Gondola · Huez, France
Pic Blanc 2
Pic Blanc 2 is a gondola near Huez, France. It climbs 504 m over 1.96 km, from 2,100 m to 2,604 m above sea level. Between its 5 pylons, the cable runs up to about 89 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
76/100 · Scary
By the numbers, Pic Blanc 2 is scarier than 76% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 50 of 226 in France.
- Highest above the ground: about 89 m, as high as a 30-storey building, 576 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 663 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 18°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 482 m of the 1.96 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Pic Blanc 2 is near Huez, France, at 2,100 m above sea level (45.10594° N, 6.08505° E). From there it runs 1.96 km up to the top station at 2,604 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
- Marmottes 2 gondola · 0.9 km away · rises 428 m
- Poutran gondola · 1.3 km away · rises 3 m
- Rif Nel 2 gondola · 1.6 km away · rises 172 m
- Pic Blanc 1 gondola · 1.7 km away · rises 238 m
- Marmottes 3 cable car · 1.7 km away · rises 288 m
- Poutran 1 gondola · 1.8 km away · rises 525 m
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: RGE ALTI © IGN. Data as of 2026-10-31.