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La Plagne new lifts for 2009/10 Latest news

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Ford wrote:
an Ocean liner surrounded by a sea of snow


Exactly. Aren't Ocean liners supposed to be in the sea not on the side of a mountain?
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I blame Noah wink
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More new pics of the lift construction on RGs site today
http://www.perso-laplagne.fr/News.htm

and some more new pictures today Very Happy
I hope they get the grass seed in the ground soon Smile


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Boredsurfing, when are you back out there?
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More new pics of the lift construction on RGs site today
http://www.perso-laplagne.fr/News.htm


and some more new pictures today Very Happy
I hope they get the grass seed in the ground soon Smile
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They will do... rolling eyes
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As the weather was threatening thunderstorms we drove up to Plagne villages for lunch and to look at the new lift.
This pic is looking down to where Meleze started, it looks ike a new piste on the right of the mound (which has an electrity pylon on top) to go to the new Bergerie lift or keep left to go down the original piste to connect to 1800 or Plagne centre.
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A new piste side restaurant has opened in Plagne Soleil on the piste opposite the rope tow (and just before you get to Monica's restaurant)
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Sorry for the bad pic! But this (the sand coloured mound) is the top of the new Bergerie lift. The shed left is the top of the Colosses lift.
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and this is the construction of the new piste from the lift in the direction of the Bergerie restaurant
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Boredsurfing, I was in La Plagne in March. Strange to see the place without snow.
I still think Courchevel has it beat.
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More new pictures and an update on the construction works on RG's website ....
http://www.perso-laplagne.fr/index_ENG.html

When I was there a couple of weeks ago the company that will be hydro seeding the new grass was getting its equipment ready, so hopefully the grass will grow as quickly as the new lifts Very Happy
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Boredsurfing, Blinking heck not like you to miss news? Slacking in your old age wink Laughing

http://www.perso-laplagne.fr/News.htm
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Silly question rolling eyes Will there be a mid-station where the old lift started from so you can still get on just downfrom the Terra Nova or will you have to ski down to 1800?
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Linds, A new lift goes from 1800 to where Meleze use to start. The 2nd new lift called Bergerie goes from near where the Meleze use to start up to near the bergerie restaurant Very Happy

Just to confuse things the 1st new lift is basically the old meleze lift re-positioned Toofy Grin

The latest photo here http://www.perso-laplagne.fr/News.htm may help.
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Latest news on Piste inprovements on Mont de la Guerre and in Champagny here
http://www.perso-laplagne.fr/News.htm
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Boredsurfing, Thanks for that, I would love to get back out there this coming season but will have to see what the snow and the deals are like Smile
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Have a look at RG's site today for some good pictures of the new lift towers being helicoptered into place Very Happy
http://www.perso-laplagne.fr/
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For the real anoraks, amongst the photos there is a couple of embedded videos of the helicopter at work with the pylons. Very Happy
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News with pictures of the Salla lift being moved a few yards because the ground was moving under the arrival station!

Sala is the lift to the left as you get off Arpette.

http://www.perso-laplagne.fr/News.htm
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Sad Sad news many peoples favourite lift in Plagne Centre is being removed today. Vega an old fashioned slow spine jangling two seater lift is after years of debate finally being removed. The lift company came to the conclusion that its major inspection and service was not economic Sad
Pictures as ever on http://www.perso-laplagne.fr/News.htm
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Vega lift pictured here having a bi-annual service in summer 2007
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News of the new Bergerie lift is that it will be a seater and run at 3,600 skiers per hour.
Details, as usual from RG's website also with the latest pictures of both new lifts and the new ski schol in 1800
http://www.perso-laplagne.fr/
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Boredsurfing, Any truth in rumour that they had to wait till August to remove Vega as it was still on its last run from April?
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Vega was one of the first ski lifts i used on my first proper skiing holiday. Sad
We are doing La Plagne in the the first week in January so it will be strange not to see the old thing rattling along. At least you got to admire the scenery. Very Happy
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Vega was one of the first ski lifts i used on my first proper skiing holiday. Sad
We are doing La Plagne in the the first week in January so it will be strange not to see the old thing rattling along. At least you got to admire the scenery. Very Happy


oh, best we buy Boredsurfing a beer then wink Laughing
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oh, best we buy Boredsurfing a beer then

Good to see you love him really wink Very Happy
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Boredsurfing, Any truth in rumour that they had to wait till August to remove Vega as it was still on its last run from April?


No, they had to wait whilst Les Arcs raised the money to buy it wink
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http://www.perso-laplagne.fr/News.htm
A new piste has been delayed because of a flower....
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Boredsurfing wrote:
http://www.perso-laplagne.fr/News.htm
A new piste has been delayed because of a flower....


Has jb1970 got a new job as head of piste development in La Plagne?
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thefatcontroller, Having read the original article it does refer to a field of flowers not just the one Laughing
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thefatcontroller, Having read the original article it does refer to a field of flowers not just the one Laughing


bet he telemarks? Toofy Grin
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Pictures of the nearly finished lifts.
For those of you worried about the grass all the area has been top soiled and hydro seeded.
http://www.perso-laplagne.fr/News.htm
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For those of you worried about the grass all the area has been top soiled and hydro seeded.


I will sleep better tonight knowing that Toofy Grin
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thefatcontroller, Yep, I know how you worry about all those small stones coming through to ruin my bases Toofy Grin
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I've just found this photo



Which finally gets my head round what they're doing/done. Hopefully the new Bergerie lift is setup at the bottom to avoid that uphill scoot that used to exist on the Melezes, however much you tried to 'gun it' under the UCPA and dodge the learner drivers you never made it up the hill - although I'm not convinced that's the case looking at this photo. It's also a good/bad thing if you're in Plagne Soleil, as you no longer have chairs going over the top of your balcony - always good entertainment, checking out the chalets wink OTOH getting back could be a pain - will you be able to get from the top of the new Bergerie lift across to take Dou De Praz back down? Or will you have to drop into Bellecote and take the unloved (apart from the steez 1/2 pipe crew) colosses drag

This will be curtains surely for the restaurant at the top of the old Melezes lift - which I don't think is a bad thing. Whilst it was our de-facto 4pm vin chaud stop on a group trip about 10 years ago enjoying the sun, when I made the mistake of eating there more recently it was frankly terrible.

I hope they run the new Melezes and the linking 'kiddy-lift' from earlier in the day than the main lifts in 1800 - again 10 years ago ESF only ran boarding lessons out of PC and those slumming it in 1800 had to get on the bus to get up which was no fun. With the new lift you could drop to 1800, up Melezes then take the punter chair - provided you have enough time to do so.

I think the new Melezes will add a lot to 1800 as a destination to stay, previously it felt a little cut off from parts of the domain - now you can be at the top of the Mio in 3 lifts and no freaking buses.

Sorry if going over old ground...

PS a tips for some good lift-served off-piste got some buddies going out in Jan
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I've just found this photo
Which finally gets my head round what they're doing/done.


It was the goal ! Wink
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http://thermique74.nuxit.net/
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Friday, August 21, 2009 | Plagne Soleil : no drag lift, but a slope http://www.perso-laplagne.fr/News.htm
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