Gondola · Schladming, Austria
Planai West I
Planai West I is a gondola near Schladming, Austria. It climbs 174 m over 1.01 km, from 746 m to 919 m above sea level. Between its 6 pylons, the cable runs up to about 90 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
71/100 · Scary
By the numbers, Planai West I is scarier than 71% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 78 of 408 in Austria.
- Highest above the ground: about 90 m, as high as a 30-storey building, 778 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 394 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 17°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 242 m of the 1.01 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Planai West I is near Schladming, Austria, at 746 m above sea level (47.39038° N, 13.67752° E). From there it runs 1.01 km up to the top station at 919 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Opened
- 2006
- Per cabin
- 8 people
Nearby lines
- Rohrmoos I gondola · 0.8 km away · rises 221 m
- Planai West II gondola · 1.1 km away · rises 465 m
- Planaibahn I gondola · 1.4 km away · rises 603 m
- Planaibahn II gondola · 2.8 km away · rises 472 m
- Hopsi Express funicular · 3.3 km away · rises 63 m
- Gipfelbahn Hochwurzen gondola · 3.4 km away · rises 709 m
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: Copernicus GLO-30, 30 m. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. Data as of 2026-10-31.