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    Vars Speed Master (YOC 2022)
    New 6-seater chairlift in Vars

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

    La Mayt
    Bois Noir
    The new 6-seater chairlift Vars Speed Master (Chabrières II) in Vars serves the route from the mountain station of the Chabrières combi lift towards Pic de Chabrières. It replaces the Col de Crévoux 4-seater chairlift and the Chabrières platter lift.

    Lift name

    Vars Speed Master

    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

    2022

    Height/length

    Base station 2207 m Top station 2730 m 523 m 1548 m

    Speed

    5.50 metres per second

    Transit time

    approx. 5:10 minutes

    Carrying capacity

    1800 people per hour

    Replaced lift

    Chabrières (YOC 1988, closed) »
    J-bar
    Col de Crévoux (YOC 1993, closed) »
    4pers. Chairlift (fixed-grip)
    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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