Latest on the new lifts (and removal of the old ones)…
With the new Bouc Blanc chair opening in December this year and construction of the new Foret chair up from Le Praz now under way (but not expected until December 2014 as far as we know), the removal of the old Cretes and Col de la Lze chairs has begun along with the Praz Juget drag.
The Bouc Blanc drag has also been shortened – more info on these and the other developments at
www.latania.co.uk/photos/2013Summer/lifts/pistemapnewlifts.html
Panorama showing the location of the new Bouc Blanc Chair top station (opening Dec 2013) and the new Foret Chair top station coming up from Le Praz.
Removal of the old slow Cretes chair.
Removal of the old very slow 2-man Col de la Loze chair (the same route down Bouc Blanc and up Dou Des Lanches chair is much quicker even for a relatively slow skier).
Roof going on the lifties hut on the new Bouc Blanc top station.
Location of the top of the new Foret chair from Le Praz – just up from the La Tania Gondola station.
Removal of the bridge for the Bouc Blanc drag (this now ends here and will be renamed Stade as it gives access to the La Tania Stade race area (and Jockeys down to Le Praz on bad weather days)) – Praz Juget drag above the bridge has also been removed.
Trench dug all the way under the new Bouc Blanc Chair for the power and comms cables.
Bottom station of the new Bouc Blanc 6 seater hi-speed detachable chair above La Tania. The start of the Bouc Blanc drag (now Stade) visible to the left of the picture.
Location of the new Foret Chair Top station coming up from Le Praz. La Tania Gondola to the left edge of the photo and the Bouc Blanc Restaurant in the background.
Thanks to Nick Ski and Auntie Mary for the pics.