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      Saix (YOC 1973, closed)

      Circulating ropeway/gondola lift at the ski resort Le Grand Massif – Flaine/​Les Carroz/​Morillon/​Samoëns/​Sixt

      Ascenceur Incliné
      Aup de Veran
      Replaced by:
      Vercland (YOC 2020) »
      10pers. Gondola lift (monocable circulating ropeway)
      Saix 1/2

      Saix

      Lift name

      Saix

      Status

      lift closed and replaced

      Type


      4pers. Gondola lift (monocable circulating ropeway)

      Manufacturer

      Poma

      Ski resort

      Le Grand Massif – Flaine/​Les Carroz/​Morillon/​Samoëns/​Sixt
      Europe France Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Savoie Mont Blanc Haute-Savoie Bonneville Faucigny
      Europe France Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Savoie Mont Blanc Haute-Savoie Bonneville Faucigny Grand Massif

      Accommodation at this lift

      Booking com

      Year of construction

      1973

      Closure year

      2020

      Height/length

      Base station 820 m Top station 1630 m 810 m 2324 m

      Speed

      4 metres per second

      Transit time

      approx. 11 minutes

      Carrying capacity

      1066 people per hour

      Ski resort area

      Le Grand Massif – Flaine/​​Les Carroz/​​Morillon/​​Samoëns/​​Sixt [Samoëns]
      Towns/villages at the ski resort (distance from town center):
      Morillon-Les Esserts (0 km), Samoëns-Les Saix (0 km), Salvagny (0.2 km),       Towns/villages at the ski resort
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