Gondola · Sunnyside-Tahoe City, United States
Base to Base
Base to Base is a gondola near Sunnyside-Tahoe City, United States. It climbs 205 m over 3.71 km, from 1,901 m to 2,106 m above sea level. Between its 30 pylons, the cable runs up to about 66 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
66/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, Base to Base is scarier than 66% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 24 of 121 in the United States.
- Highest above the ground: about 66 m, as high as a 22-storey building, 2.53 km after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 302 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 28°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 195 m of the 3.71 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Base to Base is near Sunnyside-Tahoe City, United States, at 1,901 m above sea level (39.19566° N, 120.23479° W). From there it runs 3.71 km up to the top station at 2,106 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Per cabin
- 8 people
Nearby lines
- Gold Coast Funitel gondola · 1.5 km away · rises 533 m
- Aerial Tram, Sunnyside-Tahoe City cable car · 1.9 km away · rises 578 m
- Highlands Gondola gondola · 14.2 km away · rises 178 m
- Big Springs Express Gondola gondola · 14.3 km away · rises 138 m
- Village Gondola, Truckee gondola · 16.5 km away · rises 31 m
- Heavenly Gondola gondola · 37.8 km away · rises 868 m
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: Copernicus GLO-30, 30 m. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. Data as of 2026-10-31.