Gondola · Vail, United States
Gondola One
Gondola One is a gondola near Vail, United States. It climbs 608 m over 2.72 km, from 2,497 m to 3,105 m above sea level. Between its 23 pylons, the cable runs up to about 49 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
40/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, Gondola One is scarier than 40% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 34 of 121 in the United States.
- Highest above the ground: about 49 m, as high as a 16-storey building, 912 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 247 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 23°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Gondola One is near Vail, United States, at 2,497 m above sea level (39.63911° N, 106.37346° W). From there it runs 2.72 km up to the top station at 3,105 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Per cabin
- 10 people
- Ride time
- about 9 min
Nearby lines
- Eagle Bahn Gondola gondola · 1.5 km away · rises 679 m
- Haymeadow Express gondola · 12.5 km away · rises 102 m
- Riverfront Express Gondola gondola · 13.6 km away · rises 18 m
- BreckConnect Gondola gondola · 30.8 km away · rises 118 m
- River Run Gondola gondola · 37.0 km away · rises 702 m
- Outpost Gondola gondola · 37.8 km away · rises 52 m
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: Copernicus GLO-30, 30 m. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. Data as of 2026-10-31.