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Gondola · San Vigilio, Italy

Ruis

Ruis is a gondola near San Vigilio, Italy. It climbs 522 m over 1.50 km, from 1,748 m to 2,270 m above sea level. Between its 10 pylons, the cable runs up to about 40 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

28/100 · Gentle

By the numbers, Ruis is scarier than 28% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 208 of 301 in Italy.

  • Highest above the ground: about 40 m, as high as a 13-storey building, 1.38 km after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 207 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 28°.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of Ruis is near San Vigilio, Italy, at 1,748 m above sea level (46.72479° N, 11.96410° E). From there it runs 1.50 km up to the top station at 2,270 m.

Capacity
3,000 people per hour
Per cabin
8 people

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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.