Gondola · Meribel, France
Plattieres
Plattieres is a gondola near Meribel, France. It climbs 732 m over 3.06 km, from 1,686 m to 2,418 m above sea level. Between its 18 pylons, the cable runs up to about 49 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
41/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, Plattieres is scarier than 41% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 122 of 226 in France.
- Highest above the ground: about 49 m, as high as a 16-storey building, 2.01 km after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 288 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 22°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Plattieres is near Meribel, France, at 1,686 m above sea level (45.37108° N, 6.58066° E). From there it runs 3.06 km up to the top station at 2,418 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Capacity
- 2,800 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 10 people
- Ride time
- about 10 min
Nearby lines
- Chalets gondola · 1.9 km away · rises 105 m
- Pas du Lac 1 gondola · 2.3 km away · rises 527 m
- Mont Vallon gondola · 3.0 km away · rises 801 m
- Tougnète 1 gondola · 3.1 km away · rises 473 m
- Pas du Lac 2 gondola · 3.2 km away · rises 472 m
- Côte Brune gondola · 3.3 km away · rises 538 m
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: RGE ALTI © IGN. Data as of 2026-10-31.