Gondola · Val Thorens, France
Roc 1
Roc 1 is a gondola near Val Thorens, France. It climbs 499 m over 1.52 km, from 1,816 m to 2,315 m above sea level. Between its 13 pylons, the cable runs up to about 67 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
65/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, Roc 1 is scarier than 65% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 71 of 226 in France.
- Highest above the ground: about 67 m, as high as a 22-storey building, 620 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 276 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 28°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 138 m of the 1.52 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Roc 1 is near Val Thorens, France, at 1,816 m above sea level (45.32248° N, 6.53894° E). From there it runs 1.52 km up to the top station at 2,315 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Capacity
- 2,800 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 8 people
Nearby lines
- Brelin funicular · 0.6 km away · rises 43 m
- Preyerand cable car · 0.8 km away · rises 64 m
- Croisette gondola · 1.1 km away · rises 89 m
- Bruyères 1 gondola · 1.6 km away · rises 399 m
- Bruyères 2 gondola · 2.1 km away · rises 616 m
- Côte Brune gondola · 2.6 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.