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    Homme de Pierre (YOC 1980, closed)

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    T-bar lift/platter/button lift at the ski resort Vars/​Risoul – La Forêt Blanche

    Ski resort status

    Towns/villages at the ski resort (distance from town center): Risoul 1850 (0.2 km), Vars les Claux (0.2 km), Vars more Towns/villages at the ski resort more

    Ski lifts Vars/​Risoul – La Forêt Blanche
    Chabrières
    Peynier 1
    Replaced by:
    Homme de Pierre (YOC 2024) »
    6pers. High speed chairlift (detachable)

    Lift name

    Homme de Pierre

    Status

    lift closed and replaced

    Type


    J-bar

    Manufacturer

    Poma

    Ski resort

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

    Year of construction

    1980

    Closure year

    2024

    Height/length

    Base station 2075 m Top station 2366 m 291 m 1176 m

    Speed

    3 metres per second

    Transit time

    approx. 7:10 minutes

    Carrying capacity

    800 people per hour
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