{"id":1953,"date":"2021-09-15T12:18:40","date_gmt":"2021-09-15T12:18:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1953"},"modified":"2021-09-17T08:07:56","modified_gmt":"2021-09-17T08:07:56","slug":"four-new-lifts-for-les-3-vallees-this-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/2021\/09\/four-new-lifts-for-les-3-vallees-this-winter\/","title":{"rendered":"Four New Lifts for Les 3 Vall\u00e9es this winter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Les 3 Vall\u00e9es is the world\u2019s largest ski area with over 600km of pistes, but they\u2019re not resting on their laurels ahead of the 2021\/22 season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are four new lifts that you can look forward to in the resorts of Les 3 Vall\u00e9es on your ski holiday this winter:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bouquetin, M\u00e9ribel<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This new six-seater high-speed chairlift in M\u00e9ribel<\/a> has replaced the old \u2018Platti\u00e8res 3\u2019 gondola. The new lift will whisk you to the slopes of Saint-Martin de Belleville and Les Menuires in just two and a half minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quicker and more comfortable, this lift is more energy-efficient and blends better into its environment. It\u2019s also open to pedestrians, allowing them to explore more of the Les 3 Vall\u00e9es<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bouqetin, M\u00e9ribel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

La Masse, Les Menuires<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This new state-of-the-art, 10-seater gondola is part of a part of a \u20ac22 million redevelopment project on the La Masse ski area in Les Menuires<\/a> this winter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The impressive lift is 3318m long, with a 1050m height difference and a speed of 7 m\/s. It now means that in both winter and summer, skiers and pedestrians can reach the summit in less than 8 minutes instead of the original 25 minutes. The total hourly capacity is 2800 people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Olympe, M\u00e9ribel<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Regular visitors to our blog will remember that when the old Olympe bubbles were auctioned in the summer<\/a>, they were snapped up in only 10 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The previous cabins have been replaced by taller ones which hold six people, and can now be accessed without steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Olympe gondola takes skiers and snowboarders between Brides-les-Bains and M\u00e9ribel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Old Olympe bubbles for sale<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Cime de Caron, Orelle\/Val Thorens<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The \u20183 Vall\u00e9es Express\u2019 lift has been replaced by the new \u2018Orelle\u2019 gondola<\/a> and with the addition of the new \u2018Orelle-Caron\u2019 extension will reduce the time from Orelle to Cime Caron to just 20 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The maximum capacity is 2500 people per hour, who will travel in 87 bubbles over the first section and 44 in the second section. It\u2019s also open to pedestrians, who can connect directly to Val Thorens<\/a> in just 45 minutes if they want a day out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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La Tania<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n