télépherique de Veyrier poster, France, 1934

The year it was opened.  Inauguration took place on 29 July 1934 to the delight of Anneciens and tourists. With an annual record of 69,050 passengers carried in 1948, ridership stabilized between 35,000 and 45,000 journeys in the 1960s. This installation, the 4th in Savoy after the Aiguille du Midi, Brévent and Roche Brune in Megève, transported 25 people at a time over a distance of 1525 metres. It took 7 minutes to ascend the 800 metre vertical change and arrive at the top station which was also a hotel frequented by an upmarket clientele in the golden age. 

But with the exorbitant cost of compliance with safety standards, the operation ceased in 1984 after 50 years of operation and in 1988 the facilities were sold for a symbolic 1 Franc in the town of Veyrier. The abandoned building deteriorated rapidly and it took a fatal accident to cause its demolition: in the spring of 1998, a group of friends decided to make a picnic on the platform of the summit with a breathtaking view of the surrounding mountains. During the descent from this platform a 17-year-old girl fell into the well of the passage of cables and disappeared into the cliff to finish its drop 300 metres lower.

In 2001 the 315 m3 of reinforced concrete were demolished. Once scrapped and crushed, the rubble filled in the irregularities of the forest road. Protected by barriers, the site has been returned to the natural environment.