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THE CURRENT DEVICE
the technical features
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3S Jandri
France – Les Deux Alpes – 2024
For faster, more comfortable and safer travel, SATA has made a particularly innovative choice by investing in a superb 2-section tricable gondola lift (3S). This installation marks a major step forward in the modernization of the Deux-Alpes ski area, and is set to become a benchmark in the mountain world.
ReadValmorel Planchamp
FRANCE – VALMOREL – 2023
In the heart of Valmorel, at the gateway to the Tarentaise Valley in the Hautes-Alpes, the Sofival group has installed a new gondola lift that operates all year round, connecting the village to the rest of the ski area via the Combe de Beaudin.
ReadCrémaillère Express
The spa town of Luchon, in the heart of the Pyrenees, has a new gondola lift linking it to its ski resort at an altitude of 1,800 meters. The old gondola lift had already been in operation for 30 years, and the new Luchon Crémaillère Express gondola brings with it the benefits of a new…
ReadAmerican Eagle
United States – Copper Mountain, Colorado – 2018
How the west was won: the American Eagle is the first TELEMIX® ropeway installed in the United States by the POMA Group. Passengers settle into one of the six-seater chairs and eight-seater gondolas to reach the top of the slopes or the high-altitude restaurant.
ReadGrangettes
France – Courchevel – 2018
The Les 3 Vallées company entrusted POMA with the construction of the new emblematic gondola lift of Les Grangettes. A true link between Courchevel Village and Courchevel 1850, the gondola lift is operated every day until 11 pm. It is a busy link and has opened the door to peri-urban rope transport in the mountains.
ReadArkhyz
Russia – Arkhyz – 2018
Northern Caucasus Resort is continuing its development project, which began in 2011 in the Caucasus mountains, and has an impressive 10-seat 3.8 km gondola lift with 3 sections on its north slope.
ReadMeihuashan
Meihuashan Lift-1 et 2
In China, the Meihuashan gondola lift is a valley elevator at the heart of a year-round tourism project
ReadTreeline Cirque
United States – Squaw Valley / Alpine Meadows (California) – 2019
Leitner Poma of America, a long-standing partner of the Alpine Meadows ski resort, replaced the 1996 Hot Wheels fixed-grip chairlift this year with a new higher-performance 4-seater detachable chairlift, and took the opportunity to improve the route.
ReadSkyvall
France – Loudenvielle Peyragudes – 2019
The “Skyvall” gondola lift is a link between the village of Loudenvielle, with its lake and its recreational spa, and the ski resort of Peyragudes. Since the summer of 2020, it has helped improve the year-round appeal of this beautiful valley in the Pyrenees.
ReadSki Indoor Dubaï
United Arab Emirates – Dubai – 2005
The Souk Al Nakheel fixed chairlift is the main installation of Ski Dubai, the first indoor ski centre of its kind in the Persian Gulf region, and the most famous in the world.
ReadCuiyunshan
China – Cuiyunshan – 2017
A superb 6/8 Telemix®, combining 6-seater chairs with protective hoods and 8-person Diamond cabins, was deployed in Cuiyunshan, a new station near Chongli, four hours by road from Beijing.
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Le Valléen
AN EXTRAORDINARY NEW TRANSPORT SYSTEM
the technical features
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IN PICTURES
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Antananarivo – Madagascar
Madagascar – Antananarivo – 2024
In Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar, the fifth largest island in the world, the population has increased tenfold in 60 years to reach 3.5 million inhabitants. As part of a sustainable restructuring of the city’s mobility system, the first urban cable car line was installed to carry over 40,000 passengers a day.
ReadSantiago – Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic – Santiago de los caballeros – In progress
Santiago de los Caballeros, the second-largest city in the Dominican Republic, is currently building the SITS (Santiago Integrated Transport System), a sustainable mobility system that includes a monorail, bicycles, electric buses and a 12-passenger, almost four-kilometer-long gondola.
