Gondola · Val Thorens, France
Funitel Péclet
Funitel Péclet is a gondola near Val Thorens, France. It climbs 700 m over 3.04 km, from 2,240 m to 2,940 m above sea level. Between its 12 pylons, the cable runs up to about 99 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
79/100 · Scary
By the numbers, Funitel Péclet is scarier than 79% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 43 of 226 in France.
- Highest above the ground: about 99 m, higher than the Statue of Liberty (93 m), 2.29 km after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 720 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 17°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 540 m of the 3.04 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Funitel Péclet is near Val Thorens, France, at 2,240 m above sea level (45.29547° N, 6.57589° E). From there it runs 3.04 km up to the top station at 2,940 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Capacity
- 2,845 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 33 people
- Ride time
- about 12 min
Nearby lines
- Moraine gondola · 1.5 km away · rises 473 m
- Deux Lacs gondola · 1.9 km away · rises 322 m
- Cairn gondola · 1.9 km away · rises 186 m
- Funitel 3 Vallées cable car · 2.0 km away · rises 264 m
- Face Nord gondola · 2.5 km away · rises 317 m
- Caron gondola · 2.6 km away · rises 213 m
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: RGE ALTI © IGN. Data as of 2026-10-31.