A new ski area, adding 3 new pistes and a new 6-man chairlift, is opening this year in the Espace Diamant, just at the edge of the Praz sur Arly ski area and marks the first step to a connection with the Domaine Evasion Mont Blanc ski area which includes Megeve and Les Contamines.
The new Bellasta lift joins the top of the Plan des Four chair lift which can be taken from the bottom of Les Crozats run which is the piste which runs from 3 Coins in Praz sur Arly into neighbouring Notre Dame de Bellecombe.
According to the site here – which lists all the proposed enhancements in the Espace Diamant – this is the first step in the long talked about link to Megeve. The final phase – as yet unplanned – links Bellasta to Plan Mermin Prés Rosset Megeve.
That may be some time off but even this new extensions on the doorstep of Praz extends the local skiing possibilities in the 2014/15 Season
Stuart says the new runs are brilliant but I think they fall within the boundaries of the Espace Diamante pass, so don’t try and head over there if you only have the Val d’Arly pass.