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Silverton, CO vs. La Grave, France

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La Grave in France may have a baby brother: Silverton Mountain, Colorado. Both offer an unmitigated high alpine environment accessed by a single major lift system. The regions are hotspots for advanced backcountry travelers and guided groups looking to play in the most rugged terrain. Silverton Mountain may be a much younger area but the mountains are world-class. Silverton and La […]

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Robert Hansen | May 27, 2020
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La Grave Has Been Saved | 30-Year Contract To Be Signed To Continue Lift Operations

According to Alpedhueznet, SATA, a lift operations company, is expected to take over the lease and run La Grave’s lone lift for the next 30 years. The lift is currently owned by the town, but they will not resign the lease because of safety concerns and liability. It is set to expire in June 2017 and that is when SATA […]

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Chris Wallner | May 3, 2017
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VIDEO: Life or Death for the La Grave, France Cable Car

I have never been to La Grave, France.  While watching this video, I felt the emptiness in my skiing soul caused by my lack of visitaion there.  It’s high time, and I better hurry – La Grave is in peril… In April 2015, large landslides blocked the road that accesses the village of La Grave from Grenoble.  Access in now […]

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Miles Clark | December 3, 2015
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Making the Epic Pilgrimage to Legendary La Grave, France

La Grave, France is every passionate skier’s dream come true. La Grave is raw. It’s expansive and unbridled. There are no ropes, no boundaries, nor limits in La Grave. You do what your soul wills and your decisions are your own. To travel to La Grave is a required pilgrimage for every die hard skier and snowboarder. The key to enjoying the raw beauty of La Grave is riding with someone who knows the place inside and out. La Grave mountain guide […]

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SnowBrains | January 30, 2015
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La Grave, France is the Most Extreme Ski Resort in the World | It May Be Gone in 3 Years…

La Grave, France is inarguably the most extreme ski resort in the world and it may only have 3 years left to live. There is no other ski lift in the world like La Grave. Once it’s gone, there will never be another like it. Is La Grave worth saving? Definitely. […]

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Miles Clark | March 6, 2014
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Win An All-Expense-Paid Trip to La Grave, France via Freeskier Magazine

Wanna go on an all expenses paid trip to the extreme skiing capital La Grave, France? Of course you do. Wanna ski with world class ski mountaineers who will show you around and teach you their tricks? Um, yeah. Then you need to enter to win Freeskier Magazine’s contest to win a trip to La Grave, France to ski with professional athletes: Seb Michaud, Bruno Compagnet, & Christophe Dumarest. Enter to win here: Freeskier Magazine’s La Grave Contest La Grave, France has two lift, a pulse gondola, and a short rope tow. You get […]

SnowBrains | January 9, 2014
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