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The new Foret Chairlift from Le Praz to the La Tania Gondola

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Looks like most of the main work done and just the 6 seater chairs (with hoods) to be hung on the new lift from Le Praz to just above the top of the La Tania gondola.

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La Forêt – For the lift geeks…
The old La Forêt bubble gondola was installed in 1970 with a capacity of 1000 skiers per hour and a speed of 4 metres per second. With a vertical rise of over 800m it was the highest rising lift in the Courchevel Valley and third highest in the 3 Valleys – only Caron in Val Thorens and the access gondola from Orelle beating it.

The new 6 seater detachable chair (with hood cover so more susceptible to high wind but not as exposed as the gondola was) will have a capacity of 2,700 skiers per hour at 5.5 m/s.
Total Length 1750m.
Vertical Rise 643m.
Starting Altitude 1259m.
Ending Altitude 1902m.
Number of Pylons 15.

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Route of the new lift and the future developments up to Courchevel 1850.

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The old bubbles ready for sale – they used to flog them for around €400 but they’re now several times that amount.

Thanks to Nick Ski and Brian & Jean B&B in La Tania for the pics.

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