List of gondola lifts

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[1] This article is a List of gondola lifts around the world. A gondola lift has cabins suspended from a continuously circulating cable whereas aerial trams simply shuttle back and forth on cables. (Both are cable cars, and both are aerial lifts which also includes chairlifts.) For aerial tramways, see the List of aerial tramways. For funitels, see the Funitel article.

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(Note: this list should not contain aerial tramways or chairlifts.)

Africa

Algeria

South Africa

Egypt

Asia

Mainland China

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Gondola - At Mount Tai, Shandong

Hong Kong

India

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Gulmarg Gondola - The New Cable Car of Gulmarg
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Cable Cars
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Timber Trail at Parwanoo, Himachal Pradesh

Indonesia

Iran

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Iran's Tochal gondola lift: The French (Poma) built gondolas that carry tourists and skiers to Tochal mountain, Iran
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Namakabrud's gondola lift

Israel

Kazakhstan

Japan

Among 170 aerial lifts in Japan, 97 lines are gondola lifts, including 3 funitels. 65 gondola lifts operate full season. See the above article for the full listing of aerial lifts in the country (including aerial tramways). Gondola lifts with English articles include:

Lebanon

Macau

Malaysia

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Chandragiri Cable Car, Kathmandu

Nepal

Pakistan

Saudi Arabia

Singapore

South Korea

Taiwan

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Maokong Gondola, Taipei

Proposed

(Turkey: See Europe)

Vietnam

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Bà Nà Hills Cable Car

Europe

Albania

Andorra

Austria

More than 90 Austrian ski resorts have gondola lifts for eight or more passengers, with more than 270 individual lifts in operation. [7]

Azerbaijan

Bulgaria

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Croatia

Finland

France

Georgia

Germany

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The Koblenz Cable Car is Germany's largest aerial lift

Greece

Italy

Montenegro

North Macedonia

Norway

Poland

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Elka cableway in Poland

Portugal

Romania

Russia

Serbia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

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Gondola in Åre

Switzerland

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Classic gondola lift in Emmetten, Switzerland

More than 40 Swiss ski resorts have gondola lifts for eight or more passengers, with more than 100 individual lifts in operation. [13] Notable lifts include:

Turkey

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Location of aerial lifts in Turkey

Listed in the order of opening year. List includes gondola lifts in European and Asian parts of the country.

United Kingdom

North America

Canada

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Peak 2 Peak Gondola at Whistler Blackcomb

Alberta:

British Columbia:

Ontario:

Quebec:

Nova Scotia:

Costa Rica

A pulsed gondola provides access to a canopy walkway and other attractions in the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve.

Guatemala

Mexico

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Teleférico de Zacatecas

Dominican Republic

United States

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8 person capacity gondola car. Stowe, Vermont

Ski resort gondolas

Arizona:

California:

Colorado:

  • Aspen
    • Silver Queen Gondola
  • Beaver Creek
    • Haymeadow Express Gondola
    • Riverfront Express Gondola
  • Breckenridge
    • BreckConnect Gondola
  • Cañon City
    • Royal Gorge Aerial Gondola
  • Keystone
    • River Run Gondola
    • Outpost Gondola
  • Snowmass
    • Elk Camp
    • Sky Cab (Pulse Gondola, Cabriolet)
  • Steamboat
    • Silver Bullet Gondola (first 8-passenger gondola in the world)
    • Wild Blue Gondola
  • Telluride
    • Mountain Village Gondola
  • Vail
    • Eagle Bahn Gondola
    • Gondola One
  • Winter Park
    • The Gondola
    • Village Cabriolet (Cabriolet)

Idaho:

Minnesota:

Montana:

New Hampshire:

New Jersey:

New Mexico:

  • Ski Apache
    • The Apache Windrider (only ski access Gondola in NM)
  • Taos
    • Gondolita (Pulse Gondola)

New York:

Utah:

Vermont:

Washington:

Wyoming:

Other gondolas

California

Colorado

Florida

Indiana

Louisiana

Minnesota

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New York

Oregon

Texas

Washington

West Virginia

Oceania

Australia

†Note: Horse Hill and Kosciusko Express are combined lifts (or 'chondolas') where gondolas and four seat detachable chairs can be added to a cable according to demand.

A complete list of all 400 Australian aerial and ski lifts. It includes a dozen gondolas.

New Zealand

South America

Argentina

Bolivia

Brazil

Chile

Colombia

Ecuador

Venezuela

See also

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