Gondola · Val Thorens, France
Moraine
Moraine is a gondola near Val Thorens, France. It climbs 473 m over 2.43 km, from 2,350 m to 2,822 m above sea level. Between its 23 pylons, the cable runs up to about 38 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
21/100 · Gentle
By the numbers, Moraine is scarier than 21% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 172 of 226 in France.
- Highest above the ground: about 38 m, as high as a 13-storey building, 276 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 225 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 22°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Moraine is near Val Thorens, France, at 2,350 m above sea level (45.28769° N, 6.58332° E). From there it runs 2.43 km up to the top station at 2,822 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Capacity
- 2,800 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 10 people
Nearby lines
- Face Nord gondola · 1.0 km away · rises 317 m
- Thorens cable car · 1.2 km away · rises 218 m
- Funitel Péclet gondola · 1.5 km away · rises 700 m
- Grand Fond gondola · 1.8 km away · rises 538 m
- Deux Lacs gondola · 2.1 km away · rises 322 m
- Caron gondola · 2.7 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.