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Pouring Concrete in Oz

Starting pouring concrete in Oz Clos de Pré

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.

15th May 202015th May 2020

Allemont Lift is making Progress

Progress in Allemont

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…

This blog is written by Andy Christodolo & Gill Lawrence, owners of Le Château d’Oz.

We offer winter ski holidays in Oz en Oisans, part of the Alpe d’Huez Grand Domaine Ski.

We live here in Oz all year round.

We mainly write about what’s available and happening in Oz and Alpe d’Huez to help you get the best out of your ski holiday. We also write about the other main ski areas locally, Les 2 Alpes and La Grave/La Meije.

We try to cover all aspects of skiing and winter holidays in a more general way to explain why some aspects of the holiday business exist.

We also write about our life here, in the winter, and elsewhere in our local region. As we do a lot of catering, we share recipes for some of the dishes that our guests enjoy the most.

Skiers come here with varying degrees of expertise and experience and a wide variety of expectations; not everyone has, or wants, the same holiday.

We try to cover every aspect of skiing here in Oz and Alpe d’Huez; if you want more details on something in our area, we’d be happy to consider covering it.

It should be noted that when we are commenting on skiing, ski equipment, ski routes or ski techniques or anything, that neither of us are professionals and that we are simply expressing our opinions and impressions.

Absolutely nothing in this blog is intended as a substitute for expert professional information, guidance or instruction.

We enthusiastically suggest you improve your skiing with professional instruction from the various ski instructors mentioned in the blog. We find the ESF in Oz to be particularly good.

The Bureau de Guides is the best source of off-piste information and a day out with them is always a memorable one.

All the opinions here are our own and are necessarily subjective. We have tried to make sure that any facts are accurate, but these can change over time.

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Pouring Concrete in Oz

Allemont Lift is making Progress

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