After passing through the gates of access; here historically was as far as you could come.
From here you had to board a chairlift with all your gear, and ascend to the village up this 400m vertical climb over a kilometer in distance.
This was in operation until as recently as 1998
Nowdays this point serves as a checkpoint for the downhill mountain bike 'crazy-man' challenge that operates in the Green season
there's a fireplace for the patient, and some remnants of old infrastructure if you search hard enough.
But its probably all the old steel in the ground, and caged rock that makes any strong signal a fickle beast.
You can brave an ascent on foot if you demand a cardio burn of extreme proportion, or opt for the calf-burn of the descent and end up here.
There are beautiful parrots along the route when no competitions in play, and plenty of spills if the bikes are running.