Mont Ventoux reopens south side after 5 months of closure: what you need to know - My stay in the mountains

It is a news that is always very much awaited by the many cyclists eager to launch the assault on Mount Ventoux. It is not part of the Alps as such since it is located in the mountains of Vaucluse, a massif of the Southern Prealpes, but culminating at 1910 meters above sea level, it is considered a high-mountain site. During the winter, the Giant of Provence, like all the great passes of the Alps, faces exceptional climatic conditions requiring …