Great St Bernard Tunnel

From Bourg-St-Pierre a covered concrete road (8 m/26ft wide, maximum gradient 6% (1 in 16) runs up the east side of the valley above the Défilé de Saraire and past the Lac des Toules (1,800 m/5,906ft), an artificial lake (capacity 20million cu. m/706million cu. ft) formed by a dam 80 m/262ft high (short tunnel).

The road then reaches Bourg-St-Bernard, at the entrance (station, 1,915 m/6,283ft; passport and customs control; toll charge) to the Great St Bernard tunnel. To the left are the Petit Vélan (3,233 m/10,607ft) and the snow-capped summit of Mont Vélan.

Cableway (2,530 m/8,301ft, 14minutes) to the Col de Menouve (2,753 m/9,033ft; Super-St-Bernard winter sports center; magnificent ski trails).

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