Gondola · Tahoe Vista, United States
Big Springs Express Gondola
Big Springs Express Gondola is a gondola near Tahoe Vista, United States. It climbs 138 m over 1.25 km, from 1,945 m to 2,083 m above sea level. Between its 10 pylons, the cable runs up to about 36 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
7/100 · Gentle
By the numbers, Big Springs Express Gondola is scarier than 7% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 79 of 121 in the United States.
- Highest above the ground: about 36 m, as high as a 12-storey building, 949 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 159 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 11°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Big Springs Express Gondola is near Tahoe Vista, United States, at 1,945 m above sea level (39.27414° N, 120.11970° W). From there it runs 1.25 km up to the top station at 2,083 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Per cabin
- 6 people
Nearby lines
- Highlands Gondola gondola · 0.4 km away · rises 178 m
- Aerial Tram, Sunnyside-Tahoe City cable car · 13.6 km away · rises 578 m
- Gold Coast Funitel gondola · 13.9 km away · rises 533 m
- Base to Base gondola · 14.3 km away · rises 205 m
- Village Gondola, Truckee gondola · 19.0 km away · rises 31 m
- Heavenly Gondola gondola · 39.8 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.