Gondola · Val Thorens, France
Bruyères 2
Bruyères 2 is a gondola near Val Thorens, France. It climbs 616 m over 1.70 km, from 2,223 m to 2,839 m above sea level. Between its 16 pylons, the cable runs up to about 54 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
57/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, Bruyères 2 is scarier than 57% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 90 of 226 in France.
- Highest above the ground: about 54 m, as high as a 18-storey building, 1.06 km after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 293 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 30°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 20 m of the 1.70 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Bruyères 2 is near Val Thorens, France, at 2,223 m above sea level (45.31276° N, 6.55837° E). From there it runs 1.70 km up to the top station at 2,839 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
- Funitel 3 Vallées cable car · 1.4 km away · rises 264 m
- Bruyères 1 gondola · 1.5 km away · rises 399 m
- Côte Brune gondola · 1.6 km away · rises 538 m
- Roc 1 gondola · 2.1 km away · rises 499 m
- Cairn gondola · 2.1 km away · rises 186 m
- Brelin funicular · 2.6 km away · rises 43 m
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: RGE ALTI © IGN. Data as of 2026-10-31.