Funiflaine lift from valley floor to Flaine gets green light
Funiflaine lift from valley floor to Flaine gets green light
Published : 18-Jun-2021 12:49
The long awaited 'Funiflaine' lift, which will connect the valley with Flaine and the Grand Massif ski area, has been given the green light.
Earlier this month, a formal contract organised by the Department of Haute-Savoie and the communes of Arâches-la-Frasse, Magland and Cluses Arve was drawn up detailing plans.
The aim is to ensure that by 2025, the Funiflaine will link Magland (halfway between Cluses and Sallanches) to Flaine.
The POMA 2S cable car will have 68 cabins, but just six pylons to reduce the literal footprint as much as possible. It will take only 19 minutes to climb the 1360m from Magland to Flaine, with an uplift capacity of 5000 skiers per hour.
A new railway station and parking in Magland are both in the planning stages and it's anticipated that train will be a key method of transport to the resort. It's estimated that it will reduce the number of vehicles driving up the mountain by 500,000 per annum, saving 10 tonnes of CO2.
The construction and running of the new €89 million lift will be a joint operation between the Compagnie des Alpes, ATMB (who manage the autoroute), POMA and Crédit Agricole des Savoie.
The project will be financed from both the private and public sector, with €21 million contributed from the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, €26 million from the Haute Savoie department, €4 million from the State and €5 million from the local communes.
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