Gondola · Meribel, France
Pas du Lac 1
Pas du Lac 1 is a gondola near Meribel, France. It climbs 527 m over 1.58 km, from 1,684 m to 2,211 m above sea level. Between its 14 pylons, the cable runs up to about 38 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
27/100 · Gentle
By the numbers, Pas du Lac 1 is scarier than 27% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 161 of 226 in France.
- Highest above the ground: about 38 m, as high as a 13-storey building, 579 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 250 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 27°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Pas du Lac 1 is near Meribel, France, at 1,684 m above sea level (45.37213° N, 6.58010° E). From there it runs 1.58 km up to the top station at 2,211 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Capacity
- 2,700 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 8 people
Nearby lines
- Chalets gondola · 1.1 km away · rises 105 m
- Pas du Lac 2 gondola · 1.2 km away · rises 472 m
- Saulire Express 2 gondola · 1.4 km away · rises 632 m
- Saulire Express 1 gondola · 1.8 km away · rises 636 m
- Tougnète 1 gondola · 2.0 km away · rises 473 m
- Rhodos 2 gondola · 2.2 km away · rises 207 m
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: RGE ALTI © IGN. Data as of 2026-10-31.