Gondola · Randogne, Switzerland
Funitel Violettes-Plaine Morte
Funitel Violettes-Plaine Morte is a gondola near Randogne, Switzerland. It climbs 652 m over 3.11 km, from 2,221 m to 2,873 m above sea level. Between its 5 pylons, the cable runs up to about 209 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
96/100 · Very scary
By the numbers, Funitel Violettes-Plaine Morte is scarier than 96% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 34 of 402 in Switzerland.
- Highest above the ground: about 209 m, higher than the Great Pyramid of Giza (139 m), 2.33 km after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 1.09 km.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 28°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 2.13 km of the 3.11 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Funitel Violettes-Plaine Morte is near Randogne, Switzerland, at 2,221 m above sea level (46.34274° N, 7.49868° E). From there it runs 3.11 km up to the top station at 2,873 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Capacity
- 1,600 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 30 people
- Ride time
- about 10 min
Nearby lines
- Violettes Express gondola · 2.8 km away · rises 714 m
- Iffigenalp-Rawil-Weisshorn cable car · 3.7 km away · rises 407 m
- Crans-Merbé-Cry d'Er gondola · 4.2 km away · rises 751 m
- Montana - Arnouvaz gondola · 4.8 km away · rises 189 m
- Militärseilbahn Iffigenalp-Rawil-Weisshorn cable car · 5.3 km away · rises 931 m
- Les Grillesses - Le Bâté "Malo Express" gondola · 8.0 km away · rises 584 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.