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La Plagne Montalbert 2015/6 (from page 9)

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Sorry to say no ......I walked up into the forest.....
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redrunmarcus, Luckily there is some forest left wink
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snow gently falling as night falls..... snowHead
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Here are the dates of the first natural snowfall in MONTALBERT (1350m) of each season for the last 9 years.

2005/2006 28th November
2006/2007 22nd November
2007/2008 7th November
2008/2009 29th October
2009/2010 08th November (not sure if accurate)
2010/2011 16th November
2011/2012 05th December
2012/2013 28thOctober
2013/2014 10th November


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boredsurfin, am I correct in interpreting from those dates that there is almost no correlation between first snowfall and what the season will actually turn out like?
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foxtrotzulu, Yep, nor early snow cover! In 2006/7 by December 31st there was little but man made snow left, As we went outside at midnight the rain turned to snow and by morning things were back to normal. Last year of course the bar owners had to dig out their furniture to open their terraces for the first day of the season!
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Still snowing........ snowHead
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far to early, lets not get to excited !! wink
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cockofthenorth, too late
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delayed due to mrs north, needing a operation on a disk in her neck Evil or Very Mad
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cockofthenorth, ooh Heck! Best of look to C.
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she'll be rite!!. mind you when we do depart we are gauranteed a big snowfall especially driving up the hill!!
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cockofthenorth, True, don't forget to give me a bell for shopping!
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boredsurfin, wink wink
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Looks like another good snowfall overnight snowHead
http://laplagne.livecam360.net/montalbert?t=2013-11-11+08-30-00&r=207&z=100&tl=100012
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redrunmarcus, nice try on the webcam, bit lower down next time snowHead
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I thought they were changing all the Montalbert lifts. Did I get that wrong? It looks just the same.
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foxtrotzulu, That is next season 2014 Toofy Grin Toofy Grin
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Good fall of snow overnight, I see them getting the airbag installed this morning snowHead
foxtrotzulu, All the Montalbert lifts will be removed and be replaced by a Gondola for next season, 2014/2015 however there is a problem with planning permissions at the moment so the dates are now uncertain.
As a first step in removing the five lifts Coqs chairlift has already been removed, so to get to La Plagne from Montalbert you have to go via La Roche. This will be the case into the future.
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boredsurfin, That seems a shame to lose the Coqs lift which allowed skiers to return to La Plagne via Stade...

Do you know where the new gondola will finish - Fornelet presumably?
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red 27, Yes, slightly lower and to the right of where the current lift ends. If you look at the webcam (when it stops snowing) you can see a new 'fire break' that has been cut through the forest ( above the first draglift that appears on the webcam,) that is the route if they get permission for the new lift.
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boredsurfin, ta, looking forward to being over there again soon(ish) Smile
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boredsurfin, I think you mean to the left? Not right? If it was to the right then you would be without bed for the night Toofy Grin . I believe that the planning permissions are all in order and the botanical issue has been sorted and it is all steam ahead for 2014 Madeye-Smiley Madeye-Smiley
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boredsurfin, Losing the Coqs chairlift seems a massively retrograde step. Won't it take a lot longer to get over to La Plagne from Montalbert and also force you down to the bottom of Roche where snow cover could be an issue in Spring?
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If you look at the webcam (when it stops snowing) you can see a new 'fire break' that has been cut through the forest ( above the first drag lift that appears on the webcam,)

From Perso Plagne, permissions have NOT all been given and a public enquiry may need to be held. A decision is due by month end.
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Maintenant, il faut attendre le 27/11 pour l'autorisation:

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Projet de défrichement et d'autorisation d'aménager pour la construction d'une télécabine Montalbert à Aime : avis unique à rendre avant le 27/11/2013

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Lundi 4 Novembre 2013 | Avis de la DREAL sur le projet de télécabine de Montalbert Lien vers cet article Venez discuter de ces informations sur le Forum de Paradiski !

La poursuite du projet de télécabine de Montalbert , du fait de son impact potentiel sur l'environnement, était soumis à l'avis de l'autorité environnementale (DREAL) qui vient de se pronconcer. Le texte signé le 24 Octobre, et publié vendredi , juge plutôt sévèrement le dossier qui lui a été présenté, lui reprochant souvent d'être trop succinct et pas assez fouillé. L'autorité environnementale juge ainsi que l'étude d'impact (qui doit porter sur la faune, la flore, le paysage...) “ne répond pas aux exigences du code de l'environnement” et qu'elle “n'apporte pas toutes les garanties suffisantes pour s'assurer d'une bonne prise en compte de l'environnement.”

