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La Thuile's New Cable Car Replaces Two Ageing Chairlifts

Michael Fulton

La Thuile's New Cable Car Replaces Two Ageing Chairlifts

La Thuile is spending 38.7 million US dollars on a new 10-person cable car linking Les Suches to Chaz Dura, replacing the La Combe and Chaz Dura chairlifts after nearly forty years of service. Built by Leitner, the new cable car runs 1,950 metres to a top station at 2,576 metres, carrying up to 3,000 people an hour with a six-minute ride. It also improves the connection to La Rosiere in France via the Petit-Saint-Bernard Pass, and is on track to open for the 2026/27 season.

La Thuile
Aosta Valley
Italy
The location of the avalanche at Courmayeur ski resort.

Michael Fulton

Three Experienced Freeriders Die in Val Veny Avalanche Near Courmayeur

A level 4 avalanche in the Ves Canal claimed three lives on 15 February, bringing Italy's season death toll to 25—well above the decade average. The incident occurred on a popular freeride route despite clear warnings about dangerous conditions.

Val Veny
Aosta Valley
Courmayeur
France
Italy
Pila Opens Stella del Couis Summit Station and Complete Gondola System

Michael Fulton

Pila Opens Stella del Couis Summit Station and Complete Gondola System

Italian ski resort Pila has completed its ambitious Pila-Couis gondola project, opening the architecturally striking Stella del Couis summit station on 14 December. The new 10-seater gondola system now connects the Roman city of Aosta to an alpine summit at 2,723 metres in just 30 minutes, transforming both the skiing experience and year-round mountain tourism in the Aosta Valley.

Europe
Aosta Valley
Pila
Italy
Renderings of the Plateau Rosá at 3,480 m.

Michael Fulton

Cervinia's €200M Lift Overhaul: Tripling Capacity to Zermatt

Cervino S.p.A. unveils 'Cervino - The One' project, a €200 million upgrade set to transform the Italian-Swiss connection at Matterhorn Ski Paradise. The plan promises faster access and increased capacity, but questions remain about implementation and impact.

Aosta Valley
Cervinia
Zermatt
Switzerland