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Top Christmas present
Construction looks well underway on the new Vallorcine - Le Tour
lift, due to open at Christmas. No doubt the Compagnie du Mont Blanc
are hoping to lure visitors from Switzerland, the border of which
is only a couple of miles from Vallorcine, rather than make amenities
better for the tiny hamlet.
 
However, a fortunate side affect for Chamonix's
riders will be the opening up of an entire mountain side of North
facing chutes and tree skiing, from which return was previously
only possible by train.
Fabulous couloirs
In keeping with Cham's fine tradition of catering for mixed ability
groups, there will be one blue trail down and the rest of the mountain
side will be left as off-piste: including some couloirs of over
800 metres vertical descent at 35 to 40 degrees.
 
Noble trees, who have sacrificed your
lives for the benefit of others, we salute you!
Report from Jon Trigell-
Natives Overseas Team Manager
Jon's first novel, Boy A, is available now
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