Gondola · Huez, France
Marmottes 2
Marmottes 2 is a gondola near Huez, France. It climbs 428 m over 1.41 km, from 2,338 m to 2,766 m above sea level. Between its 15 pylons, the cable runs up to about 48 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
39/100 · Gentle
By the numbers, Marmottes 2 is scarier than 39% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 129 of 226 in France.
- Highest above the ground: about 48 m, as high as a 16-storey building, 423 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 187 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 29°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Marmottes 2 is near Huez, France, at 2,338 m above sea level (45.10460° N, 6.09639° E). From there it runs 1.41 km up to the top station at 2,766 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Capacity
- 1,650 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 6 people
- Ride time
- about 5 min
Nearby lines
- Pic Blanc 2 gondola · 0.9 km away · rises 504 m
- Marmottes 3 cable car · 1.0 km away · rises 288 m
- Pic Blanc 3 cable car · 1.7 km away · rises 693 m
- Rif Nel 2 gondola · 2.0 km away · rises 172 m
- Poutran gondola · 2.2 km away · rises 3 m
- Pic Blanc 1 gondola · 2.2 km away · rises 238 m
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: RGE ALTI © IGN. Data as of 2026-10-31.