The chairlift and some Col de Rousset ski lifts in the Drôme will operate this weekend from Saturday January 8, 2021 to Sunday January 9, 2021. This Vercors ski resort was unable to open 100% of its alpine area, because it does not there were not enough seasonal workers vaccinated. Finally two chairlift operators were recruited, four acrobats were trained. Initially and while awaiting the arrival of new trained seasonal workers, the ski lifts will be open on Wednesdays and weekends. Then from January 16, 2021, they should remain open from Wednesday to Sunday. The director of the Drôme stations hopes to be able to open them 7 days a week by February.
Mountain professionals must also adapt to the vagaries of the weather and the opening of certain ski slopes will be subject to the snowfall forecast for this weekend. Normally the two top ski lifts will be able to turn, “Econdus” and ‘l’Echelette “. On the other hand, the opening of the ski lifts which serve the” Abreuvoir “and” Berger “slopes is still uncertain. about twenty centimeters of snow fell on the Drôme resorts.
This Friday, January 7, the snow groomers are at work to prepare the alpine slopes of the Col de Rousset resort. For Marc Oboussier, Director of Drôme Stations, the return of the chairlift after a late start was eagerly awaited: “This is excellent news because the chairlift is the backbone of the resort which brings people to the upper slopes. The boulevard trail can descend to the station and this is already a big positive point. We are gradually managing to recruit the right staff and staff, but it is true that snow is one of the hazards and we are still suffering a little. “