Gondola · Val Thorens, France
Caron
Caron is a gondola near Val Thorens, France. It climbs 213 m over 1.50 km, from 2,103 m to 2,316 m above sea level. Between its 7 pylons, the cable runs up to about 36 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
22/100 · Gentle
By the numbers, Caron is scarier than 22% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 170 of 226 in France.
- Highest above the ground: about 36 m, as high as a 12-storey building, 733 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 393 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 16°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Caron is near Val Thorens, France, at 2,103 m above sea level (45.29428° N, 6.56455° E). From there it runs 1.50 km up to the top station at 2,316 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Per cabin
- 8 people
Nearby lines
- Deux Lacs gondola · 0.7 km away · rises 322 m
- Cairn gondola · 1.2 km away · rises 186 m
- Cime Caron cable car · 1.7 km away · rises 862 m
- Grand Fond gondola · 1.8 km away · rises 538 m
- Funitel Péclet gondola · 2.6 km away · rises 700 m
- Moraine gondola · 2.7 km away · rises 473 m
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: RGE ALTI © IGN. Data as of 2026-10-31.