At the Alti Aigoual resort in Gard, a hell of a day for the opening of the slopes!

En famille ou entre amis, les visiteurs ont répondu présents en ce premier jour. Mikael Anisset – Midi Libre

La petite station de ski familiale a ouvert ses portes samedi 13 janvier. 

Smiles, smiles and more smiles! Happiness – the real – was clearly visible on faces this Saturday, January 13, the first day of opening of the Gard ski resort Alti Aigoual, in the north of the department.

Despite a difficult entry to the site, due to the large number of people and the late snow clearing of the access points, there were many of them (mainly from Hérault, Gard, but also Lozère, L& rsquo;Aveyron and even Bouches-du-Rhône), to hurry in line to purchase the precious day pass, in order to enjoy the pleasures of skiing for as long as possible.

The little ones enjoyed the pleasures of sledding. M.A – Midi Libre

Family atmosphere

With 60 cm of snow falling overnight and beautiful sunshine, the conditions for this opening day were ideal. As demonstrated, among others, by Martin and Laure, who came on a whim from Saintes-Maries-de-la-mer. To enjoy the joys of powder snow as a lover. " Last night, we decided that we would spend the day here. Change of scenery guaranteed!" , indicates Laure, original Gardoise. "Here as a bonus, the price of a day in the snow is still very attractive." .
On the toboggan run, Ninon, 18 months old, all in red, tries as best she can, despite her mittens, to swallow a few snowflakes. Under the amazed gaze of his dad. At 13, his big brother went alone to hit some of the six slopes open for this first day of the season.

By snowmobile, the trackers evacuated the few injured people of the day. M.A. – Midi Libre

" The atmosphere of the resort is very family-friendly. The secure site and the impeccable staff, justifies the mother of the children whose cell phone never ceases to immortalize these moments which for this little family are priceless.

Snow cover essential

For his part, Laurent Monge-Cadet, co-shareholder of Alti Aigoual, is enjoying his turn. "Between covid and the weather, since 2019, we have not had such a start, smiles the professional who hopes for one and only thing: that “white gold&rdquo ; remains there. "The future of Alti-Aigoual clearly depends on snow cover. To keep us going, the crowds must continue at least until the end of the next school holidays. Without that, it will clearly be very complicated for us to consider a 2024-2025 season.

the gendarmes ensure the security of the station, particularly on the slopes. M.A. – Midi Libre

This Saturday, January 13, a few minor incidents will have punctuated the first skis: minor injuries to amateur skiers, a child briefly lost, interruption of a ski lift quickly restarted. All masterfully managed by the approximately 20 personnel involved (trackers, firefighters, police, catering staff) on this first day of happiness. A day that promises to be even better this Sunday, January 14!

A surfing unicorn was even seen on the slopes! M.A. – Midi Libre

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