Mont Ventoux is "le geant de Provence" (1909 m). With its altitude and the cooling Mistral from the north, it's often snow-capped in April. The D164 road from Sault to the top of Mont Ventoux is 26 km: 20 km to the Chalet Reynard ski station and 6 km to the peak. The first few km are across rolling fields of lavender; then, the road winds through forests of pine, oak, larch and beech. After the Chalet Reynard ski station, the road is a bit steeper, winding up the open, treeless slopes; the entire road is 2-cars wide and ... (more)