by Womble | Jul 28, 2020 | New Arpettaz Chairlift
Sainte Foy Tarentaise : 28 July 2020 Luckily for me, I was running a little late with my early morning run today. I didn’t get to Plan Bois until 07h00, just as the workmen were arriving, and there was already a lot of activity. As is my want, I had a quick...
by Womble | Jul 19, 2020 | New Arpettaz Chairlift
Sainte Foy Tarentaise : 19 July 2020 Here in Sainte Foy, in the bars and restaurants, there has been lots of talk about what the new Arpettaz chairlift is going to look like. This has no doubt been fuelled by the groundwork going on at Plan Bois, where the base...
by Womble | Jul 5, 2020 | New Arpettaz Chairlift
Sainte Foy Tarentaise : 05 July 2020 When I first came to Sainte Foy (pronounced Sainte-Fwa), I could never understand why the locals gave me a blank stare whenever I said “Arr-p’tazz”. Now I know, and here’s why . . . I often have difficulty...
by Womble | Jul 3, 2020 | New Arpettaz Chairlift
Sainte Foy Tarentaise : 02 July 2020 We spoke to the new maire, Yannick Amet, this week and asked him about his vision for Sainte Foy as a ski resort. We also quizzed him about the new Arpettaz chairlift and how this fitted in with his overall plans. So why is the...
by Womble | Jun 12, 2020 | New Arpettaz Chairlift
Sainte Foy Tarentaise ~ 12 June 2020 The weather in Sainte Foy has not been particularly favourable for the teams of workmen this week. These photographs were taken at lunchtime on Friday 12 June 2020, on what was easily the driest and sunniest day of the week. The...
by Womble | Jun 4, 2020 | New Arpettaz Chairlift
Sainte Foy Tarentaise : 04 June 2020 There’s a long running rumour that the dismantled lift will be sold to some unsuspecting ski station in a remote part of mountainous Bulgaria. Before exploring this hypothesis, let’s look at the cable in question. The...