ReadP Line – Metrocable
Colombia – Medellin – 2021
A social and economic link, Medellin’s Metrocable is the emblem of a city on the move. The 6th line of the metrocable took off in 2022 to extend its public transport network, serving sustainable and soft mobility
ReadLos Alcarrizos – Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic – Santo Domingo – 2022
The city of Santo Domingo inaugurates its new urban aerial tramway line, the fastest in the world. The monocable system criss-crosses the sky over a 4.2-km stretch and serves four stations, offering a perfect soft mobility solution between the city centre and the suburbs.
ReadCitadel of Namur gondola lift
Belgique – Namur – 2021
In Namur, Belgium, the ropeway connects the city centre to the Citadel Esplanade, flying over the river Sambre and the ramparts. Tourists and locals alike enjoy the experience of a silent trip with a breathtaking viewpoint. An ecological mode of travel, it blends harmoniously into its environment, by virtue of its modern architecture that respects…
ReadAerovia
Equateur – Guayaquil – ongoing project
In order to improve the flow of daily traffic between Duran and Guayaquil, Ecuador’s economic capital, and offer an alternative solution for crossing the estuary, the local authorities have opted for ropeway transportation. Ecuador’s first urban gondola lift links Duran and Guayaquil, providing fast, smooth travel throughout the transport network for 40,000 passengers a day.
ReadChiatura
Géorgie – Chiatura – 2020
To retrofit its urban overhead transport system, the city of Chiatura chose POMA. Four small urban ropeways, developed specifically to satisfy the needs in terms of capacity and the constraints regarding distances, have replaced some (very) old Russian ropeways.
ReadTizi Ouzou
Algeria – Tizi Ouzou – 2019
POMA has developed a three-section aerial transport line with a total length of 5 km consisting of two gondola lifts and an aerial ropeway in Tizi Ouzou, a town located 100 km from Algiers.
ReadAirtram New York
USA – New York – 2010
With the installation of this ultra-modern aerial tramway, POMA has provided New Yorkers with the most advanced technology in urban ropeway transportation. It is 960 m long and connects Roosevelt Island to Manhattan in just three minutes, passing over the East River in great comfort with unique views of New York through the huge windows…
ReadTéléo
France – Toulouse – 2021
More than 8,000 passengers will board the cabins of the Téléo tricable ropeway every day. Part of the Toulouse Agglomeration’s transport network, it crosses a river and travels over a hill to link three major hubs of activity in the south of Toulouse: the University Cancer Institute, Rangueil Hospital and Paul Sabatier University.
ReadLa Réunion
Réunion Island – Saint Denis – 2020
POMA built the first metrocable in the Indian Ocean in Saint Denis on Réunion Island. It provides safe, fast and quiet travel, connecting strategic neighbourhoods and delivering a better service to the island.
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PLANCHAMP
UNBEATABLE
the technical features
of the system
In pictures

Crémaillère Express
tourism in the Pyrenees
the technical features
of the system
In pictures


Les Grangettes Gondola Lift
The project
in motion

TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS
POMA, innovation
for the project
Les Grangettes in pictures
POMA Mountain projects
3S Jandri
France – Les Deux Alpes – 2024
For faster, more comfortable and safer travel, SATA has made a particularly innovative choice by investing in a superb 2-section tricable gondola lift (3S). This installation marks a major step forward in the modernization of the Deux-Alpes ski area, and is set to become a benchmark in the mountain world.
ReadLes Arcs
France – Les Arcs – 2024
The new 10-seater Villaroger gondola lift, located in the Villaroger sector of the Les Arcs ski area, represents a major step forward in the modernization of the ski area.
ReadValmorel Planchamp
FRANCE – VALMOREL – 2023
In the heart of Valmorel, at the gateway to the Tarentaise Valley in the Hautes-Alpes, the Sofival group has installed a new gondola lift that operates all year round, connecting the village to the rest of the ski area via the Combe de Beaudin.
ReadCrémaillère Express
The spa town of Luchon, in the heart of the Pyrenees, has a new gondola lift linking it to its ski resort at an altitude of 1,800 meters. The old gondola lift had already been in operation for 30 years, and the new Luchon Crémaillère Express gondola brings with it the benefits of a new…
ReadAmerican Eagle
United States – Copper Mountain, Colorado – 2018
How the west was won: the American Eagle is the first TELEMIX® ropeway installed in the United States by the POMA Group. Passengers settle into one of the six-seater chairs and eight-seater gondolas to reach the top of the slopes or the high-altitude restaurant.
