{"id":6698,"date":"2014-08-11T15:34:55","date_gmt":"2014-08-11T14:34:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/?p=6698"},"modified":"2014-08-11T15:47:00","modified_gmt":"2014-08-11T14:47:00","slug":"work-on-the-new-aiguille-du-fruit-lift-chairlift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/2014\/08\/11\/work-on-the-new-aiguille-du-fruit-lift-chairlift\/","title":{"rendered":"Work on the new Aiguille du Fruit Chairlift"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=6704\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6704\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6704\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/2014\/08\/11\/work-on-the-new-aiguille-du-fruit-lift-chairlift\/work2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/work2.jpg?fit=640%2C499&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,499\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"work2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/work2.jpg?fit=300%2C233&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/work2.jpg?fit=615%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6704\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/work2.jpg?resize=640%2C499\" alt=\"work2\" width=\"640\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/work2.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/work2.jpg?resize=450%2C350&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/work2.jpg?resize=615%2C480&amp;ssl=1 615w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Work continues on the replacement of the 3-man Aiguille du Fruit lift used on the route back from Courchevel 1650 to 1850. The new lift is a 6-seater hi-speed detachable chair (but a little shorter in length, so not giving access to the Suisses black piste but high enough to access the Chanrossa and Marmottes lifts).<\/p>\n<p>The removal of the slow fixed 4-man Gravelles chair and all the pylons is also taking place &#8211; all should be ready for December 2014 and the start of next season.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=6699\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6699\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6699\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/2014\/08\/11\/work-on-the-new-aiguille-du-fruit-lift-chairlift\/400fruit\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/400fruit.jpg?fit=400%2C376&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"400,376\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"400fruit\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/400fruit.jpg?fit=300%2C282&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/400fruit.jpg?fit=400%2C376&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6699\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/400fruit.jpg?resize=400%2C376\" alt=\"400fruit\" width=\"400\" height=\"376\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=6702\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6702\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6702\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/2014\/08\/11\/work-on-the-new-aiguille-du-fruit-lift-chairlift\/view\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/view.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"view\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/view.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/view.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6702\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/view.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" alt=\"view\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/view.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/view.jpg?resize=450%2C337&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lift Stats:<br \/>\nLength 1333m<br \/>\nVertical 412m<br \/>\nHorizontal 1262<br \/>\nStart altitude 1828m<br \/>\nFinish altitude 2240m<br \/>\nNumber of pylons 12<br \/>\nNumber of chairs 79<br \/>\nSpeed 5.5 m\/s<br \/>\nCapacity 3,300 skiers per hour<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=6700\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6700\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6700\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/2014\/08\/11\/work-on-the-new-aiguille-du-fruit-lift-chairlift\/metal\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/metal.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"metal\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/metal.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/metal.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6700\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/metal.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" alt=\"metal\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/metal.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/metal.jpg?resize=450%2C337&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=6701\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6701\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6701\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/2014\/08\/11\/work-on-the-new-aiguille-du-fruit-lift-chairlift\/oldpylons\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/oldpylons.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"oldpylons\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/oldpylons.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/oldpylons.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6701\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/oldpylons.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" alt=\"oldpylons\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/oldpylons.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/oldpylons.jpg?resize=450%2C337&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pics show the work at the top station, the route of the new lift and some of the old pylons waiting for removal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Work continues on the replacement of the 3-man Aiguille du Fruit lift used on the route back from Courchevel 1650 to 1850. The new lift is a 6-seater hi-speed detachable chair (but a little shorter in length, so not giving access to the Suisses black piste but high enough to access the Chanrossa and Marmottes [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6698","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6698","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6698"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6698\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6711,"href":"https:\/\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6698\/revisions\/6711"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6698"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6698"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6698"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}