Description
First lift of the morning, and the mountain is still blue with shadow. Inside the little gondola cabin, four strangers in bright jackets sway gently as they rise above the pines, breath fogging the windows, boots stamping to keep warm. Below them, a fox picks its way across untouched snow. Above, the summit catches the first sun and turns pink. Nobody speaks. Everyone is grinning. Even the teenagers have put their phones away for once, simply staring.
This gondola is for anyone who knows that feeling of rising above the world on a crisp winter morning. It is a perfect gift for a family planning a ski holiday in the Alps, a ski instructor, a couple who met on the slopes, or a friend who counts down the days until the first snowfall. Its tall shape looks wonderful on a mantel at Christmas, on a chalet bookshelf, or on an office desk where it can promise powder days ahead.
The details
- Modeled as a ski gondola cabin
- Made by Rochard
- The cabin’s lid swings on a brass hinge
- Roughly 2 x 1 x 3.75 inches
- Porcelain hand-painted in Limoges, France
Wrap it with a lift pass or a pair of wool socks and you have the perfect gift for the start of ski season. Après-ski stories optional, but strongly encouraged.
