List of gondola lifts

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List of gondola lifts around the world.

Contents 1 Gondola Lifts around the world 1.1 Albania 1.2 Andorra 1.3 Australia 1.4 Argentina 1.5 Bulgaria 1.6 Canada 1.7 Chile 1.8 China 1.9 Colombia 1.10 Croatia 1.11 Finland 1.12 Hong Kong 1.13 India 1.14 Indonesia 1.15 Iran 1.16 Israel 1.17 Malaysia 1.18 New Zealand 1.19 Norway 1.20 Pakistan 1.21 Singapore 1.22 South Africa 1.23 Spain 1.24 Sweden 1.25 Switzerland 1.26 United Kingdom 1.27 United States 2 See also 3 References

[edit] Gondola Lifts around the world

(Note: this list should not contain Aerial tramways)

[edit] Albania

• "Dajti Express", from Tirana to Mount Dajt

[edit] Andorra

• "La Massana" in Pal's sector (Vallnord ski resort)
• "Els Orriols" in Arinsal's sector (Vallnord ski resort)
• "Soldeu" in Soldeu's sector (Grandvalira ski resort)
• "Tarter" in Tarter's sector (Grandvalira ski resort)
• "Canillo" in Canillo's sector (Grandvalira ski resort)

[edit] Australia

• Taronga Park Zoo, Sydney
• Skyrail Rainforest Cableway, Cairns
• Horse Hill Lift, Mount Buller ^†

^† Note: Horse Hill is a combined lift. A combined lift is where a small amount of gondolas are added onto a cable currently used by a datachable chairlift.

[edit] Argentina

• "Telecabina" (Chapelco ski resort)

[edit] Bulgaria

• Poma, Borovetz - Rila mntn
• Doppelmayr, Sofia - Vitosha mntn
• Doppelmayr, Bansko - Pirin mntn

[edit] Canada

• Sulphur Mountain Gondola in Banff, Alberta (Bi-Cable Gondola)
• Sunshine Village Gondola near Banff, Alberta
• Télécabine Express at Mont Tremblant Resort, Québec
• Cabriolet at Mont Tremblant Resort, Québec (Open-Air Gondola)
• L'Étoile Filante at Mont Sainte-Anne, Québec
• Lara's Gondola at Big White Ski Resort near Kelowna
• L'Hybride at Mount Orford in Magog, Quebec (Gondola/Chairlift Combination)
• Whistler Express Gondola at Whistler-Blackcomb, British Columbia
• Excalibur Gondola at Whistler-Blackcomb, British Columbia
• Creekside Gondola at Whistler-Blackcomb, British Columbia
• Golden Eagle Express Gondola at Kicking Horse Resort, British Columbia
• Grizzly Express Gondola at Lake Louise Mountain Resort, Alberta
• Village Gondola at Panorama Ski Resort, British Columbia (Open-Air Pulse Gondola)
• Silver Bullet Summer Gondola at Blue Mountain, Ontario (Open-Air Gondola)

[edit] Chile

• "Teleférico de Santiago" (Cerro San Cristobal City park in Santiago de Chile)

[edit] China

• access to mountain tops of Zhangjiajie National Forest Park in Hunan, China

[edit] Colombia

• Gondola lift from Bogotá downtown to Monserrate mountain church, Bogotá, Colombia
• Gondola lift at the Colombian Coffee Park

[edit] Croatia

• Zagreb, 4.01km line from the city to the top of the mount Sljeme

[edit] Finland

• Levi Ski Resort, Finland, 1,41 km long, first and only gondola lift in Finland.
• Second gondola lift is beeing opened at Ylläs Ski Resort in season 2007-2008.

[edit] Hong Kong

• Ocean Park, Hong Kong Island - Cable car from Nam Long Shan Headland to Wong Chuk Hang within the Park
• Lantau Island - Ngong Ping Skyrail, a 5.7 km cableway from Tung Chung MTR station to Ngong Ping Terminals near Po Lin Monastery. The cableway is part of the Ngong Ping 360 project.

[edit] India

• The Gulmarg Gondola in Jammu and Kashmir is the world's highest operating cable car.

[edit] Indonesia

• Ancol Jakarta Bay City, Jakarta
• Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, Jakarta
• Taman Safari Indonesia, Cisarua

[edit] Iran

• Dizin ski resort on the north mountains of Tehran at Gajereh region includes three gondola lifts.The lowest point of the region is 2650 m, while its highest point is 3600m above the sea level.^[1]
• The Tochal gondola lift (Tele-cabin) which starts from the metropolitan Tehran and ends in the Tochal Ski Resort at 3900m. It has 7 stations and is one of the longest and most scenic in the world. A modern ski hotel hosts the skiers at the end of the lift.
• Namakabrud gondola lift in Mazandaran Province in northern Iran. It cuts through a lush forest and connects one of the highest summits in the region to the villa city on the coast of the Caspian Sea.^[2]
• Lahijan cable car in the Gilan province

[edit] Israel

• Kibbutz Manara cliff cable cars, Upper Galilee - a vital connection to the valley below.
• Masada is accessible from the east by cable cars.

