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In the ski resort of Les Menuires (Savoie), February 10, 2026.

While the French Alps will host the following Winter Olympic Games (OG) in 2030, the territory goes by way of a number of debates referring to its future and that of its ski resorts, attributable to international warming and the price of dwelling for year-round residents. In the international locations of Savoy particularly, the mandate which is ending has usually seen opposition between the guardians of a tourism mannequin which has introduced prosperity to the territory and the demanders for modifications extra in step with the deteriorating local weather. The truth stays that the conditions are a number of, relying particularly on whether or not the communities supporting ski resorts are positioned at very excessive altitude or in mid-mountains.

This is the case, for instance, in Aime-la-Plagne (Savoie), a city supporting a part of the La Plagne ski space. On the eve of hanging up after thirty-seven years of service to the group, first as municipal councilor, then deputy, first deputy, president of the intercommunality, and eventually mayor since 2014, Corine Maironi-Gonthier (numerous left) is leaving the city corridor “serene”with “full and complete confidence in this wonderful resort”.

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