Watch BDTV – Season 1, Episode 3: A Simple Machine – Life Or Death For The La Grave CableCar
The Telepherique Des Glaciers De La Meije or commonly called the La Grave Cablecar, whisks skiers on a 40 minute, 1750 meter ride from the peaceful, 12th century village of La Grave to the wild and mythical mountains of the French Alps. Built in 1976, the cabler has transported countless skiers to the mountains for unheard of adventures. This is the cablecar’s story and it’s a dire one indeed.
Long live the La Grave cablecar!
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Official Description From YouTube:
Published on Nov 7, 2015
The La Grave cablecar is an icon of big-mountain freeskiing, a unique lift that accesses some of the most classic unmarked and unpatrolled steep-skiing descents in the Alps. As La Grave faces historic challenges—its main road closed by rockfall and the continued operation of the cablecar in doubt—we take an insider’s view of “Le Telepherique” and what’s at stake in the uncertain future of this backcountry mecca.
