Gondola · Val Thorens, France
Pointe de la Masse
Pointe de la Masse is a gondola near Val Thorens, France. It climbs 1,056 m over 3.13 km, from 1,729 m to 2,785 m above sea level. Between its 19 pylons, the cable runs up to about 54 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
59/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, Pointe de la Masse is scarier than 59% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 83 of 226 in France.
- Highest above the ground: about 54 m, as high as a 18-storey building, 2.71 km after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 290 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 31°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 120 m of the 3.13 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Pointe de la Masse is near Val Thorens, France, at 1,729 m above sea level (45.31842° N, 6.53537° E). From there it runs 3.13 km up to the top station at 2,785 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Opened
- 2021
- Capacity
- 2,800 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 10 people
Nearby lines
- Croisette gondola · 1.9 km away · rises 89 m
- Bruyères 1 gondola · 2.3 km away · rises 399 m
- Preyerand cable car · 2.4 km away · rises 64 m
- Brelin funicular · 2.5 km away · rises 43 m
- Roc 1 gondola · 3.0 km away · rises 499 m
- Bruyères 2 gondola · 3.8 km away · rises 616 m
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: RGE ALTI © IGN. Data as of 2026-10-31.