The Vanoise Express is the “one of a kind” cable car that li

Les Coches - The gateway to Paradise - Imagine Montchavin as it was long ago when the village consisted of a few humble houses and where the people lived primarily from local agriculture. Times were hard and by the 70’s there were only a dozen people left in the village so the Mayor, Auguste Mudry, realising that something had to be done to stop the exodus, undertook a project of improvements and renovation of the village.

40 years on Montchavin-Les Coches (which lies on the edge of thick forest) is a bustling, charming village with cobbled streets and traditional stone and slate houses AND it is home to the unique Vanoise Express cablecar, built in 2003, which opens up the entire Paradiski area.

The Vanoise Express is the “one of a kind” cable car that links the ski areas of Les Arcs and La Plagne. Opened in 2003, the lift can carry 2000 people per hour in its 2 huge double decker cable cars. Travelling at a speed of 12.5 km/h, it only takes 4 minutes to span the 2kms between Plan Peisey (1612m) and Les Coches 1548m) and when it first opened, it was the biggest, longest and fastest cable car in the world!*

http://montchavin-lescoches.com/en/winter/guide/montchavin-les-coches.html