of Planpraz. This cable car is based on an older system built in 1920, rebuilt in the first half of the 1950s over five summer seasons, to where it reached all the way to Aiguille du Midi (ie Needles of the Moon), fully modernized in 1979, and upgraded again in 2008. A second line links Planpraz to the summit of Le Brévent at 2525 m. Many other cable cars exist in the valley, and are heavily used by skiers and residents
