French government has increased VAT to 7 per cent on lift passes.

Following in the footsteps of its European counterparts, the French Government has increased the Value Added Tax (VAT) on lift passes from 5.5% to 7% as from 1 January 2012 as a way to reign in on a ballooning debts.

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Skiers can look forward to more air time with the introduction of a new lift for the upcoming season.

Les 2 Alpes –one of the two French resorts open for summer skiing – is investing more than $5-million USD ahead of the upcoming season to build a new quad chairlift, improve signage and install avalanche triggers to protect power lines. Continue reading ‘More than $ 5-million being invested at Les 2 Alpes for upcoming season’

Pralognan la Vanoise is investing massively in new lifts for the 2010-11 season.

Pralognan la Vanoise in the French Savoie region is getting one of the country’s biggest resort infrastructure upgrades for the upcoming season.

Pralognan will replace the old Edelweiss chair with a high speed detachable six-seat lift and the double Chaberne chair with the new POMA built quad. Continue reading ‘Major lift upgrades are coming to Pralognan for upcoming season’