![]() Over at Nyon, they’ve widened the steep red run a little, which should make all the difference.Ī little further down the mountain and you may remember the old Fys chairlift? Well that rust bucket is history and being replaced! Good news, especially if you’re staying at Chalet des Montagnesas we can whip you up there in the morning. In Les Gets, they’re making a reservoir next to the Grains d’Or chairlift that’ll help feed the snow canons even more. Léchère and Les Cases is the big news coming out of the Portes du Soleil, but it’s not everything that’s going on. Other improvements in the Portes du Soleil Les Cases will offer a third way of accessing the Swiss resorts Les Crosets and Champéry from the Avoriaz area.īoth lifts are set for completion this December and will open for the winter! You can see photos of the construction here. The new red run will be next to the bottom of Les Cases lift, where there’s already a blue run. Skiers and snowboarders will then connect with a second new 6-seater lift, called ‘Les Cases’, with the border crossing being about 3 quarters of the way up! Spanning over 1700 metres and supported by 17 pylons, it’ll carry 2700 skiers an hour, compared to the old lift’s 1800. The new high-speed 6-man Léchère lift will be even longer than its predecessor – going over 600 metres further up, giving better access the Abricotine ski run. This was the old, slow and rickety 3-man lift from the Les Lindarets valley up to the bottom of the Mosettes lift, which then takes you over the border and into Switzerland. Léchère was the lift you never wanted to go on but sometimes just had to! ![]() If you’re familiar with the Avoriaz area, you’ll probably remember the ‘Léchère’ chairlift?!? Plus, there’s a brand-new red run next door. The big news ahead of winter 2019/20 is the installation of 2 state of the art chairlifts in Avoriaz, giving far quicker access to Switzerland. ![]() Alongside this, new pistes are also created. And it’s about to get even better, thanks to continued investment improving the lift network year on year. The Portes du Soleil is one of the best ski areas in the world. ![]()
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