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Bearded Vulture seen in Les Carroz

Thursday, March 31st, 2011

During a recent visit to Chalet des Tronchets we were graced with the presence of a very large bird. One of the party identified it as a bearded vulture, also known as a lammergeyer or, in French, a Barbu. According to information on the internet, there is only about 200 of these birds in Europe. They have a wing span of about 9 feet and feed on bones. If a bone is too big they will carry it into the air and then drop it onto rocks to break it into edible portions. Not sure what this fellow was after but there was a small dog running around!

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Snow sure resort status confirmed at Les Carroz (Grand Massif)

Friday, February 12th, 2010

More snow than you can shake a stick at is what springs to mind. With snow depths of up to 3 metres in the Grand Massif there is certainly plenty of the white stuff. Yesterday we had great piste skiing in Les Carroz and Flaine and superb off piste at Gers, Flaine, Vernant and Airon bowl. Temperatures are very low at present so keeping the snow in really good condition with super soft powder off piste.

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Pistonheads visit to Chalet Andelain

Wednesday, August 12th, 2009

Eight of the Pistonheads motor enthusiasts visited chalet andelain and toured around the Grand Massif area. Activities included Fantasticable zipwire at Chatel, white water rafting at Samoens and, of course, eating and drinking at Chalet Andelain.

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