Gondola · Meribel, France
Saulire Express 1
Saulire Express 1 is a gondola near Meribel, France. It climbs 636 m over 1.65 km, from 1,433 m to 2,070 m above sea level. Between its 13 pylons, the cable runs up to about 47 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
43/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, Saulire Express 1 is scarier than 43% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 117 of 226 in France.
- Highest above the ground: about 47 m, as high as a 16-storey building, 725 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 211 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 32°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Saulire Express 1 is near Meribel, France, at 1,433 m above sea level (45.39143° N, 6.56711° E). From there it runs 1.65 km up to the top station at 2,070 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Capacity
- 2,800 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 8 people
Nearby lines
- Rhodos 1 gondola · 0.5 km away · rises 258 m
- Rhodos 2 gondola · 0.6 km away · rises 207 m
- Tougnète 1 gondola · 1.2 km away · rises 473 m
- Olympe 3 gondola · 1.6 km away · rises 122 m
- Saulire Express 2 gondola · 1.7 km away · rises 632 m
- Pas du Lac 1 gondola · 1.8 km away · rises 527 m
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: RGE ALTI © IGN. Data as of 2026-10-31.