[edit] Malaysia

• Genting Skyway - longest cable car in Southeast Asia
• Awana Skyway
• Langkawi Cable Car in the Langkawi Archipelago

[edit] New Zealand

• Skyline Gondola, Queenstown
• Skyline Gondola, Mt Ngongotaha, Rotorua
• Heathcote Gondola, Port Hills, Christchurch
• There is a controversial proposal to build a 30 km long gondola through Fiordland National Park parallel to the Routeburn Track

[edit] Norway

• Krossobanen at Rjukan in Telemark - first Aerial tramway in Northern Europe.

[edit] Pakistan

• Ayubia Chair-lift, Murree Hills, Ayubia
• Patriata Chair-lift, Murree
• Pindi Point Chair-lift, Murree

Owned and operated by Parks Pakistan (Pvt.) Ltd. gives a breathtaking ride though the Murree Hills. Promises one of the most scenic views in Pakistan. Located at 50 minutes drive from Zero Point, Islamabad.

• Hanna Lake Chair-lift, Quetta

Now closed.

• Safari Park Chair-lift, Karachi

One of the rare Chairlifts in the world installed in a city of plains over a man made lake and a man made mini mountain in Safari Park Karachi. Excellent views of the city.

• Malam Jabba Ski Resort Ski-lift, Malam Jabba, Sawat

[edit] Singapore

• Singapore Cable Car - the first cable car in the world to span a harbour.

[edit] South Africa

• Cape Town - Table Mountain Cableway to summit of Table Mountain.

[edit] Spain

• Madrid - Casa de Campo, "El Teleferico" - Touristic lift.
• Panticosa-Los Lagos - Ski lift.
• Sierra Nevada - Ski lift.
• Baqueira-Beret - Ski lift
• Formigal - Ski lift, dismantled in 2004.

[edit] Sweden

• Branäs - Ski lift.
• Åre - Olympiagondolen - Ski lift.

[edit] Switzerland

As this country has a lot of mountains, gondola lifts are very widely used.

• Grindelwald-Männlichen Gondola Cableway - at 6.4km the longest in the world ^[3]
• Seilbahnen Beatenberg-Niederhorn, from Beatenberg to the summit of the Niederhorn

[edit] United Kingdom

The term cable car is used in the United Kingdom.

• Alton Towers theme park, Staffordshire
• Heights of Abraham, Derbyshire
• Nevis Range, Fort William, Scotland

[edit] United States

Ski Resort Gondolas in the United States

• Heavenly, California
• Mammoth Mountain, California
  • Panorama Gondola Lower/Upper
  • Village Gondola
• Northstar at Tahoe, California
  • Big Springs Express Gondola
• Sugar Bowl, California
• Aspen/Snowmass, Colorado
  • Elk Camp - Snowmass
  • Sky Cab (Pulse Gondola, Cabriolet)- Snowmass
  • Silver Queen Gondola - Aspen Mountain
• Breckenridge, Colorado
  • BreckConnect Gondola
• Keystone, Colorado
  • River Run Gondola
  • Outpost Gondola
• Steamboat, Colorado
• Telluride, Colorado
• Vail, Colorado
  • Eagle Bahn Gondola
• Silver Mountain, Idaho
• Big Sky, Montana
  • Gondola One
• Lutsen Mountains, Minnesota
• Loon Mountain, New Hampshire
• Mountain Creek, New Jersey
  • The Cabriolet (Open-Air Gondola)
• Gore Mountain, New York
  • Northwoods Gondola
• Whiteface Mountain, New York
  • Cloudsplitter Gondola
• Killington, Vermont
  • K-1 Gondola
  • Skyeship Gondola Stage 1/Stage 2
• Stowe, Vermont
• Stratton Mountain, Vermont
• The Canyons, Utah
• Deer Valley, Utah
  • Jordanelle Express Gondola
  • Flight of the Canyons Gondola
  • Cabriolet (Open-Air Gondola)
• Snowbasin, Utah
  • Needles Express Gondola
  • Strawberry Express Gondola
  • Mt. Allen Tram (Pulse Gondola)
• Jackson Hole, Wyoming
  • Bridger Gondola

Other Gondolas in the United States

• San Diego Zoo, California
• Trees of Mystery, California
  • Skytrail (pulse gondola)
• Glenwood Springs, Colorado
  • Iron Mountain Tramway (Pulse Gondola)
• New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Mississippi Aerial River Transit(Dismantled in 1994).

[edit] See also

• List of aerial tramways

[edit] References

1. ^ Dizin Ski Slope. Iran Ski Federation. Retrieved on July 28, 2006.
2. ^ Persian language web site http://www.namakabroud.com. Retrieved on July 28, 2006.
3. ^ Männlichenbahn. Männlichenbahn. Retrieved on February 8, 2007.