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Does anyone know is the road (D1506) from le Chable to Chamonix open for vehicle traffic in the winter months?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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It is open, unless it snows heavily.
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@Crusader, I've traveled that road often during winter months. The col de Montets gets closed very occasionally if there is heavy snow or sometimes if its threatened by avalanches. For most of the winter it will be open but you will need to have winter tyres.
http://www.chamonix.com/road-conditions,10,en.html
Will give you the current situation at any time and is very reliable. The line Argentiere to Valorcine is the one to look at. If the col is closed they will direct cars through the railway tunnel but this is very time consuming as it has to be co ordinated with the trains! The tunnel option has not been used for the last two years due to engineering works.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Thank you all for the reply. I am actually planning to go there at end of March, so I think I'm safe.
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If the col is closed they will direct cars through the railway tunnel but this is very time consuming as it has to be co ordinated with the trains! The tunnel option has not been used for the last two years due to engineering works.
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Shame. I love the concept of driving through a railway tunnel
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Guys, just one more question - I am planning to drive from Aosta to le Chable at Easter via Chamonix, do I need a Swiss Vignette for the section between Martigny and the Swiss/French border?
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@Crusader, No, no autoroute on that section.
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Tunnel option is in use again - it was running a few days back (14th Feb I think), so the route is reliably open.
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@Crusader, why via Cham?
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