Télécabine de l'Olympe, Gondola lift system in Brides-les-Bains, France
The Télécabine de l'Olympe is a gondola lift in Brides-les-Bains that rises across about 6400 meters and connects two villages in the Alps. The ride covers a substantial climb and delivers you to the Three Valleys ski area.
The Télécabine de l'Olympe entered service in 1991, ahead of the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, to give the Méribel and Méribel-Mottaret resorts better access from the bottom of the valley, alongside the RD 90 road. It was renovated in 2021 and now runs 133 cabins seating six people each.
The lift's name comes from the Olympe massif above Brides-les-Bains, and its three sections link the spa town with Les Allues and then Méribel. Opened for the 1992 Albertville Winter Games, it carries skiers of the Trois Vallées area; the cabins are marked "les 3 Vallées" and numbered, such as cabin 40.
The ride takes roughly twenty minutes and delivers you straight into the ski zone. Keep in mind that conditions and hours of operation can change depending on the season and weather.
The lift was renovated in 2021 and now runs 133 cabins, each seating six people. It climbs in three separate sections from Brides-les-Bains up to Méribel, passing through Les Allues, so the ride is split into stages rather than one continuous haul.
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