INTERVIEW – In Métabief, a territory of the Jura massif located at an altitude of 900 meters, the choice was made in 2016 to anticipate the end of skiing by 2035 and to direct investments towards tourist diversification. An “indispensable” decision »according to Gérard Dèque, mayor of the town.
Located in the Jura massif, the Métabief station is considered a pioneering station in terms of transition. In this territory located at an altitude of 900 meters, the choice was made in 2016 to anticipate the end of skiing by 2035 and to direct investments towards tourist diversification. A decision « indispensable »according to Gérard Dèque, mayor of this town of 1,400 inhabitants.
LE FIGARO. – In 2016, the municipality of Métabief made the choice to plan the exit of skiing from its territory, by deciding to stop investments in its ski lifts. How was this decision made? ?
GÉRARD DEQUE. – At the time, we had a choice to make regarding the renewal of several of our chairlifts and the expansion of our artificial snow network. This was a very significant investment, amounting to 20 million euros. We have therefore launched work to model the evolution…
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