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La Plagne is a modern ski resort with 2 cable-cars: the Telemetro, linking Plagne Centre and Aime-La Plagne and the Vanoise Express (which links La Plagne to Les Arcs, was opened in 2003, and travels at over 40 km/h (11 m/s; 25 mph), making it one of the fastest [citation needed] of its kind in the world, 8 gondolas, 36 chairlifts (2 8-seater ...
Webcam views from Maggie Valley, Sugar Mountain, Waynesville, and Beech Mountain on Wednesday morning, Oct. 16, 2024 show freshly fallen snow in the mountai Snow falls on North Carolina's ...
Les Trois Vallées has 183 ski lifts, which can transport 260,000 skiers per hour. Other equipment owned by the operating companies include 2,300 snow cannons [4] and 73 snow grooming machines operated by 160 snow groomers who work in shifts during the night. [5] Other employees in the area include 424 ski patrollers and 3,000 ski instructors. [6]
Lake-effect snow is produced during cooler atmospheric conditions when a cold air mass moves across long expanses of warmer lake water. The lower layer of air, heated by the lake water, picks up water vapor from the lake and rises through colder air. The vapor then freezes and is deposited on the leeward (downwind) shores. [1]
The snow line is measured using automatic cameras, aerial photographs, or satellite images. Because the snow line can be established without on-the-ground measurements, it can be measured in remote and difficult to access areas. Therefore, the snow line has become an important variable in hydrological models. [2]
La Plagne Tarentaise (French pronunciation: [la plaɲ taʁɑ̃tɛz]) is a commune in the Savoie department of southeastern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 and consists of the former communes of Bellentre , La Côte-d'Aime , Mâcot-la-Plagne and Valezan .
Snow is an important consideration for loads on structures. To address these, European countries employ Eurocode 1: Actions on structures - Part 1-3: General actions - Snow loads. [85] In North America, ASCE Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures gives guidance on snow loads. [86]
The well-known neighbour systems are Paradiski (Les Arcs and La Plagne) and Les Trois Vallées (Courchevel, Meribel, Val Thorens and more). There were once plans to interlink all systems and resorts to create the largest ski area in the world. However, that vision was ended with the creation of the Vanoise National Park. [citation needed]