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    Homme de Pierre (YOC 2024)

    Chairlift at the ski resort Vars/​Risoul – La Forêt Blanche

    Pré du Bois
    La Mayt
    The 6-seater chairlift Homme de Pierre replaces the 3-seater chairlift Césier and the platter lift Homme de Pierre.

    Lift name

    Homme de Pierre

    Type


    6pers. High speed chairlift (detachable)

    Manufacturer

    LEITNER

    Ski resort

    Vars/​Risoul – La Forêt Blanche
    Europe France Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Hautes-Alpes Briançon

    Accommodation at this lift

    Booking com

    Year of construction

    2024

    Height/length

    Base station 1876 m Top station 2372 m 496 m 2001 m

    Speed

    6 metres per second

    Transit time

    5:33 minutes

    Carrying capacity

    2600 people per hour

    Replaced lift

    Césier (YOC 1981, closed) »
    3pers. Chairlift (fixed-grip)
    Homme de Pierre (YOC 1980, closed) »
    J-bar
    Towns/villages at the ski resort (distance from town center):
    Risoul 1850 (0.2 km), Vars les Claux (0.2 km), Vars Sainte Marie (0.2 km),     Towns/villages at the ski resort
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