Gondola · Montana, Switzerland
Crans-Merbé-Cry d'Er
Crans-Merbé-Cry d'Er is a gondola near Montana, Switzerland. It climbs 751 m over 3.01 km, from 1,504 m to 2,255 m above sea level. Between its 16 pylons, the cable runs up to about 53 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
62/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, Crans-Merbé-Cry d'Er is scarier than 62% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 275 of 402 in Switzerland.
- Highest above the ground: about 53 m, as high as a 18-storey building, 702 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 467 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 29°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 90 m of the 3.01 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Crans-Merbé-Cry d'Er is near Montana, Switzerland, at 1,504 m above sea level (46.30858° N, 7.46731° E). From there it runs 3.01 km up to the top station at 2,255 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Capacity
- 1,800 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 8 people
Nearby lines
- Montana - Arnouvaz gondola · 0.9 km away · rises 189 m
- Violettes Express gondola · 2.1 km away · rises 714 m
- Funitel Violettes-Plaine Morte gondola · 4.2 km away · rises 652 m
- Les Grillesses - Le Bâté "Malo Express" gondola · 5.1 km away · rises 584 m
- Anzère - Intermédiaire - Pas de Maimbré gondola · 6.6 km away · rises 814 m
- Iffigenalp-Rawil-Weisshorn cable car · 6.8 km away · rises 407 m
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: swissALTI3D © swisstopo, 2 m. Data as of 2026-10-31.