GPS disabled

Gondola · Val-d'Isere, France

Vallon de l'Iseran

Vallon de l'Iseran is a gondola near Val-d'Isere, France. It climbs 467 m over 2.68 km, from 2,325 m to 2,792 m above sea level. Between its 16 pylons, the cable runs up to about 62 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

62/100 · Moderate

By the numbers, Vallon de l'Iseran is scarier than 62% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 76 of 226 in France.

  • Highest above the ground: about 62 m, as high as a 21-storey building, 1.55 km after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 323 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 24°.
  • More than 50 m above the ground for 221 m of the 2.68 km ride.

How the score works · The scariest lines in the world

Where does it start?

The bottom station of Vallon de l'Iseran is near Val-d'Isere, France, at 2,325 m above sea level (45.44253° N, 7.01774° E). From there it runs 2.68 km up to the top station at 2,792 m.

Per cabin
10 people
Ride time
about 11 min

Nearby lines

  • Fornet cable car · 1.8 km away · rises 378 m
  • Solaise gondola · 3.2 km away · rises 718 m
  • Olympique gondola · 5.0 km away · rises 857 m
  • Funival funicular · 5.8 km away · rises 891 m
  • Daille gondola · 6.4 km away · rises 489 m
  • Tovière gondola · 9.3 km away · rises 608 m

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