This paper describes the design method of dynamic vibration absorber for the ropeway carriers suspended to the cable considering the effect of cable vibration. The cable was modelled as lumped masses and springs. The stiffness of spring was obtained by the flexibility influence function. The cable and ropeway carrier system was represented as pendulum fixed at the fulcrum by matching the kinetic energy of multi degree system with one degree pendulum. Using the equivalent mass and length of pendulum, we designed the dynamic vibration absorber for the pendulum. Robust design showed the effect for the fluctuation of the natural frequency and the equivalent mass. Experiments of free vibration were conducted to validate the analytical model.