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Alp d'Huez work over the summer
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I've been up a few times over the summer and starting to see some new building/piste work around the place.

New snow canons seems to be appearing on the Sagnes, Signal, Romains/Marmottes piste.

At Les Bergers car park they have started to build new accommodation. The same over at Eclose with a new hotel and apartments being built - looks like a big development.

Ski pass office at the top of resort being extended.

Ski lift at the bottom of La Fare in Vaujany nearly completed.

A new building has started to appear next to the Marmottes1 but I haven't worked out what it is yet.

Some photos to follow.










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@howiet, Thanks. I suspect I'll be fully using my 10 days this winter. Will call in for a chat.
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Cheers. Not sure where I'll be working for the winter, still to be decided.
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I landed at the Altiport at the beginning of June and must say I was surprised at how dead the resort was, just one cafe open on the far side from the Altiport. We walked all the way across the area that is being dug up there and did wonder what all the coloured marker posts were - now we know.

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Kev
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KevWal wrote:
I landed at the Altiport at the beginning of June


You say it so casually ! Cool way to arrive, when you say "I landed" do you mean you piloting ?

Yes out of season it is pretty quiet. About 1800 permanent inhabitants, peak occupation in February is approaching 40,000 I think. A lot of the larger blocks remain closed through the summer.
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@howiet, I should be out at the end of the week. Will give you a call if you are around. Got some construction work of my own to do, as well as some biking hopefully.
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Claude B wrote:
@howiet, I suspect I'll be fully using my 10 days this winter.


Sounds like a story there Smile
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@skitow, haha, yes 'piloting'.

I tried to land whilst on a trip down in May too, but the place was still covered in Snow!

I just wish I was as cool on Skis!



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Kev
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@skitow, haha, yes 'piloting'. [quote="KevWal"]

I am seriously impressed ! Do you not have to have an "extra" qualification to land there ? My son has the altiport on Microsoft Flight simulator and we have managed to destroy most of the buildings so far Laughing


[quote="KevWal"]I tried to land whilst on a trip down in May too, but the place was still covered in Snow!

I just wish I was as cool on Skis! [quote="KevWal"]

Well if you had skis on your plane you would have had no problem rolling eyes

Yes, I was there start of May. lots of snow Laughing
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@skitow, I'll be around until about Tuesday next week then quick UK trip.

Story yes 😊 French friend skis there a lot, her parents have a place there.
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@Claude B, Yes OK, maybe give you a shout at weekend ? Got one of those water heaters like yours and think I have an "innovative" way of squeezing it in.
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@skitow, I'll almost certrainly be about Very Happy
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@skitow, One thing to be aware of. Mine came without anything to mount it on. The instructions do specify what you need to get.
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@Claude B, We have had it delivered here (UK), fabricated a floor stand as it is going on an internal wall, and actually had it working, just to get the idea of things Little Angel Seems pretty efficient. the heater that is Smile we are definitely efficient NehNeh
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@skitow, Very Happy Very Happy I've been very happy with mine.
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@skitow, We were very jealous once we landed at Gap Tallard (our base for a few days) and saw a few planes with skis on....



Re additional rating - for heavier aircraft you do, but not for Microlights (and yes the pic in my first post both planes are Microlights!).
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I once did a couple of hours with the legendary Henri Giraud in his DR400 F-BOPT doing landings there, nice to have his signature in my logbook. For the first half hour we had two passengers - a couple of English ladies out for a pleasure flight. I wonder to this day quite what they made of me being instructed on my first approach and landing at an altiport in snow.. "Plus Moteur... PLUS MOTEUR..."
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Some more information here on summer work


http://youtube.com/v/d9_c_m3B158
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