ariondaz is a gondola near Courchevel, France. It climbs 464 m over 2.40 km, from 1,582 m to 2,046 m above sea level. Between its 13 pylons, the cable runs up to about 39 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
20/100 · Gentle
By the numbers, Ariondaz is scarier than 20% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 174 of 226 in France.
- Highest above the ground: about 39 m, as high as a 13-storey building, 1.23 km after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 230 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 19°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Ariondaz is near Courchevel, France, at 1,582 m above sea level (45.41712° N, 6.65227° E). From there it runs 2.40 km up to the top station at 2,046 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Capacity
- 2,600 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 6 people
Nearby lines
- Petit Moriond cable car · 0.9 km away · rises 50 m
- Jardin Alpin gondola · 1.8 km away · rises 233 m
- La Croisette funicular · 1.8 km away · rises 9 m
- Grangettes gondola · 1.9 km away · rises 269 m
- Verdons gondola · 2.2 km away · rises 318 m
- Praz gondola · 2.9 km away · rises 472 m
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: RGE ALTI © IGN. Data as of 2026-10-31.