Gondola · Huez, France
Pic Blanc 1
Pic Blanc 1 is a gondola near Huez, France. It climbs 238 m over 1.45 km, from 1,861 m to 2,099 m above sea level. Between its 6 pylons, the cable runs up to about 41 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
27/100 · Gentle
By the numbers, Pic Blanc 1 is scarier than 27% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 159 of 226 in France.
- Highest above the ground: about 41 m, as high as a 14-storey building, 353 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 420 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 13°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Pic Blanc 1 is near Huez, France, at 1,861 m above sea level (45.09777° N, 6.07007° E). From there it runs 1.45 km up to the top station at 2,099 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Capacity
- 3,000 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 23 people
- Ride time
- about 7 min
Nearby lines
- Rif Nel 2 gondola · 0.3 km away · rises 172 m
- Rif Nel 1 gondola · 0.8 km away · rises 106 m
- Télécentre gondola · 1.3 km away · rises 78 m
- Poutran gondola · 1.4 km away · rises 3 m
- Alpe Express, Huez, 1,806–1,822 m gondola · 1.5 km away · rises 16 m
- Alpe Express, Huez, 1,786–1,822 m gondola · 1.7 km away · rises 36 m
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: RGE ALTI © IGN. Data as of 2026-10-31.