{"id":594,"date":"2015-01-13T14:02:36","date_gmt":"2015-01-13T14:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/?p=594"},"modified":"2015-01-13T14:07:18","modified_gmt":"2015-01-13T14:07:18","slug":"new-cable-car-for-grands-montets-in-chamonix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/01\/new-cable-car-for-grands-montets-in-chamonix\/","title":{"rendered":"New Cable Car for Grands Montets in Chamonix"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this season the old Plan Joran chair lift was replaced by a new state-of-the-art gondola in the Grands Montets sector of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chaletline.co.uk\/chamonix\">Chamonix<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-595\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/planjoran.jpg\" alt=\"planjoran gondola\" width=\"557\" height=\"440\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Replaces the old four-seater chairlift<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The old chairlift was a four-seater that was installed in 1986.<\/p>\n<p>As well as leaving skiers and snowboarders exposed to the elements, the capacity of only 1500 people per hour (and 500 for the Lognan chairlift) had led to queues forming at peak times.<\/p>\n<p><strong>New lift opened in Dec 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The new Poma &#8216;Dual Drive Multix 10&#8217; lift is more comfortable and fast, taking 10 people at a time and travelling at 6 m\/second. \u00a0The lift can carry up to 3000 people per hour &#8211; more than doubling the previous capacity.<\/p>\n<p>The development had been scheduled for several years, but was delayed due to planning delays.<\/p>\n<p>Work \u00a0eventually began in May 2014 and the lift was officially opened on 20 December 2014.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-596\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/lognan-2.jpg\" alt=\"lognan 2\" width=\"600\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/lognan-2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/lognan-2-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/lognan-2-190x111.jpg 190w, https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/lognan-2-60x35.jpg 60w, https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/lognan-2-400x234.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chalets in Chamonix<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Chaletline offers 8 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chaletline.co.uk\/chamonix\/catered_chalets\">catered chalets in Chamonix<\/a> &#8211; for details and to check availability, please contact our team on 01822 617761<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/01\/new-cable-car-for-grands-montets-in-chamonix\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/lognan-2-190x111.jpg);\" class=\"thumb_crop\">https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/lognan-2-190x111.jpg<\/a><p>Earlier this season the old Plan Joran chair lift was replaced by a new state-of-the-art gondola in the Grands Montets sector of Chamonix. Replaces the old four-seater chairlift The old chairlift was a four-seater that was installed in 1986. 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