ninth November 2024
The Grands Montets raise station within the Chamonix Valley was destroyed by hearth in 2018. It was going to get replaced with an identical one. Now there are formidable plans in place, however a brand new raise is delayed as soon as extra. NEW
It had been hoped a brand new raise could be in place final season, now it appears to be like like 2026 on the earliest.
The previous Grand Montets raise in Argentiere took skiers from the mid-point to the summit of the Grand Montets at 3,275m.
It was a preferred raise that PlanetSKI took many a time to entry a few of the finest superior snowboarding in Chamonix.
Grands Montets raise, Argentiere. Picture © PlanetSKI
Grands Montets raise, Argentiere. Picture © PlanetSKI
Alpinists additionally used it to entry the climbing within the Mt Blanc Massif.
Grands Montets raise, Argentiere. Picture © PlanetSKI
In the summertime of 2018, an enormous hearth destroyed the raise.
Initially it was proposed merely to switch the raise with an identical construction, however plans modified.
It’s now supposed to re-build each the Grand Montets and the Plan Joran lifts – the latter serving the decrease half of the mountain from resort base to mid-point.
This plan will see the 2 lifts united, providing a semi-direct journey from resort to summit eliminating the necessity for a ski to cross between the 2 lifts.
The higher part will run off a unique type of gondola to the decrease half, permitting for gondola cabins to be eliminated in poor circumstances to extend security, therefore retaining the break-of-journey partway via.
All three cable automobile stations shall be rebuilt, designed to the plans of the Italian architect Renzo Piano, whose earlier works embrace the Shard, London, and the Pompidou Centre, Paris.
“These new stations will supply a dramatic welcome to the mountain for skiers and snowboarders, and bristle with the newest know-how to supply a quick, clear and comfy expertise for resort customers,” mentioned a press release from the resort.
The venture will price €155m and is anticipated to be accomplished by the beginning of the 2026/27 season.
At present the highest can solely be reached by skier tourers prepared to make the hike.
It’s one thing now we have performed at PlanetSKI.
A time out with a Chamonix mountain information. Picture © PlanetSKI
A time out with a Chamonix mountain information. Picture © PlanetSKI
A time out with a Chamonix mountain information. Picture © PlanetSKI
PlanetSKI in Chamonix. Picture © PlanetSKI
Right here at PlanetSKI we’ll preserve you posted on developments and fingers crossed for 2026.
