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With the Arrival of the Spring / Summer press pack it's time for a new thread.
An exciting Summer ahead with the L'étape and Tour de France returning to La plagne after an absence of 23 Years. On 20th and 25 July. The 24 bends from Macon to La Plagne will make for some exciting racing and viewing!
Many events are planned to support le Tour including new MTB events and routes.
Full details here in the Press Pack https://indd.adobe.com/view/3cf32402-0b54-467f-ad4a-0534c75c5cec
25/26 Lift pass prices here https://www.skipass-laplagne.com/en/ski-passes
Last edited by Poster: A snowHead on Tue 24-06-25 20:40; edited 3 times in total
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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More details released today:
[Tourdefrance]
Welcoming the Tour de France and Tour de France stage
 Sunday, July 20: arrival of the Stage of the Tour (16,000 amateur cyclists)
 Route: arrival by RN90 from Bourg-Saint-Maurice, bifurcation at the Bellentre bridge, crossing Sangot, followed by the ascent of La Plagne from the Macot roundabout to the arrival at Plagne Villages.
Friday, July 25: arrival of the last mountain stage of the Tour de France (pro runners)
Route: on the RN90 from Bourg-Saint-Maurice, passing through Aime, bifurcation to Macot, then up to Plagne Villages.
Point d’arrivée commun : Plagne Villages
An exceptional event for our station... but also adjustments to be expected!
Traffic / Road closures:
Traffic in the valley - access RN90:
• July 20 - Stage of Tour de France - RN90 will be closed between Bourg Saint Maurice and Bellentre from 10am to 6pm
• July 25 - Tour de France - The RN90 will be closed between Bourg Saint Maurice and Aime from 12h to 18h
Access to Altitude Sites:
• July 20 - Stage of Tour de France: road closed from 10am to 8pm
• July 25 - Tour de France: road closed from 12h to 21h
Access to Montalbert:
July 25 - Tour de France: road closed from 12:00 to 21:00
In case of saturation of parking at high-altitude, the police will be able to restrict access to high-altitude sites outside of these hours. We therefore advise you to anticipate and adjust your deliveries accordingly.
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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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Thank you @boredsurfin for the Tour de France info.
We are right on the route and looking forward to all the fun.
We're interested how they will manage to scramble getting into the Bobsleigh run - surely its really only wide enough for one rider . . ?
https://en.la-plagne.com/le-mag/the-tour-de-france-riders-go-off-the-road-for-the-first-time
Meantime, if I can't watch the new Gondola developments up at Roche de Mio (webcam still down), then I can see what's happening down in your neck of the woods.
And it looks like your Zombie hotel has a roof! Might it get completed for next ski season?
About time too.
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@Jonpim, I'd check the date on that article...
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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@Jonpim, poisson d’avril
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@stevomcd and @rdsweb, of course! Silly me 
And we've been telling lots of people all about it. No one has suggested it was bonkers.
Hey ho.
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@Jonpim, I sent that to my mate who is doing the etape du tour, and he swallowed it hook line and sinker, he's really panicking now
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Hmmm. "Starting price: 500 euros"
Think I might give this one a miss
(If all 121 sell, then maybe they could put back the Leprechaun lift to bypass Bellecote  )
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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@Jonpim,
From Romain at Perso Plagne
“Those from Glacier gondola have been sold 2000€ each. But they were older and most beautiful”
They will probably sell for a little less. There is no comparison in terms of age (2003 vs. 1978) or style.”
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Thank you @boredsurfin.
Seems very reasonable: only 3% increase on the Paradiski Senior Season Pass (if my maths is correct).
And still 75 years for the not-quite-free pass 
(though i understand €60 is rather more than similar large interlinked resorts . . . )
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You know it makes sense.
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It's strange that for the senior season pass , the summer uplift for la Plagne is €30 but for Paradiski it's €177
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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What form of transport? Funicular? Cable car?
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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@rob@rar, "It would be a 10-seater gondola with a flow of 2,600 people per hour and per direction. The project provides for a departure station integrated into the SNCF and bus station of Aime. An intermediate station would be positioned at the Olympic bobsleigh track, at an altitude of 1550 m. Finally, the arrival would be at the Plagne Centre bus station, at an altitude of 1950 m. With the elevator in the valley, the travel time between the valley and the summit is estimated at 17 minutes compared to 34 minutes on average with a car or bus."
