French Ski Resort Goes Under Water After Heavy Rains

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Avoriaz ski lift underwater last week
Avoriaz ski lift underwater last week

Avoriaz ski resort in the French Alps just went partially underwater after a big week of rain and snowmelt filled a nearby reservoir and filled up a basin that contained one of their ski lifts.

Avoriaz ski lift underwater last week
Avoriaz ski lift underwater last week

The result of this heavy rain has been the submergence of the Pas du Lac zone of the ski resort including the Express de Stade chairlift.  All this water can’t be good for the lift nor it’s terminal.  Most of the important machinery is above the water line, so we’ll hope for the best.

Avoriaz ski lift underwater last week
Avoriaz ski lift underwater last week

Before this flood this area of Avoriaz looked like the photo below.  You can imagine how much water it would take to bury this lift…

The Pas du Lac area at Avoriaz during winter.  Note the damn on the left.  It would take a lot of water to fill this basin...
The Pas du Lac area at Avoriaz during winter. Note the damn on the left. It would take a lot of water to fill this basin…
Avoriaz ski lift underwater last week
Avoriaz ski lift underwater last week

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