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All the latest information on the new Grillesses-Bâté gondola which will replace the current chairlift.

Project Timeline

The new gondola project is progressing rapidly! We are currently awaiting approval from the Federal Office of Transport (FOT) to begin construction on the upper section of the installation.

If everything goes as planned, we hope to start construction in the summer of 2025. Stay tuned to discover the next steps!


The new project in brief

A new 10-seater detachable gondola lift is being planned to improve comfort for ski area customers and relieve congestion on the Les Rousses piste, one of the most popular in the ski area. 

The route of the new installation is slightly different, with the line lengthened downstream to distribute the flow of skiers more evenly across the ski area and make better use of the slopes in the sector. As the pistes already exist, they will not be significantly altered. This new investment is in line with the desire to develop 4-season tourism. 

The downhill station will be located 400 metres above the start of the Grillesses chairlift. As the site is on a flat area, it will require very little earthworks and no land clearing. In terms of technical specifications, the installation will be 1,746m long and have a height difference of 580m. This will allow a throughput of 2,000 people per hour and a transport time of 5.87 minutes at a speed of 6 m/s. 

What next?

In a second phase, a lift link from the village to Les Grillesses would guarantee access to the ski area even in bad weather. The top of the ski area would then be accessible directly from the village! 

In the long term, these new facilities will also facilitate mobility in the village, by providing new parking areas close to the ski lifts and reducing the use of private vehicles and the number of shuttle buses in the resort. 

In addition, in order to modernise the ski lifts, the 3-seater chairlift at Les Rousses could also be replaced by a new gondola lift in the medium term. This would make it easier to transport sledges on the dedicated run and enable the Rawyl region to develop in a harmonious way, with a significant reduction in CO2 impact. What's more, if the road between St-Romain and Les Rousses were to be closed, access to the start of Les Rousses would be guaranteed.