Mont Chéry and Rosta redevelopment: environmental authority opinion and public inquiry

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Plans to redevelop the upper part of the Les Gets ski area went through two regulatory steps in the spring. On 19 May 2026, the MRAe, the regional environmental authority for Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, published the list of opinions it had adopted between 6 and 19 May. One of them concerned the “sustainable tourism development programme” for the redevelopment of the Mont Chéry and Rosta sectors in Les Gets.

Key points

• The MRAe opinion. The environmental authority does not grant permission. It assesses the quality of the environmental evaluation and how well the project takes the environment into account. Its opinion is addressed to the project owner, the authority that grants consent, and the public.
• The public inquiry. According to the online register, a public inquiry into the restructuring of the Chéry and Rosta-Renardière sectors, in the communes of Verchaix and Les Gets, ran from Monday 1 June 2026 (8.30am) to Wednesday 1 July 2026 (5.30pm). It was opened by order no. 2026-58 of 11 May 2026 and based at Les Gets town hall. The inquiry commissioner appointed by the Grenoble administrative court is Georges Chamoux.
• Background. The programme follows works on the ski area by the operator, SoleGets, including the new eight-seat Rosta chairlift in December 2025 and the relocation of the Grains d’Or chairlift to the Pointe du Chéry.

What it means

For now, these are procedural steps. The inquiry register has been closed since 1 July 2026. What happens next depends on the commissioner’s report and the decisions of the relevant authorities.

Still to be confirmed

The full text of the MRAe opinion and SoleGets’ formal response were no longer available online when we checked, so we have not reported their detailed content. The commissioner’s conclusions, the works schedule and, in particular, the timing of any replacement of the Mont Chéry gondola are not confirmed in the sources we consulted.

To place the sectors concerned, see our comparison of Mont Chéry and Chavannes and our skiing in Les Gets section. Sources: MRAe press release of 19 May 2026 and the public inquiry register (both in French).