Skiing resort of FLAINE - Old Ascenseur hunt!
December 2018 we went skiing in Flaine.
Flaine is in the French Alps and is often called 'big snowy bowl' due to it having one of the best snow records in the alps. It was opened in the late 60s as a ski resort.
I chose it as it has lots of green runs for us to use, minutes walk away from our accommodation AND OF COURSE, there's lots of interesting old brutalist concrete buildings to explore for old Ascenseur's, ahhem, lifts!!
From a resort opened in 1969, you'd expect to find one or two old ones?
If you've come here looking for details about FLAINE as a holiday destination, then here is some info for you: (From our holiday in Dec 2018)...
INTERESTED IN FLAINE FOR A SKIING DESTINATION?
READ HERE:
We attended 5x dry-slope lessons before arriving, else you'd spend your whole holiday learning! It had been 30 years since I last went on a ski slope!
We chose Flaine due to the number of Green slopes available and the quick and easy access to the slopes.
In fact, from our apartment it was only a 5 minute walk!
The whole town is a car-free zone, unless you have a permit.
Flaine contains everything you need all in one village. It's not the most modern looking place with lots of concrete apartment blocks (see: but this town dates back to the 1960s where it was converted to a skiing resort. Personally, I like brutalist concrete structures!
THE AREA:
There are two parts to Flaine, top and bottom. Top part contains mostly apartments and has a small shopping centre with bakery, and Spar shop. There is a incline lift that takes you down to the lower part of the town and I think there is also a bowling alley up here as well.
There are two lifts (featured on my channel and this video) that take you from upper to lower parts.
The lower part has a larger shopping centre, but we are not talking BIG here! Towards the lower skiing area is a much larger Spar type shop.
SKI HIRE:
These are everywhere, we received a 20% discount voucher from our accomodation reception, from the ski-hire shop next door.
SKI AREAS:
For free, you can start at the upper ski area, go up a ski-travelator, then the nursery slope back down. Or you can continue and ski for free all the way from the upper part to the lower part. To get back up, more ski-travelators and then basket lifts bring you (and your skis) to the upper part. This is all for free.
Apart from a trip to the top of the mountain in the Gondola, we were actually content with what Flaine had to offer without buying a lift pass. This is probably because we are beginners, but others may like to use ALL the runs available. Unfortunately we cannot advise here, as we didn't use them!
GETTING HERE:
Fly to Geneva, then it's about 1.5 hours using one of many transportation companies.
To start with, we were wondering (and getting slightly worried) if there was 'any' snow, until you go up and up the winding roads to Flaine, which I believe is the last town on the road.
Flaine 2017 Day 5 Le Grand Massif
This was the fifth day of my snowboarding trip to Flaine (Le Grand Massif) in the 3rd week of February 2017.
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Song:
Tobu - Sound of Goodbye [NCS Release]
The Flaine WINDING DRUM incline lift in France (one cable!)
Yes, I'm aware that one cable is enough to pull this incline lift up and down, but it's just a bit daunting looking at that one cable attached to a drum and then thinking about it pulling the cab full of people up that steep incline without a counterweight!
If you've come here looking for details about FLAINE as a holiday destination, then here is some info for you: (From our holiday in Dec 2018)...
INTERESTED IN FLAINE FOR A SKIING DESTINATION?
READ HERE:
We attended 5x dry-slope lessons before arriving, else you'd spend your whole holiday learning! It had been 30 years since I last went on a ski slope!
We chose Flaine due to the number of Green slopes available and the quick and easy access to the slopes.
In fact, from our apartment it was only a 5 minute walk!
The whole town is a car-free zone, unless you have a permit.
Flaine contains everything you need all in one village. It's not the most modern looking place with lots of concrete apartment blocks (see: but this town dates back to the 1960s where it was converted to a skiing resort. Personally, I like brutalist concrete structures!
THE AREA:
There are two parts to Flaine, top and bottom. Top part contains mostly apartments and has a small shopping centre with bakery, and Spar shop. There is a incline lift that takes you down to the lower part of the town and I think there is also a bowling alley up here as well.
There are two lifts (featured on my channel and this video) that take you from upper to lower parts.
The lower part has a larger shopping centre, but we are not talking BIG here! Towards the lower skiing area is a much larger Spar type shop.
SKI HIRE:
These are everywhere, we received a 20% discount voucher from our accomodation reception, from the ski-hire shop next door.
SKI AREAS:
For free, you can start at the upper ski area, go up a ski-travelator, then the nursery slope back down. Or you can continue and ski for free all the way from the upper part to the lower part. To get back up, more ski-travelators and then basket lifts bring you (and your skis) to the upper part. This is all for free.
Apart from a trip to the top of the mountain in the Gondola, we were actually content with what Flaine had to offer without buying a lift pass. This is probably because we are beginners, but others may like to use ALL the runs available. Unfortunately we cannot advise here, as we didn't use them!
GETTING HERE:
Fly to Geneva, then it's about 1.5 hours using one of many transportation companies.
To start with, we were wondering (and getting slightly worried) if there was 'any' snow, until you go up and up the winding roads to Flaine, which I believe is the last town on the road.
