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Pass opening dates/Col d'Iseran
"PG" a écrit dans le message de news: ... a écrit dans le message de news: ... Off topic, but it's quiet... I'd like to do this kind of motorbike, sunny day, dry road with walls of snow either side thing. I'd always imagined, that after the lifts close down in val d'Isere they run a snow plough over the top, though as it sometimes snows right through to May/June I guess it's not really like that. Any ideas on fixed dates for opening the Col d'Iseran, or ideas where freshly opened high passes might be the first couple of weeks in may (within 3 hours of Geneva). Cheers. Iain. May have missed this link in another reply ref opening times, but the provisional dates (week number in year) for the passes in the Savoie are given and regularly updated on this official page: http://preview.tinyurl.com/6fy96b The Iseran is (provisionally) set to open between weeks 24 (week starting June 9th) and 41 (week starting October 6th). For those who can read French, that page also links to useful info during the season on road and traffic conditions on routes giving access to the Savoie resorts. Which reminds me, why is that the GPS can tell me if there's an accident / serious delays along my driving route and propose possible diversions, yet is determined to send me over the Petit St Bernard or the Iseran if I set out from Bourg St Maurice say to Chamonix, no matter what time of year? I wonder how many people get caught out by this - I've met a couple just recently. The diversion thing works fine - the Gorges pass (usually open all year round) between Albertville and Megeve is closed I suppose due to work on securing from landslides, and the GPS told me I would save time using the motorway through to Les Houches from Bourg last week. I ignored it on the way back, and got sent all around the houses, adding a good 30 minutes to the trip - so the GPS was right all along ... Pete Peter |
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Pass opening dates/Col d'Iseran
On Apr 29, 7:48 am, "PG" wrote:
provisional dates (week number in year) for the passes in the Savoie are given and regularly updated on this official page: http://preview.tinyurl.com/6fy96b Hi, That's excellent. Found one for Haute Savoie and Swiss passes too (if anybody is interested). http://www.cg74.fr/pages/fr/menu3/routes-150.html http://www.swissinfo.org/ger/verkehr...eSect=490#pass Cheers. Iain. |
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Pass opening dates/Col d'Iseran
On 29 Apr, 06:59, "PG" wrote:
"PG" a écrit dans le message de news: ... a écrit dans le message de news: ... Off topic, but it's quiet... *I'd like to do this kind of motorbike, sunny day, dry road with walls of snow either side thing. *I'd always imagined, that after the lifts close down in val d'Isere they run a snow plough over the top, though as it sometimes snows right through to May/June I guess it's not really like that. *Any ideas on fixed dates for opening the Col d'Iseran, or ideas where freshly opened high passes might be the first couple of weeks in may (within 3 hours of Geneva). Cheers. Iain. May have missed this link in another reply ref opening times, but the provisional dates (week *number in year) for the passes in the Savoie are given and regularly updated on this official page: http://preview.tinyurl.com/6fy96b The Iseran is (provisionally) set to open between weeks 24 (week starting June 9th) and 41 (week starting October 6th). For those who can read French, that page also links to useful info during the season on road and traffic conditions on routes giving access to the Savoie resorts. Which reminds me, why is that the GPS can tell me if there's an accident / serious delays along my driving route and propose possible diversions, yet is determined to send me over the Petit St Bernard or the Iseran if I set out from Bourg St Maurice say to Chamonix, no matter what time of year? I wonder how many people get caught out by this - I've met a couple just recently. The diversion thing works fine - the *Gorges pass (usually open all year round) between Albertville and Megeve is closed I suppose due to work on securing from landslides, and the GPS told me I would save time using the motorway through to Les Houches from Bourg last week. I ignored it on the way back, and got sent all around the houses, adding a good 30 minutes to the trip - so the GPS was right all along ... Pete Peter- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Every year we get people trying to get to Tignes from Geneva and ending up slightly disappointed that, having paid the toll for the Mont Blanc tunnel, they have to stay in Italy for the night or face the prospect of driving for another 5 hours. I think it's pretty disgraceful of the SatNav companies not to have sorted this out. M |
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Pass opening dates/Col d'Iseran
Matt T wrote:
On 29 Apr, 06:59, "PG" wrote: "PG" a écrit dans le message de news: ... a écrit dans le message de news: ... Off topic, but it's quiet... I'd like to do this kind of motorbike, sunny day, dry road with walls of snow either side thing. I'd always imagined, that after the lifts close down in val d'Isere they run a snow plough over the top, though as it sometimes snows right through to May/June I guess it's not really like that. Any ideas on fixed dates for opening the Col d'Iseran, or ideas where freshly opened high passes might be the first couple of weeks in may (within 3 hours of Geneva). Cheers. Iain. May have missed this link in another reply ref opening times, but the provisional dates (week number in year) for the passes in the Savoie are given and regularly updated on this official page: http://preview.tinyurl.com/6fy96b The Iseran is (provisionally) set to open between weeks 24 (week starting June 9th) and 41 (week starting October 6th). For those who can read French, that page also links to useful info during the season on road and traffic conditions on routes giving access to the Savoie resorts. Which reminds me, why is that the GPS can tell me if there's an accident / serious delays along my driving route and propose possible diversions, yet is determined to send me over the Petit St Bernard or the Iseran if I set out from Bourg St Maurice say to Chamonix, no matter what time of year? I wonder how many people get caught out by this - I've met a couple just recently. The diversion thing works fine - the Gorges pass (usually open all year round) between Albertville and Megeve is closed I suppose due to work on securing from landslides, and the GPS told me I would save time using the motorway through to Les Houches from Bourg last week. I ignored it on the way back, and got sent all around the houses, adding a good 30 minutes to the trip - so the GPS was right all along ... Pete Peter- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Every year we get people trying to get to Tignes from Geneva and ending up slightly disappointed that, having paid the toll for the Mont Blanc tunnel, they have to stay in Italy for the night or face the prospect of driving for another 5 hours. I think it's pretty disgraceful of the SatNav companies not to have sorted this out. M It is amazing how gullible people are. |
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