Cable car · Cevio, Switzerland
Zott - Alpe Salèi
Zott - Alpe Salèi is a cable car near Cevio, Switzerland. It climbs 797 m over 1.28 km, from 973 m to 1,770 m above sea level. Between its 2 pylons, the cable runs up to about 96 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
85/100 · Scary
By the numbers, Zott - Alpe Salèi is scarier than 85% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 138 of 402 in Switzerland.
- Highest above the ground: about 96 m, higher than the Statue of Liberty (93 m), 748 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 705 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 34°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 845 m of the 1.28 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Zott - Alpe Salèi is near Cevio, Switzerland, at 973 m above sea level (46.23338° N, 8.56782° E). From there it runs 1.28 km up to the top station at 1,770 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Per cabin
- 4 people
Nearby lines
- Verdasio-Monte Comino gondola · 8.8 km away · rises 607 m
- Funivia Verdasio-Rasa cable car · 9.9 km away · rises 362 m
- Funivia Prestinone - La Piana gondola · 10.8 km away · rises 901 m
- Funivia Orselina - Cardada cable car · 17.6 km away · rises 949 m
- Funivia San Carlo-Robiei cable car · 22.4 km away · rises 860 m
- San Bartolomeo-Alpe Bardughè cable car · 22.5 km away · rises 1,174 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.