Overview
- Work starts Tuesday to remove eight lifts that last ran in winter 2017–2018, with completion targeted in about two months.
- The municipality approved the deconstruction in September 2024 following persistent snow instability at 1,500 to 2,000 meters.
- Parts of the installations will be reused in other ski areas to recover value and reduce waste.
- Environmental group Mountain Wilderness welcomed the decision, noting it has removed about 20 idle lifts and counts roughly 100 others sitting unused in France.
- Research cited by AFP reports 186 mostly small French ski areas have ceased operations for economic reasons.