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    TC la Mer de Glace (YOC 1988, closed)

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    Circulating ropeway/gondola lift at the ski resort Aiguille du Midi (Chamonix)

    Town/village at the ski resort (distance from town center): Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (0.8 km) Town/village at the ski resort more

    Ski lifts Aiguille du Midi (Chamonix)
    Télécabine Panoramique…
    Replaced by:
    TC de la Mer de Glace (YOC 2023) »
    10pers. Gondola lift (monocable circulating ropeway)
    TC la Mer de Glace 1/2

    TC la Mer de Glace

    Lift name

    TC la Mer de Glace

    Status

    lift closed and replaced

    Type


    12pers. Pulsed-movement aerial ropeway (gondola)

    Manufacturer

    Skirail

    Ski resort

    Aiguille du Midi (Chamonix)
    Europe France Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Savoie Mont Blanc Haute-Savoie Bonneville Pays du Mont Blanc Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

    Year of construction

    1988

    Closure year

    2023

    Height/length

    Base station 1764 m Top station 1910 m 146 m 256 m

    Speed

    5 metres per second

    Transit time

    approx. 1:00 minutes

    Carrying capacity

    1200 people per hour
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