The Vanoise Express
Snow front accessible from a metail stair
Link between Peisey-Vallandry and La Plagne, created to cross the valley of Peisey-Nancroix without damaging it.
The extraordinary VANOISE EXPRESS Cable car is a unique technical exploit.
It is this day the biggest cable car of the world : 2 cabins of 2 levels can take 200 persons.
( Capacity: 2000 persons per hour and by direction)
To be more precise, it is about 2 parallel and independent cable cars, which allow a lot of flexibility to manage passengers stream.
Other exploit: the cable car crosses the valley without intermediate pylon. (1824 m of length, 64m only of made uneven. The cabin is at 380m of the ground on the highest point)
The third exploit: its speed: 45km / hour, world record. The crossing can be made in 3 minutes 50 seconds.
The station departure station, called " driving station " is in Plan-Peisey, on the municipality of Peisey-Nancroix at 1612 m of elevation.
The arrival station, called " tension station " is at 1548m of elevation upstream to Montchavin, municipality of Bellentre.
2 DC engines: 530kW - 1 180 tr/mn, as powerful as a T.G.V.
Contracting owner: THE SELALP, branch of Alps company.
Master builder : DSCA
Builder: POMAGALSKI
Architect : B. Taillefer
The construction started in 2003 and had been inaugurated in January, 2004.
During winter 2007/2008, this prototype of cable car has to undergo works of modification.
The cable car is accessible to skiers and pedestrians.
On Montchavin side, the cable car arrives on a ski slope.
You can't reach Montchavin by foot. It is advised to resort to services of a guide to find praticable paths in snowshoe.
It is this day the biggest cable car of the world : 2 cabins of 2 levels can take 200 persons.
( Capacity: 2000 persons per hour and by direction)
To be more precise, it is about 2 parallel and independent cable cars, which allow a lot of flexibility to manage passengers stream.
Other exploit: the cable car crosses the valley without intermediate pylon. (1824 m of length, 64m only of made uneven. The cabin is at 380m of the ground on the highest point)
The third exploit: its speed: 45km / hour, world record. The crossing can be made in 3 minutes 50 seconds.
The station departure station, called " driving station " is in Plan-Peisey, on the municipality of Peisey-Nancroix at 1612 m of elevation.
The arrival station, called " tension station " is at 1548m of elevation upstream to Montchavin, municipality of Bellentre.
2 DC engines: 530kW - 1 180 tr/mn, as powerful as a T.G.V.
Contracting owner: THE SELALP, branch of Alps company.
Master builder : DSCA
Builder: POMAGALSKI
Architect : B. Taillefer
The construction started in 2003 and had been inaugurated in January, 2004.
During winter 2007/2008, this prototype of cable car has to undergo works of modification.
The cable car is accessible to skiers and pedestrians.
On Montchavin side, the cable car arrives on a ski slope.
You can't reach Montchavin by foot. It is advised to resort to services of a guide to find praticable paths in snowshoe.
Période(s) d'ouvertureFrom 08/07 to 23/08/2024.
Closed Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday.
9.00 - 12.45
2.00 pm - 5.40 pm.
Closed Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday.
9.00 - 12.45
2.00 pm - 5.40 pm.
In short
- Group tour services :
- Guided group tours obligatory
Description
- Tourist transport :
- Tourist transport
- Tourist cable car
- Visites :
- Average group visit length (minutes) 60
Equipment, Services
- Parking :
- Parking
Tarifs
| Fares | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|
| 08/07/2024 - 23/08/2024 | ||
| One way ticket for adult | 10.00€ | |
| Round-trip ticket for adult | 16.00€ | |
| One way ticket for a child | 8.00€ | |
| Round-trip ticket for a child | 13.00€ | |
- Payment methods :
- Bank/credit card
- Cheque
- Cash
To note
- Accessibility criteria for people with reduced mobility :
- Accessible for wheelchairs with assistance
- Incline >5% but reasonable
Contact
The Vanoise Express
Quartier du Télépôle
Plan-Peisey
73210
Peisey-Vallandry
- Spoken language(s) :
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Le téléphérique Vanoise Express
Quartier du Télépôle
Plan-Peisey
73210
Peisey-Vallandry
GPS coordinates
Latitude : 45.551125
Longitude : 6.763596
Localization details
- Environnements :
- Mountain location
- Bottom of slopes
- Ski resort
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