Gondola · Val Thorens, France
Cairn
Cairn is a gondola near Val Thorens, France. It climbs 186 m over 1.14 km, from 2,103 m to 2,288 m above sea level. Between its 10 pylons, the cable runs up to about 37 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
10/100 · Gentle
By the numbers, Cairn is scarier than 10% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 201 of 226 in France.
- Highest above the ground: about 37 m, as high as a 12-storey building, 770 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 173 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 15°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Cairn is near Val Thorens, France, at 2,103 m above sea level (45.29428° N, 6.56455° E). From there it runs 1.14 km up to the top station at 2,288 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Capacity
- 2,400 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 8 people
Nearby lines
- Deux Lacs gondola · 0.9 km away · rises 322 m
- Caron gondola · 1.2 km away · rises 213 m
- Funitel 3 Vallées cable car · 1.7 km away · rises 264 m
- Funitel Péclet gondola · 1.9 km away · rises 700 m
- Bruyères 2 gondola · 2.1 km away · rises 616 m
- Bruyères 1 gondola · 2.4 km away · rises 399 m
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: RGE ALTI © IGN. Data as of 2026-10-31.