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25 February 2002, Le Buet, France While quite a few skiers are waiting at Le Buet for the 8:35 train from Vallorcine to Chamonix within one minute of the scheduled departure a snow plough is arriving clearing the line. Digital photo by Klaus Föhl (klaus@foehl.net)

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25 February 2002, Le Buet, France While quite a few skiers are still waiting at Le Buet for the 8:35 train from Vallorcine to Chamonix within one minute of the scheduled departure a snow plough has arrived clearing the line. A team of three persons is dropped to clear the platform from the fresh overnight snow during the following 10-15 minutes it now will take for the scheduled service to arrive. Digital photo by Klaus Föhl (klaus@foehl.net)

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25 February 2002, Le Buet, France Quite a few skiers have been waiting at Le Buet for the 8:35 train from Vallorcine to Chamonix when within one minute of the scheduled departure a snow plough has been arriving clearing the line. The two sides of this machine feature different tools for clearing the snow, and the rotating blades are facing backwards while the snow plough is now going to tackle the final climb to the tunnel bypassing the Col des Montets. Digital photo by Klaus Föhl (klaus@foehl.net)