The Flaine incline lift in France + DOUBLE WRAPPING at 6 MINS
All the usual detail for a mrmattandmrchay video. (Why the 2nd upload? Details at bottom).
But if you've come here looking for details about FLAINE as a holiday destination, then here is some info for you: (From our holiday in Dec 2018)...
INTERESTED IN FLAINE FOR A SKIING DESTINATION?
READ HERE:
We attended 5x dry-slope lessons before arriving, else you'd spend your whole holiday learning! It had been 30 years since I last went on a ski slope!
We chose Flaine due to the number of Green slopes available and the quick and easy access to the slopes.
In fact, from our apartment it was only a 5 minute walk!
The whole town is a car-free zone, unless you have a permit.
Flaine contains everything you need all in one village. It's not the most modern looking place with lots of concrete apartment blocks (see: but this town dates back to the 1960s where it was converted to a skiing resort. Personally, I like brutalist concrete structures!
THE AREA:
There are two parts to Flaine, top and bottom. Top part contains mostly apartments and has a small shopping centre with bakery, and Spar shop. There is a incline lift that takes you down to the lower part of the town and I think there is also a bowling alley up here as well.
There are two lifts (featured on my channel and this video) that take you from upper to lower parts.
The lower part has a larger shopping centre, but we are not talking BIG here! Towards the lower skiing area is a much larger Spar type shop.
SKI HIRE:
These are everywhere, we received a 20% discount voucher from our accomodation reception, from the ski-hire shop next door.
SKI AREAS:
For free, you can start at the upper ski area, go up a ski-travelator, then the nursery slope back down. Or you can continue and ski for free all the way from the upper part to the lower part. To get back up, more ski-travelators and then basket lifts bring you (and your skis) to the upper part. This is all for free.
Apart from a trip to the top of the mountain in the Gondola, we were actually content with what Flaine had to offer without buying a lift pass. This is probably because we are beginners, but others may like to use ALL the runs available. Unfortunately we cannot advise here, as we didn't use them!
GETTING HERE:
Fly to Geneva, then it's about 1.5 hours using one of many transportation companies.
To start with, we were wondering (and getting slightly worried) if there was 'any' snow, until you go up and up the winding roads to Flaine, which I believe is the last town on the road.
SECOND UPLOAD?
If you received an email from the first video, I had to make it private as part of the video didn't render properly.
Why? Well in Adobe Premiere, on the timeline I did some smooth zoom effects, enhanced the lighting, and to save messing it up later you can NEST the sequence. After it's nested, it appears on the timeline as a new clip (although, within the nesting you have all your effects). You can then make the window do other things, with the effects and zooms still within the nested clip.
I use it a lot when I want this clip to move as a separate window. Those of you who know how powerful the Adobe range is will know that this software is REALLY good and it's far more professional that software that's designed for the average home user. And it hardly ever crashes - I use it ALL the time.
Anyway, within a nested clip I applied stabilisation, but then I applied stabilisation for a second time out of the nested clip which messed up the rendering! I rushed the upload and didn't check the video until I activated it!
Yes, that was a long story, but someone is bound to ask and that's why!
Le S I C S au Bowling le 25 02 2017
Description
Madienhead BMX Edit - GoPro (HD)
Madienhead BMX Edit
Riders :
liam alderdice
ryan sephton
keagan impey
josh grumant
luke reber
Disclamer: i do not own the songs used in this video.
OUR LAST ACT: Chernobog
Jobforacowboy: Relenquished
Helicoptered injured off the Mountain after skinning up to great powder, s**t happens!
After a great day in La Grave the day before where we skinned further up the glacier to score some great lines the plan was to go back over that way and drop down off the back then skin up to Col du Replat and then a nice long run down to La Berarde.
However the weather had other ideas, and the plan was to climb up a valley that then opened up with some nice North facing faces with hopefully some great powder!
Deux piétons disparaissent sous une avalanche de neige en pleine rue
TURQUIE - 5 JANVIER 2016 - Deux piétons ont été recouverts de neige alors qu’ils traversaient le trottoir. Les images de la caméra de surveillance montrent que des passants essayent alors de creuser des trous avec leurs mains pour les aider à sortir du piège. Les victimes, deux femmes, ont été blessées et emmenées à l’hôpital. De la neige s’était accumulée sur le toit d’une mosquée dans une rue animée de la ville de Rize. Le mauvais temps qui dure depuis quelques jours en Turquie a paralysé de nombreuses autres régions du pays.
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Motor Room and Fireworks - combination doesn't work!
We continue with the Flaine Skiing resort old motor room hunt.
A quick note about accessing motor rooms:
I am a competent engineer - not in the lift industry, but I've been an engineer since my apprenticeships from 1989 until 1993. I know what's in these cabinets, as I work with similar equipment.
I couldn't imagine knowing that someone was hurt or killed directly copying one of my videos. In this motor room the risk is slim (most of the moving parts are covered), but a risk is a risk.
If you don't understand what you're looking at, or what could go wrong if I... then you're putting yourself in a situation that could potentially kill you.
