T h e  G r a n d  M a s s i f :
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First aid recovery sled hitched to snowmobile. (72kb) Traditional ski-trailed emergency mountain recovery. (61kb) Recovery team leaving to answer assistance call. (71kb) On-mountain first-aid recovery post. (80kb)
Closing piste in fast-deteriorating conditions. (79kb) Preparing dynamite charge for controlled avalanche. (53kb) Throwing dynamite pack with lit fuse. (136kb) Some of the Grand Massif's thirteeen piste-groomers. (179kb)
Engineer's-eye view of approaching cabin, Grand Massif Express lift. (157kb) Top station, Grand Massif Express gondola lift. (143kb) Lift operator, Samoens 1600. (181kb) Les pisteurs await the closure of lifts, prior to checking the pistes at the end of the day. (189kb)
Glade skiing above Flaine. (106kb) Early morning mist, Samoens 1600. (59kb) Early morning skiers, Samoens 1600. (65kb) Mid-morning above Flaine. (120kb)
Fresh overnight snow, Sixt fer a Cheval. (107kb) System control monitors, usine-a-neige, Flaine. (69kb) Snow canon nozzles, Flaine. (53kb) Snow canon nozzles, Flaine. (49kb)
Winch-equipped piste-groomer ready for work. (82kb) Tracks of piste-groomer. (76kb) Sunset, and the first night-shift is just beginning (59kb) Even in failing light the results are clearly visible. (56kb)
Approaching a winch-equipped groomer. (56kb) Piste-groomer, showing winch cable. (63kb) In-cab shot of operator and controls. (55kb) Overview of chairlift above Samoens. (92kb)
Day begins in the Grand Massif. (112kb) Drifted snow, Samoens 1600. (84kb)    


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