An exceptional season.
Several tens of centimeters of snow cover the roofs of the chalets.
The branches of spruces and larches bend under the load.
More spectacular than ever, the rocky reliefs of the Aravis range rise from a uniformly white sea.
It has been some time since Le Grand-Bornand (Haute-Savoie) had experienced such snowfall.
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In Chinaillon - the part of the village where alpine skiing is practiced -, leaning against a bright red snow groomer that no longer comes out of the garage, "Bernard" - this employee of the slopes does not want to give his last name - looks defeated.
His good Savoyard face with red cheeks and deep blue eyes betrayed despair.
"
It's disgusting!"
he says.
Usually, the drivers of the crawler monsters work every night in the spotlight.
They ditch, plan, fill so that skiers find an impeccable area in the morning.
Between December and the end of March, the snow groomers perform around
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