Dès réception de l'avis, la Société d'Aménagement de La Plagne a pris les mesures pour compléter et corriger son dossier de près de 200 pages. Il lui faut conduire des études complémentaires, et elle mettra prochainement en place un “observatoire de l'environnement” pour accélérer et améliorer les études d'impact à l'avenir. Le projet n'est donc pas remis en cause par cet avis . Quant aux délais nécessaires pour la suite de la procédure (notamment l'enquête publique) c'est la grande inconnue. Tous les acteurs semblent restés mobilisés pour ouvrir la télécabine à la date prévue de Noël 2014.

Le 9 Octobre dernier, nous évoquions des travaux de déboisement (et non de défrichement...) sur le tracé de la future télécabine de Montalbert . Ils ne sont pas liés à la procédure en cours et relèvent d'une autre autorisation. En voici quelques images.
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boredsurfin, Losing the Coqs chairlift seems a massively retrograde step. Won't it take a lot longer to get over to La Plagne from Montalbert and also force you down to the bottom of Roche where snow cover could be an issue in Spring?


Foxtrotzulu, Indeed, at best it will leave Montalbert as quiet backwater dormitory of Paradiski, fine by me but in a way a shame as it will affect so many people in a negative way.
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Foxtrotzulu, Indeed, at best it will leave Montalbert as quiet backwater dormitory of Paradiski, fine by me but in a way a shame as it will affect so many people in a negative way.


Does seem super-odd...

Replacing two 4-man chairs (one of them fast) that don't have capacity issues with a bubble is oddish but seems unrelated to ripping out coqs and with it the decent connection back to LP. Monty restauranteurs must be livid.

You're sure they're not making the bubble carry on over and up to Stade, with a mid station at fornelet? (he asks, hopefully)
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red 27, Positive, just one lift from Montalbert village to where near where the current Fornelet ends. Vague mentions of some retail being built along side the end of the Gondola but no detailed planning has been applied for yet.
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red 27, to get to the top of the fornelet take 20 to 25 mins, the new Gondola will take 7 to 8 mins. At the moment La roche is running at half the capacity - they will attach more chairs onto La roche to help cope with the higher volume of traffic. I agree that its a bit a a bug that they have took out La coqs, in my opinion they should have left it in and run for a year with the new gondola.
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cockofthenorth, and how long will the morning queue be for the Gondola be with no other uplift in the area? Plus the shuttle busses bringing down the beginners and family's from the holiday centres on the outskirts of the village to join the thronging mass.
Probably will be quicker to drive around to La Roche in the French holiday period! Laughing
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I can see what ur saying but you have to take into consideration that you are at the moment queing for 2 lifts espescially the fornelet where we meet all the center holiday punters . we have to take into consideration that the new gondola will take more people per hour than the 2 lifts by a long way BUT and when i say BUT its down to our good old French lift attendants getting bums on seats, if its busy periods then fill the fu**in seats Twisted Evil Twisted Evil Twisted Evil Twisted Evil wink
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cockofthenorth, It's an 8/10 person Gondola, what do you reckon about 4 people in each cabin max? Confused
So in real terms about the same uplift as now, but everyone starting in the village. SAP acknowledged at the Residents AGM that it will only be a problem in the French holidays. But who knows what the effect will be down at La Roche.
I'm so glad this season will be our last Half term February holiday Very Happy
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boredsurfin, I bet you are wink , its defo going to be a wait and see when it comes to half term, it will be interesting to see how they tackle the que system, surely if its not to posotive then they will have common sense to get the lifties to drop there glasses of wine and get bums on seats Puzzled . mind you common sense and French sometimes dont mix Madeye-Smiley
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It has been warmer today with temps at 8 degrees and cloudy..... but there is more forecast for weds /thurs ....will try for a longer walk and ski......
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A little snow overnight I see on the webcam Very Happy
Webcam: http://laplagne.livecam360.net/montalbert
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0 degrees on the balcony and light snow.......in the cloud....not much view today
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Good snowfall overnight check that webcam!! http://laplagne.livecam360.net/montalbert
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