Winter Ski Holidays in Oz & Alpe d'Huez
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This has been an unusual year for all of us and we hope you have managed to get through it without too many problems. We thought you would like to know how we are managing skiing with COVID in 2021 during this winter.
We are currently opening our apartments this winter season with the option of room service meals. As soon as restaurants can open, we will be serving meals in the dining room.
Continue reading “Skiing with COVID in 2021”There is still a lot of uncertainty about what will happen this winter for skiing holidays in 2021.
We have followed the French Government advice and are ready to receive skiers and snowboarders whenever you are ready to come. We were open during the summer and the systems we introduced were not intrusive but simply help to keep you safe.
We do know that, along with every other ski resort in France, Oz and Alpe d’Huez have made the best possible arrangements to keep everyone as safe as possible on their skiing holidays in 2021.
Continue reading “Skiing Holidays in 2021”We are happy to say that the Alpe d’Huez snow report for October is good. The early season snow continues to build on the higher slopes with new, fresh falls lower down.
The weather is getting chilly with midday temperatures in Alpe d’Huez around 0°C.
There is 20 to 35 cm of snow forecast above 1800m and 10 to 15cm around 1400 to1500m.
This is falling on an already better than average base for this time of year. It is between 30 and 70cm at altitude and you would have to go back to 2013 or 2000 to find equivalent October depths.
Lets hope this signals an excellent year for snow.
The new Clos Giraud lift is progressing well in the Oz-Vaujany sector.
Another new lift project this year to go with the new Eau d’Olle express between Allemond and Oz.
The old four-seat chair will be replaced by a Téléporté mixte, chairs and gondolas on the same cable, sometimes referred to as a Chondola in English.
The other Téléporté mixtes are on Signal, Les Jeux and Rif-Nel.
Continue reading “New Clos Giraud Lift”There has been some pylon planting progress for the new lift.
The helicopter was flying last week lifting the various components of the pylons into place. Unfortunately, I was busy with guests and couldn’t get out to photograph it. However, we did share a video from the SPL Oz-Vaujany on our Facebook page.
Continue reading “Pylon Planting Progress”The Allemond base station building is really starting to look like a lift.
This looks like the ticket office and entrance to the gondolas from the Car Park.
Continue reading “Allemond Base Station Building”There has been more building in Oz Station on the new ski lift.
The big blocks of concrete poured last year are now being transformed into a recognizable ski lift.
The builders are receiving deliveries almost every day and parts are stacking up in the car parks. Workers are then assembling them into larger components ready for assembly.
Continue reading “More building in Oz Station”The builders of the new lift have started pouring concrete in Oz.
The big bases at the top and bottom were poured at the end of last summer. Now they are constructing the bases for the pylons and starting to assemble the lift.
Continue reading “Pouring Concrete in Oz”The Allemont lift is making progress towards completion later this summer.
The lower installations are well on their way with the familiar shape of a lift taking place. The buildings in Allemont will be the largest part of the construction with the Car Park and ticket office.
There will also be the hangar for storing the gondolas out of season.
Elsewhere, the concrete is being poured for the bases of the pylons. This has needed a helicopter to deliver the wet concrete for pouring as the terrain is too steep for any vehicles.
The pylons themselves are being delivered at the base of the dam and will also be assembled with the help of the helicopter.
It will be interesting to see how the extra car parking affects the Car Parking in Oz.
More news later…
UPDATED Whats going on with COVID-19 and Alpe d’Huez?
At the moment the skiing is CLOSED until December 2020.
All access to the mountains for skiing has been closed.
This means no ski touring is allowed either.
Roll on next year.
Big, comfortable rooms, space for your clothes, great food to fuel days and a friendly welcome. That’s what we provide for all our guests at Le Château d’Oz, when they stay with us on a skiing holiday. Contact us for more details.
