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La Thuile from The
Gran Testa
Now we take the cable car at Les Suches a
second time, but on this journey we will connect to the Gran
Testa at 2379M. Here we will cruise red run number 17 until it
reaches the departure point of the Cerellaz double chair lift.
This takes us back to the Gran Testa area and from there we ski
to the Belvedere chair lift and go to that peak at 2,600m.
Now we take the pleasant journey to France
on the easy trail that runs alongside Bellecombe 1& 2 until
you reach the start of the Chardonnet chair lift. This short
but steep run and the lift that serves it, will take you to the
2400m high Col De La Traversette.
On the other side of La Traversette the ski
area of La Rossiere stretches out in front of us. La Rossiere
is easy to reach, and we can choose from a number of relatively
easy slopes leading to the village. Upon reaching the village
we are immediately thrilled by the impressive, sharp and massive
shape of the Pourri mountain and the enormous shape of the "barracks"
of Les Arcs 2,000. After exploring La Rossiere a bit we set out
again for La Thuile. Again we have a choice of lifts to La Traversette.
Once we go under the chair lift, enter into the new Bouquetin
trail and then climb again using the Bellecombe 1 chairlift.
Again we are confronted by a pleasant choice.
We can either enter Italy by crossing the Belvedere hill and
using the new Bellecombe 2 lift, or ski down trail number 7,
the Piccolo S. Bernardo hill. This is a fantastic run - about
11 kms. long and more suitable to "distance runners"
than sprinters. There are sections along this run by the way
that hold good snow until late June. Lets interrupt the run at
about the middle of the number 7 adventure to altitude using
the Fourolaz 2 seater chair lift. Here try the number 8 route,
a beautiful and enthaustic red run, or take the black 25 that
arrives from Belvedere. This by the way is one of the many race
routes that last summer received approval for national and international
competitions.
Now we return to lucky number 7 which takes
us gently to the center of La Thuile. On skis! Surely you will
not be too busy to extend your journey of discovery with us for
another day, for even though we have skied our limit for today,
we still have not skied half the hill, or sampled half the food.
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