The resort
Village Square
Les Cerces' lake
Charbonnieres' view
Church Notre-Dame
Climbing the Galibier
Neuvachette's valley
Poingt-Ravier's hamlet
View from the sky
Story
1930 |
Valloire is a small mountain village. A few youngsters start training with military troops. |
1935 |
Valloire has 2 hotels, the tourist office is created. The Paris ski club organises ski lessons in Valloire.
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1936 |
the Paris Alpine Ski club (linked to CAF) establishes 2 ski schools : one in les Pyrenees, the other in Valloire. |
1937
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the first lift was installed in les granges. |
1938
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Pomagalski installs a draglift near the grand hotel.
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1945 |
A draglift on Rocher St Pierre, another in les Verneys, A gondola on la setaz and on cret rond. |
1970
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the village equips the crey du quart, doubling the ski area. |
1974 |
Valloire -Valmeinier link.
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1980 |
Construction of Verneys’ chairlift. |
1982 |
Construction of Montissot and Colérieux chairlifts allowing to link Crey du Quart from la Setaz.
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1983 |
Construction of open artificial icerink. |
1985 |
Construction of the setaz gondola.
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1987 |
Extension of the ski area to valmeinier 135 km of slopes |
1988 |
Inauguration of the open air village swimming pool. |
1989 |
Ste Thècle campsite opens its doors. |
1990 |
2nd series of snow canons. |
1994
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Construction of the lac de la vieille chairlift. |
1996 |
Extension of the snow cannons installation. |
1999 |
Making of the Cret de la Brive cable car and the Séa and Pagoret draglifts. |
2000 |
UTN project (New Touristic unity) for the reconstruction of the crey rond massif with the link to Massif de la Setaz. |
2001 |
Extension of the snow cannons installation. |
2002 |
With 266 snow cannons, the artificial snow covers all level slopes. |
2003 |
72 new snow canons are placed on the crey du quart massif enabling to ski from the Lace de la vieille to Setaz massif and to come back to the resort. The automatic snow making with 350 snow canons make the coming back from both massifs possible. |
| A 6 seat detachable chairlift (Brive 2 chair lift) replaces the 4 seat Lac de la vieille chirlift with arrival on top of the crey du quart. | |
| 4 seat Lac de la vieille chair lift replaces the Pagoret draglift. | |
| Old machines are dismantled : Pré rond chairlift, the old. Montissot chairlift and the Cabestan de richelieu draglift in les verneys. | |
2004 |
25 new snow-canons are placed on the Crey du Quart and Sétaz area for a better skiing comfort. |
| Re-arrangement of a beginner area on the Séa plateau, at the top of the Brive cable-car. | |
| Increase of the Brive cable-car delivery thanks to 20 additional cabins. | |
| Dismantling of old equipments: Crêt-rond chairlift, Ruaz draglift and the old Sétaz cable-car. | |
| Turfing of recent slopes (Moulin, mulots, etc.) | |
2005 |
New snow canons complete the equipment of the crey du quart and setaz massifs for a maximum of comfort. |
2006 |
More than 380 snow canons! The automatic snow making enables to go back to the resort skiing from both massifs (crey du quart and setaz). |
2007 |
4 seat girodière chairlift ARVA park training area for avalanche research More than 400 snow canons! New this year: hands free lift pass ! |
2008 |
The “Moneul” quad chairlift to replace the skilift « La Combe » |
2009 |
Re-shaping and turfing of the ski slopes Improvement of the existing artificial snow network Creation of an Igloo village Night activities, ski, restaurant in altitude Development of playing areas for everyone (Easyparks) Opening of two new black slopes on two new areas |
SEM Valloire / Tél: 04 79 59 03 90 - Fax: 04 79 83 30 42 - e-mail: sem@valloire.net
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