The Line
Four stations.
2,263 vertical metres.
One continuous ride from the village floor to the glacier, with cabins every forty seconds at first light.
The line, 1968 - today.
1968
The first ropeFarmers fund the first drag lift to reach the high pasture. It carries milk cans as often as people.
1984
The gondolaEight-seat cabins replace the old chairs, and the ride stops being something you endure.
2011
The glacier linkThe final span crosses the serac field - the highest pylons ever set on this massif.
Today
Every forty secondsAt first light, a cabin leaves the village every forty seconds. The mountain keeps the timetable.