ReadArkhyz
Russia – Arkhyz – 2018
Northern Caucasus Resort is continuing its development project, which began in 2011 in the Caucasus mountains, and has an impressive 10-seat 3.8 km gondola lift with 3 sections on its north slope.
ReadMeihuashan
Meihuashan Lift-1 et 2
In China, the Meihuashan gondola lift is a valley elevator at the heart of a year-round tourism project
ReadTreeline Cirque
United States – Squaw Valley / Alpine Meadows (California) – 2019
Leitner Poma of America, a long-standing partner of the Alpine Meadows ski resort, replaced the 1996 Hot Wheels fixed-grip chairlift this year with a new higher-performance 4-seater detachable chairlift, and took the opportunity to improve the route.
ReadSkyvall
France – Loudenvielle Peyragudes – 2019
The “Skyvall” gondola lift is a link between the village of Loudenvielle, with its lake and its recreational spa, and the ski resort of Peyragudes. Since the summer of 2020, it has helped improve the year-round appeal of this beautiful valley in the Pyrenees.
ReadSki Indoor Dubaï
United Arab Emirates – Dubai – 2005
The Souk Al Nakheel fixed chairlift is the main installation of Ski Dubai, the first indoor ski centre of its kind in the Persian Gulf region, and the most famous in the world.
ReadCuiyunshan
China – Cuiyunshan – 2017
A superb 6/8 Telemix®, combining 6-seater chairs with protective hoods and 8-person Diamond cabins, was deployed in Cuiyunshan, a new station near Chongli, four hours by road from Beijing.
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Les Grangettes Gondola Lift
The project
in motion

TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS
POMA, innovation
for the project
POMA Mountain projects
Hong Kong Wheel
China – Hong Kong – 2014
POMA produced the 45 cabins for the Hong Kong observation wheel in China. The observation wheel offers spectacular views over the bay and megacity centre, both during the day and at night.
ReadAin Dubai
United Arab Emirates – Dubai – 2020
For the world’s largest observation wheel, commissioned for the Dubai World Expo, POMA built 48 outsized capsules, the largest and heaviest ever produced. The teams came up with evermore ingenious product development solutions and met a very high level of customer demand.
Readi360
England – Brighton – 2016
POMA designed and manufactured the entire pod and drive system of the world’s tallest observation tower, known as the British Airways i360. A unique concept, located on the Brighton seafront in the south of England.
ReadShenzhen Observation Wheel
China – Shenzhen – 2020
POMA produced the 28 capsules of the observation wheel for the Chinese megalopolis of Shenzhen. Developed specifically to withstand a very hot and humid climate, they presented a real technical challenge, which the group’s teams managed to overcome.
ReadMiami Airport
United States – Miami – 2016
Miami International Airport inaugurated its two APMs in 2016 and 2017. The two APM trains travel 375 m and carry up to 12,000 passengers per hour between the main terminal and terminal E.
ReadCairo Airport
Egypt – Cairo – 2012
The expanding Cairo International Airport, one of the largest in the Middle East, wanted a high-performance link to connect its three airport terminals and to provide access to the car parks and shopping centre. The specifications for the construction of the MiniMetro® were speed, silence, comfort, availability and also environmental considerations.
ReadLiaison Blanc Blanc
France – Grenoble – 2010
“Liaison Blanc-Blanc” is more than just a funicular railway, it is a mini mobile clean room, ISO 6 classified, which connects the two controlled environment areas of the Grenoble CEA over 250 metres.
ReadLondon Eye
England – London – 2000
Right in the heart of London, on the banks of the River Thames, 32 rotating capsules climb to 135 m, taking visitors above the rooftops of London for an exceptional view of the entire capital.
ReadThe High Roller
United states – Las Vegas – 2014
Caesars Entertainment has entrusted the POMA Group with the design and manufacture of the High Roller observation wheel capsules. A flagship attraction of “The Linq”, a new urban and entertainment district in Las Vegas.
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