"David Off" wrote in message
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This is a message from the Tignes lift company issued on the 15-7-2003
at 11h20 might be of interest. This has probably been issued in
response to the rumour that they are going to close on the
25/7/2003:-

[...]

The forecast for the following days gives us hope for lower
temperatures and possibly some snowfall with the stormy weather. So we
are not yet planning to close the glacier but will channel users into
certain zones and pistes. The snowpark is still in good condition and
everyone seems happy about it."

STGM and Piste Director - Tignes

Talking to one of the Arcs club trainers today he said conditions were
pretty unskiable by 8 am for most of July so far on the glacier. The
club hadn't even bothered to take the younger members up, preferring to
get them doing other activities.

I was up in Bourg St Maurice this morning. At approx. 800 m the shade
temperature according to the car was 38°C at 10 am. Watched the canoë
kayak French championships for a bit (ideal conditions for them!) then
drove up to Plan Peisey (a mere 30° at 1500 m here), took a photo of the
Plagnes/Arcs lift with a car passing underneath to give some idea of
scale...

http://grass-ski.alpesprovence.net/a1.htm

Reading the blurb, apparently the lack of intermediate pylon(s) is to
lessen the impact on the environment. Bit of a joke really, when you
look at the size of the construction at either end! You can see it with
ease from the Moutiers/Bourg SM road...

Pete