Gondola · Val Thorens, France
Bruyères 1
Bruyères 1 is a gondola near Val Thorens, France. It climbs 399 m over 1.24 km, from 1,824 m to 2,223 m above sea level. Between its 13 pylons, the cable runs up to about 46 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
37/100 · Gentle
By the numbers, Bruyères 1 is scarier than 37% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 135 of 226 in France.
- Highest above the ground: about 46 m, as high as a 15-storey building, 827 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 253 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 24°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Bruyères 1 is near Val Thorens, France, at 1,824 m above sea level (45.31225° N, 6.54254° E). From there it runs 1.24 km up to the top station at 2,223 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Capacity
- 2,500 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 10 people
- Ride time
- about 10 min
Nearby lines
- Croisette gondola · 1.4 km away · rises 89 m
- Bruyères 2 gondola · 1.5 km away · rises 616 m
- Roc 1 gondola · 1.6 km away · rises 499 m
- Brelin funicular · 1.7 km away · rises 43 m
- Preyerand cable car · 1.8 km away · rises 64 m
- Pointe de la Masse gondola · 2.3 km away · rises 1,056 m
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: RGE ALTI © IGN. Data as of 2026-10-31.