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Mountains in Driving in France
France has several mountaineous areas: the Vosges, the Jura, the Alps, the Massif Central and the Pyrenees. In the winter, due to the snow, some roads (especially passes) may be closed to traffic or require special equipment (snow chains). Roads leading to passes have signs that say whether the pass (col) is open (ouvert green sign) or closed (fermé red sign).
Except for the highest passes, most of the major roads are kept usable using snowplows. This may not be true of some secondary roads.
During winter vacations, especially in the weekends, expect traffic jams on roads leading to skiing resorts.
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