Châtel

Remplacement of Linga 2 Chairlift

The actual Linga 2 chairlift which is taking skiers up to Col du Linga at 2050m high will be dismantle and replace by a 6-sitters detachable chairlift. The departure will be located at 1550m high, next to the Leiche ski lift, and it's name will be Echo Alpin.

  
With a lenght of 1580m and a difference in level of 525m it will carry 2400 people per hour in a first period (increasing to 2700 people per hour). 
It will be one of the fastest lifts of the Portes du Soleil area as it will carry skiers at a speed of 5.5m per second taking them to the top in 5mn.

New snow-guns

The resort is increasing it's cultivated snow capacity with the creation of a new reservoir water and the fitting of the Combes and Linga 2 (going with the replacement of the Linga 2 chairlift).

For winter 2009-2010 the resort will have 173 snow guns.