{"id":95934,"date":"2025-09-12T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/petit-montagnard.fr\/?p=95934"},"modified":"2025-09-11T11:36:59","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T09:36:59","slug":"orcieres-merlette-1850-new-features-to-discover-this-winter-in-the-ski-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/petit-montagnard.fr\/en\/orcieres-merlette-1850-les-nouveautes-a-decouvrir-cet-hiver-sur-le-domaine-skiable\/","title":{"rendered":"Orci\u00e8res Merlette 1850: what's new this winter in the ski area"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The<a href=\"https:\/\/www.orcieres.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Orci\u00e8res Merlette 1850<\/a> continues its transformation and is undertaking new developments to make its ski area more fluid, comfortable and accessible. A number of major projects are due to get under way this winter 2025-2026. Here's an overview. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A redesigned snow front for beginners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>During the summer of 2025, the snow front has been completely redesigned to provide a safe and exclusive area for beginner skiers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>READ MORE: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/petit-montagnard.fr\/en\/jordane-juschka-customers-appreciate-orcieres-for-its-identity\/\">Jordane Juschka: \"Customers appreciate Orci\u00e8res for its ident<\/a>ity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The slope has been reduced from 17 % to 14 %, making it easier to learn and progress. This work, carried out under strict supervision and approved by the French government, will improve accessibility from the moment you arrive at the resort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A gallery carpet and a redesigned ski lift<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A 170 m covered gallery conveyor has been installed to replace two old ski lifts. It now serves a beginners' area and a green slope, offering a simple and protected ascent. The Flocon ski lift, dismantled for modernisation, will be reused in the Lauzi\u00e8res sector, where it replaces an old chairlift and a ski lift considered difficult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DD6abn7tPV3\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DD6abn7tPV3\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <div style=\" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\"> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; 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border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: auto;\"> <div style=\" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div><\/div><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/a><p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DD6abn7tPV3\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A publication shared by Orci\u00e8res Merlette - Hautes-Alpes mountain resort \u26f7\ufe0f (@orcieresmerlette)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The reworked Les Vallons blue trail<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Another new feature is the re-profiling and widening of the Les Vallons blue run, which has a 600m vertical drop and is more gradual. It is now accessible from the top of the resort to the snow front, offering beginners a complete itinerary and a panoramic view of the Champsaur valley. This improvement also aims to improve the flow of skiers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A new detachable 6-seater chairlift<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, the resort is inaugurating a detachable 6-seater chairlift (La Muande), linking the snow front directly to the Lauzi\u00e8res and M\u00e9ollion sectors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/petit-montagnard.fr\/en\/orcieres-merlette-unveils-major-projects-to-prepare-for-the-future-we-take-stock\/\">Orci\u00e8res Merlette unveils major projects to prepare for the future: we take stock<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>A real structuring axis, it replaces three old machines and considerably improves access to the Camille Ricou piste, which is FIS-approved and used for the European Alpine Skiing Cups as well as by numerous national teams. Faster and more comfortable, it reduces the number of pylons and is more energy-efficient and better integrated into the landscape.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>La station d\u2019Orci\u00e8res Merlette 1850 poursuit sa transformation et engage de nouveaux am\u00e9nagements pour rendre son domaine skiable plus fluide, confortable et accessible. Plusieurs r\u00e9alisations majeures voient le jour cet hiver 2025-2026. Tour d&rsquo;horizon. Un front de neige remodel\u00e9 pour les d\u00e9butants Durant l\u2019\u00e9t\u00e9 2025, le front de neige a \u00e9t\u00e9 enti\u00e8rement repens\u00e9 afin d\u2019offrir<\/p>","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":95943,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[297],"tags":[65,338,382,298],"class_list":{"0":"post-95934","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-stations-de-ski","8":"tag-a-la-une","9":"tag-alpes-du-sud","10":"tag-orcieres-merlette","11":"tag-stations-de-ski"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/petit-montagnard.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95934","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/petit-montagnard.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/petit-montagnard.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/petit-montagnard.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/petit-montagnard.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=95934"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/petit-montagnard.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95934\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":95947,"href":"https:\/\/petit-montagnard.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95934\/revisions\/95947"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/petit-montagnard.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/95943"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/petit-montagnard.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95934"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/petit-montagnard.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=95934"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/petit-montagnard.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=95934"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}