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The Official Opening of the new Saulire Cable Car
The Saulire cable car has finally been repaired following accidental damage caused during a load test on 29 September 2021. The official opening ceremony and reception was held on Thursday 12 December 2024 and it is now open to the public.
The original lift was installed in 1952 and held 30 people. In 1984 when the current lift infrastructure was installed it was the largest in the world with a capacity of 160 people. The new cabins have a capacity of 130 people and the 3 year POMA renovation (complicated by having to adhere to new safety standards) has cost €10 million.
A grand reception with champagne on arrival was held in the base station with the Mairie and CEOs of Poma and S3V plus representatives of the designers and engineers teams, Tourist Offices, Les 3 Vallees etc. One of the Poma engineers received a special employee award which was a nice touch – the videos of them high up on the wires installing drive systems was pretty scary to watch.
