Gondola · Val-d'Isere, France
Val Cenis le Haut
Val Cenis le Haut is a gondola near Val-d'Isere, France. It climbs 142 m over 641 m, from 1,477 m to 1,619 m above sea level. Between its 4 pylons, the cable runs up to about 44 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
27/100 · Gentle
By the numbers, Val Cenis le Haut is scarier than 27% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 157 of 226 in France.
- Highest above the ground: about 44 m, as high as a 15-storey building, 354 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 196 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 23°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Val Cenis le Haut is near Val-d'Isere, France, at 1,477 m above sea level (45.29070° N, 6.91847° E). From there it runs 641 m up to the top station at 1,619 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Construction
- 2005
- Capacity
- 2,400 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 10 people
- Ride time
- about 2 min
Nearby lines
- Vieux Moulin gondola · 0.8 km away · rises 638 m
- Turra cable car · 3.1 km away · rises 458 m
- Grande Motte cable car · 14.8 km away · rises 419 m
- Funiculaire Perce-Neige funicular · 16.6 km away · rises 920 m
- Solaise gondola · 17.7 km away · rises 718 m
- Olympique gondola · 17.8 km away · rises 857 m
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: RGE ALTI © IGN. Data as of 2026-10-31.