Orelle telecabine, Gondola lift in Orelle, France
The Orelle telecabine is a gondola lift in Savoie, in the Maurienne valley, running from the hamlet of Francoz beside the Arc river and the RD 1006 road up to Plan-Bouchet. Its single 4,945-metre section climbs 1,462 metres, making it one of the longest gondola lifts in the world. At Plan-Bouchet it connects with the Orelle-Caron gondola toward the Cime de Caron, and with the Rosaël and Peyron chairlifts.
The current gondola was built in 2021 as a replacement for an older system, offering better capacity for visitors. Since its opening, it has allowed more people to travel to higher elevations at the same time.
The gondola connects a small village to a major ski area, making it easy for people from the region to reach the mountains. It serves both skiers and hikers daily, shaping the rhythm of life in the valley.
The gondola runs as a single 4,945-metre section from the hamlet of Francoz, by the Arc river and the RD 1006, up to Plan-Bouchet, climbing 1,462 metres. At the top it links with the Orelle-Caron gondola toward the Cime de Caron and with the Rosaël and Peyron chairlifts. The base station displays the altitudes of Orelle, Val Thorens and Cime Caron.
At 4,945 metres in a single section with a 1,462-metre vertical drop, it ranks among the longest gondola lifts in the world. It links the hamlet of Francoz, beside the Arc river and the RD 1006, to Plan-Bouchet, and continues via the Orelle-Caron gondola toward the Cime de Caron.
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