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Cable car · Engelberg, Switzerland

Ski-Schanze Engelberg

Ski-Schanze Engelberg is a cable car near Engelberg, Switzerland. It climbs 131 m over 238 m, from 1,006 m to 1,138 m above sea level. Between its 4 pylons, the cable runs up to about 38 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

14/100 · Gentle

By the numbers, Ski-Schanze Engelberg is scarier than 14% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 389 of 402 in Switzerland.

  • Highest above the ground: about 38 m, as high as a 13-storey building, 174 m after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 102 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 30°.

How the score works · The scariest lines in the world

Where does it start?

The bottom station of Ski-Schanze Engelberg is near Engelberg, Switzerland, at 1,006 m above sea level (46.81587° N, 8.40375° E). From there it runs 238 m up to the top station at 1,138 m.

Per cabin
6 people

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Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: swissALTI3D © swisstopo, 2 m. Data as of 2026-10-31.