Gondola · Evolene, Switzerland
Sorebois - Espace Weisshorn
Sorebois - Espace Weisshorn is a gondola near Evolene, Switzerland. It climbs 251 m over 859 m, from 2,431 m to 2,682 m above sea level. Between its 5 pylons, the cable runs up to about 62 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
63/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, Sorebois - Espace Weisshorn is scarier than 63% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 264 of 402 in Switzerland.
- Highest above the ground: about 62 m, as high as a 21-storey building, 507 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 271 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 30°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 128 m of the 859 m ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Sorebois - Espace Weisshorn is near Evolene, Switzerland, at 2,431 m above sea level (46.14493° N, 7.60393° E). From there it runs 859 m up to the top station at 2,682 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Capacity
- 1,800 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 10 people
- Ride time
- about 4 min
Nearby lines
- Zinal - Sorebois gondola · 1.3 km away · rises 771 m
- Grimentz - La Vouarda cable car · 2.1 km away · rises 1,099 m
- Grimentz - Bendolla gondola · 4.3 km away · rises 531 m
- Funiculaire St-Luc - Tignousa funicular · 8.6 km away · rises 499 m
- Télécabine Vercorin - Crêt-du-Midi, Chalais, 1,862–2,317 m gondola · 11.0 km away · rises 455 m
- Télécabine Vercorin - Crêt-du-Midi, Chalais, 1,312–1,862 m gondola · 12.2 km away · rises 550 m
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: swissALTI3D © swisstopo, 2 m. Data as of 2026-10-31.