INTERESTED IN FLAINE FOR A SKIING DESTINATION?
if you've come here looking for details about FLAINE as a holiday destination, then here is some info for you: (From our holiday in Dec 2018)...
We attended 5x dry-slope lessons before arriving, else you'd spend your whole holiday learning! It had been 30 years since I last went on a ski slope!
We chose Flaine due to the number of Green slopes available and the quick and easy access to the slopes.
In fact, from our apartment it was only a 5 minute walk!
The whole town is a car-free zone, unless you have a permit.
Flaine contains everything you need all in one village. It's not the most modern looking place with lots of concrete apartment blocks (see: but this town dates back to the 1960s where it was converted to a skiing resort. Personally, I like brutalist concrete structures!
THE AREA:
There are two parts to Flaine, top and bottom. Top part contains mostly apartments and has a small shopping centre with bakery, and Spar shop. There is a incline lift that takes you down to the lower part of the town and I think there is also a bowling alley up here as well.
There are two lifts (featured on my channel and this video) that take you from upper to lower parts.
The lower part has a larger shopping centre, but we are not talking BIG here! Towards the lower skiing area is a much larger Spar type shop.
SKI HIRE:
These are everywhere, we received a 20% discount voucher from our accomodation reception, from the ski-hire shop next door.
SKI AREAS:
For free, you can start at the upper ski area, go up a ski-travelator, then the nursery slope back down. Or you can continue and ski for free all the way from the upper part to the lower part. To get back up, more ski-travelators and then basket lifts bring you (and your skis) to the upper part. This is all for free.
Apart from a trip to the top of the mountain in the Gondola, we were actually content with what Flaine had to offer without buying a lift pass. This is probably because we are beginners, but others may like to use ALL the runs available. Unfortunately we cannot advise here, as we didn't use them!
GETTING HERE:
Fly to Geneva, then it's about 1.5 hours using one of many transportation companies.
To start with, we were wondering (and getting slightly worried) if there was 'any' snow, until you go up and up the winding roads to Flaine, which I believe is the last town on the road.
chriss le joueur de bowling hors du commun ^^
nouvo styl pour joué o bowling
La Rosiere Leaseback MGM Lodge Hemera
This small MGM chalet, Lodge Hemera, with a traditional Savoyard architecture has an exceptional position: in the heart of La Rosiere, only a stone's throw from the commerce at the foot of the ski slopes a southerly orientation and with the most awesome 180° views over the Tarentaise valley and of the Les Arcs domain opposite.Each apartment will come with a large terrace or balcony and will have high quality finishes : fully fitted kitchens and bathrooms. decoration incorporating a modern touch yet still keeping authentic materials (wood, granite, stone...). Each property comes with a ski locker, a private underground parking space and a storage area.Make your stay as comfortable as possible !
The architecture of La Rosière remains typical of the Savoy region. Facing south at an altitude of 1850 m, you are guaranteed snow and incredible views over the Tarentaise valley. The Espace San Bernardo links France to Italy and is a large ski area with over 150 km of ski slopes under the gaze of Mont Blanc.
The resort also offers several other activities such as luge in the forest, the snow zone, boarder cross, snow-kite etc giving a full range of sensations for young and old alike. snowshoe walking in the magnificent countryside that La Rosiere has to offer is organised daily. After a day's exertion, sit back and relax around the swimming pool or even enjoy a soothing massage treatment!! Nightlife in La Rosiere will entertain the old and young with a selection of bars, restaurants, an ice rink, bowling and nightclubs for the younger crowd!
Unlike many of the surrounding resorts, La Rosiere (1850m) is an attractive village, built in the traditional Savoyard style. Due to the breathtaking scenery and a wide range of sports and activities, La Rosiere is also a popular destination in the summer.
This is an ideal location for anyone looking for a traditional setting in beautiful surroundings, with an abundance of snow-sure skiing on uncrowded slopes.
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Descente de punta bagna Valfréjus
Valfréjus est une station de sports d'hiver française située sur la commune de Modane, dans le département de la Savoie en région Rhône-Alpes. Station de la vallée de la Maurienne, elle est implantée au sein du massif des Cerces (chaîne du Thabor), en bordure du parc de la Vanoise et de la frontière Italienne. Avec son sommet, Punta Bagna, situé à 2 737 m d'altitude, le domaine skiable offre 1 200 mètres de dénivelé. La topographie des lieux, entre haute montagne et forêts de résineux, est un terrain de jeu varié pour toutes les formes de glisse.
Lars shines again
Lars Lewen wins the second event in a row and moves up to the second place in the standings
Circuit sur glace. Tignes. Grizzly 700 Yamaha.
Circuit Karting sur Glace.
film stage les hayeffes coupé
Poi Juggling in the French Alps
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sarlat marcillac st quentin drift neige bmw320d
sarlat route entre le bowling et le courtil (marcillac st quentin)
drift neige en bmw 320d , par -6 °
Les Saisies - Résidence Amaya
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En savoir plus sur ce projet :
Meribel 2012 - The Movie - part 1.m4v
Group trip to Three Valley's in France staying at Chalet Lou Trave in Meribel.