Alpine Pass Roads

[Suburbanist]

From col du Lautaret, a road goes up to Col du Galibier. It is a particularly challenging pass because of an unusual amount of non-extreme curves. It doesn't have the many switchbacks of other passes.

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iii. Cyclists everywhere. Sometimes they driver dangerously, usually not - opposite from motorbike riders.


iv. A monument to one of their famous (I don't know who the guy is, must be famous to earn a monument :p)


v. Dilapidated house. They should either restore or demolish the thing.


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viii. I tried to wait for a clean shot, but it was impossible. Too many cyclists taking their pics there.


ix. Descending after the summit. There is a small tunnel shortcut 150m lower than the summit

x. Bonus pic: a lower pass on my way to A43

[Suburbanist]

Col d'Iseran is the highest Alpine road pass that matches the following criteria: paved, open to regular road vehicles, and a through-route (e.g., a route connecting two otherwise isolated watersheds).

i. a disused dam near Modane, the start of a long and pretty valley road


ii. the valley road is wide-ish for French standards. No ski stations nearby though.


iii. A quaint, old stone-building city of Bonneval-sur-Arc, the last place where you can go year-round


iv. Bonus: fancy high-6-digit-worth car parked in Bonneval-sur-Arc


v. Parts of the road lack signaling completely


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viii. Bad-ass motorcycles as always


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[ChrisZwolle]

iv. Bonus: fancy high-6-digit-worth car parked in Bonneval-sur-Arc

A Lotus Elise. The electrical version sells for € 108.000 in the Netherlands. The non-electrical version costs € 57.000.

[Suburbanist]

Originally Posted by ChrisZwolle

A Lotus Elise. The electrical version sells for € 108.000 in the Netherlands. The non-electrical version costs € 57.000.

Oh, I was thinking some like € 400.000

[Zagor666]

that sign must be new,last year it wasnt there
the best thing is you take a hotel in valloire and stand up realy early - then you are the first on the galibier and completely alone

[g.spinoza]

Passo Fedaia (2057m)

[Zagor666]

the fedaia has imo the most beautiful top of the pass,no wonder the marmolada glacier is there and this beautiful lake



is this a picture taken this year?cause i have a pic of the same sign but much more stickers on it

[Suburbanist]

I think they should create some "official sticker board" near the passes, a big one, then let people glue their sticker there, instead of vandalizing the road signs.

[g.spinoza]

Originally Posted by Zagor666

is this a picture taken this year?cause i have a pic of the same sign but much more stickers on it

I took it a couple of weeks ago.

[Zagor666]

Originally Posted by Suburbanist

I think they should create some "official sticker board" near the passes, a big one, then let people glue their sticker there, instead of vandalizing the road signs.

or just kick their asses so they wouldn do that ever again - or hit hes head against the sign,for every sticker one hit

[Verso]

Originally Posted by Suburbanist

iv. Bonus: fancy high-6-digit-worth car parked in Bonneval-sur-Arc

Originally Posted by ChrisZwolle

A Lotus Elise. The electrical version sells for € 108.000 in the Netherlands. The non-electrical version costs € 57.000.

My photo from the Geneva Motor Show 2005:

[Zagor666]

Silvretta Hochalpenstrasse



























and a very special souvenir from this ride

[Zagor666]

Ötztaler Gletscherstrasse,the Nr.1

[ChrisZwolle]

Ouch € 17.50 for a passenger car to drive that road.

[Verso]

Our highest road costs 5 euros.

[italystf]

Originally Posted by Verso

Our highest road costs 5 euros.

What is it?

[Verso]

Originally Posted by italystf

What is it?

http://goo.gl/maps/wJkfv

It goes to 2,055 m. Italians built it, we paved it.

[g.spinoza]

Originally Posted by Verso

http://goo.gl/maps/wJkfv

It goes to 2,055 m. Italians built it, we paved it.

Slovenian snobs

[Verso]

It was built in 1938.

[Zagor666]

Dont mess with my slovenian brother