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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@boredsurfin, sounds good.
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Can anyone confirm whether the old Roche De Mio bubble lift is being retained between Bellecote and Belle Plagne? I had been led to believe this was the plan but now hearing it’s just going to be a bus?
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I thought I had read somewhere that it was going to be retained, but I can't find where. Purely selfishly it wouldn't bother us as we are right down the bottom of the village, so it would save a trek up to the gondola.
It would make sense in reality as it would be vastly cheaper to have a bus shuttling back and forward, rather than maintaining all that infrastructure ( and much less staff).
I was wondering whether they'd extend the Plagne centre to Bellecote bus to Belle Plagne as one solution.
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I've read in a number of places that the lower section will be retained. That was certainly the original plan.
It is being replaced by a bus this summer, presumably while the upper section is dismantled, but not heard that that will continue to the winter season.
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@ecureuil, I hope that’s the case as it’s very convenient if staying in either village to dine out in the other on an evening etc. no one likes waiting around for buses!
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@chopkins13, on reflection my earlier reply didn't make much sense! The lower section is being replaced by a bus this summer in order to still access the upper section, not so the latter can be dismantled. Guess any work needed must be on the lower section, perhaps to the base station.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Anyone remember when the cut price ski pass deals came out?
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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@eblunt, Think it was maybe early October??
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You know it makes sense.
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Impressive looking building site at Bellecote for the new Gonola, had a look today.
To me, it doesn’t look like it clears over Colosses by much, but they obviously know what they are doing , like with Envers lol
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Poster: A snowHead
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Will be at the roundabout just above Decathlon, 2k from the end
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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eblunt, quite a day.
Was at Loup Blanc for the caravan, which coincided with a mighty deluge.
Then the 1800 bend for the actual race when the weather kindly cleared just long enough for the front riders to get up. Soon followed by another deluge.
Still lots of people cheering the back riders despite the ghastly conditions - really heart warming.
I think the boom-boom disco music here is going to continue all night . . .
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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We started off near the finish line in Villages, grabbing a great spot until surrendering to the deluge as the caravan arrived, we de-camped at Plagne Centre in Le Brix bar. Then saw race at bend in Plagne Centre before walking back to Belle Plagne.
A great experience despite the weather.
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eblunt, Blast, for many people the Tour was obviously a major event.
There was a lot of excitement, a huge buildup, and a lot of people.
But as an enjoyable event, the Etape on Sunday was way better.
The sunny weather helped, but 16,000 "ordinary" riders doing the same route ** as the Tour was a much better experience.
It also helped that some of our friends were riding.
The riders didn't just zip past in 10 minutes, but came past in a steady stream all afternoon and on into sunset.
Some bright and breezy and smiling, some looking quite unwell and longing for the agony to end.
Super heroes, one and all
A really massive event. And great fun.
** Actually the Etape riders did the whole planned stage run of 130km - the tour guys yesterday did a shortened course of 95km due to an outbreak of contagious nodular dermatitis affecting cattle in a herd located specifically in the Col des Saisies.
https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/cow-contagion-forces-tour-de-france-organisers-to-re-route-stage-19-shortening-to-95km/
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@Jonpim, I was quite a annoyed by ITV4’s coverage which said that is was a farmers protest which shortened the stage.
From everything I’ve read here it the cattle disease caused it
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Watching the French coverage, the director explained that although this disease is only spread by flying insects, the risk of a fly, carrying the disease, being transported unwittingly to a new destination, was not something that the directors of the tour were willing to take.
Now whether in reality this was a thinly veiled excuse to cover up a potential protest that had happened is up for debate, but the official line is that it was shortened to prevent possible spread of the disease
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Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but the Decathlon branch on the N90 at Aime has closed down.
Good news for some, it has/will re-open near Super U in Bourg St Maurice
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@boredsurfin, that is a bummer: it was perfectly situated between Weldom and Leclerc for essential shopping, with a jolly café next door.
And they closed the Decathlon in Uxbridge back in April which was also a real nuisance.
At least the decathlon up the hill oposite 1800 is still there . . ?
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@Jonpim, Their store locator says a presence in 1800...
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