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    Claux (YOC 1967, 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
    Baby Ecrins
    Ourson

    Lift name

    Claux

    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

    1967

    Closure year

    2019

    Height/length

    Base station 1864 m Top station 1898 m 34 m 295 m

    Speed

    2 metres per second

    Transit time

    approx. 2:40 minutes

    Carrying capacity

    560 people per hour
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