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The Parchet lift that runs up to Boree will be replaced this year starting May 1st. The current two seater chair was installed in 1985 having been previously running at Morillon, but it will not be legally allowed to operate after 2012. The lift will be moved so it runs up the left side of the main piste and there will no longer be the possibility to get off at half way. Unfortunately it will not be a clutch type chair which is apparently too expensive but nonetheless it'll be a 4 seater and will reduce queues at this lift. This will cost approx. €2.5m. The work will be finished in October.
The main gondola from the village will be replaced in 2013. Yearly maintenance and inspections are getting exceptionally expensive and the replacement is now unavoidable. The study of the type, situation and environmental considerations, as required by French law is not yet finished but it’s thought that it would be a 6 seat 10 standing type lift which would also increase the uphill capacity by a large amount. The access will also be made easier for handicapped persons.
The departure building will be rebuilt but the top station will remain as is, but this was under consideration for the future. The total costs for this lift would be around €7m. The funding for both lifts was in the part from the Community of Communes (CdC) around €3m and the rest would be from loans. The CdC requires that the lift be open more often in the non ski period so that it would attract more tourists to the whole area.
Info courtesy of Thollon . org
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Thanks for the news.
Thollon is a heavenly little place - possibly my favourite ski resort of all time.
Will be sorry to see the cosy little gondola dismantled but glad to hear they're sticking with relatively slow lifts.
Bravo pour Thollon!
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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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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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how is the ski area? We passed it obviously on the way up to PDS, and location wise its pretty awesome that close to Geneva. Kind of makes me wish we had taken a day down there to check it out.
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If anyone wants to purchase one of the old eggs from the gondola contact the Thollon tourist office.
Any takers, the cabins will be auctioned soon. If you are interested, please let you know with us by email at ot.thollon at wanadoo.fr A date we do not yet have information on the base price of a cab as well as on the conduct of the sale. We will inform you as soon as possible. (Translated by Bing)
More https://www.facebook.com/pages/OT-THOLLON-LES-MEMISES/107824762582520
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Looking forward to doing some race training in Thollon in late January, this new lift looks very fancy
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