Gondola · Verbier, Switzerland
Tzoumaz
Tzoumaz is a gondola near Verbier, Switzerland. It climbs 810 m over 2.65 km, from 1,525 m to 2,336 m above sea level. Between its 17 pylons, the cable runs up to about 53 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
54/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, Tzoumaz is scarier than 54% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 303 of 402 in Switzerland.
- Highest above the ground: about 53 m, as high as a 18-storey building, 1.64 km after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 300 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 25°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 40 m of the 2.65 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Tzoumaz is near Verbier, Switzerland, at 1,525 m above sea level (46.14481° N, 7.23311° E). From there it runs 2.65 km up to the top station at 2,336 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Operator
- Téléverbier
- Capacity
- 1,600 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 8 people
- Ride time
- about 9 min
Nearby lines
- Savoleyres gondola · 2.3 km away · rises 750 m
- Téléphérique Riddes - Isérables cable car · 3.8 km away · rises 616 m
- Médran 2 gondola · 4.8 km away · rises 668 m
- Médran 4 gondola · 4.8 km away · rises 664 m
- Prarion-Plan-du-Fou gondola · 4.8 km away · rises 601 m
- Funispace cable car · 5.0 km away · rises 527 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.