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Gondola · Forstau, Austria

Silver Jet

Silver Jet is a gondola near Forstau, Austria. It climbs 606 m over 1.82 km, from 783 m to 1,388 m above sea level. Between its 14 pylons, the cable runs up to about 44 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

47/100 · Moderate

By the numbers, Silver Jet is scarier than 47% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 234 of 408 in Austria.

  • Highest above the ground: about 44 m, as high as a 15-storey building, 922 m after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 261 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 35°.

How the score works · The scariest lines in the world

Where does it start?

The bottom station of Silver Jet is near Forstau, Austria, at 783 m above sea level (47.38847° N, 13.59766° E). From there it runs 1.82 km up to the top station at 1,388 m.

Per cabin
8 people

Nearby lines

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.