Piste off! Skiers fear new lift will threaten La Grave’s old school charm

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Piste off! Skiers fear new lift will threaten La Grave’s old school charm

Proposals to build a cable car to access the retreating glacier have sparked a debate about the future of this low-key resort loved by ski tourersThere’s nothing like scrambling along a jagged granite ridge resplendent in russet and lime-green lichen, when it should be covered in snow, to remind you that the climate crisis is in full swing. My guide, Maxant Danilo, and I are at an altitude of more than 2,500 metres in the Hautes-Alpes, but even …