Gondola · Evolene, Switzerland
Zinal - Sorebois
Zinal - Sorebois is a gondola near Evolene, Switzerland. It climbs 771 m over 1.72 km, from 1,660 m to 2,431 m above sea level. Between its 8 pylons, the cable runs up to about 73 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
71/100 · Scary
By the numbers, Zinal - Sorebois is scarier than 71% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 223 of 402 in Switzerland.
- Highest above the ground: about 73 m, as high as a 24-storey building, 72 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 323 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 32°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 311 m of the 1.72 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Zinal - Sorebois is near Evolene, Switzerland, at 1,660 m above sea level (46.13817° N, 7.62395° E). From there it runs 1.72 km up to the top station at 2,431 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Capacity
- 1,800 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 10 people
- Ride time
- about 6 min
Nearby lines
- Sorebois - Espace Weisshorn gondola · 1.3 km away · rises 251 m
- Grimentz - La Vouarda cable car · 3.3 km away · rises 1,099 m
- Grimentz - Bendolla gondola · 5.5 km away · rises 531 m
- Funiculaire St-Luc - Tignousa funicular · 9.2 km away · rises 499 m
- Télécabine Vercorin - Crêt-du-Midi, Chalais, 1,862–2,317 m gondola · 12.2 km away · rises 455 m
- Télécabine Vercorin - Crêt-du-Midi, Chalais, 1,312–1,862 m gondola · 13.3 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.