WEATHER
Better looking Monday than we had feared !
The bit of rain we had yesterday evening didn’t bring much extra snow,
but there was a freeze last night.
We are told the sunshine will be intermittent, and to expect clouds,
foehne and lombarde wind from the south east around 40 km/hour.
And “precipitation” ….with a rain snow limit at 2500 metres,
So above village level.
Warm.
At 9.20 the temperature is
- +7° in the Village.
- +2° on Solaise.
- 0° on Bellevarde.
- -4° on Pisaillas where the wind has been blowing at nearly 50 km/hour.
The maximum temperature at 2000 metres will be +6°
So suncream and something to protect your face
if windy on a chairlift.
ROADS
We are not expecting any problems on the roads today.
SKI REPORT
For the most up-to-date information please click here.
Here are the highlights of the ski report.
First a big thank you to the team that grooms our slopes !
It has been a challenge recently, and you are doing a great job.
Bear in mind that the snow higher up is better.
The lower slopes can be frozen hard in the morning
Before melting into a deep sticky slush.
Luckily we have fast comfy lifts to get you down
without wobbling your knees or testing your sense of humour.
ON BELLEVARDE
All pistes groomed except part of the Face.
The Lanches drag lift is the only lift that is closed.
The following are closed : DON’T nip under the ropes
The Santons
The Brinzei touring track
Epapule du Charvet
Lanches
Village Perdu
bottoms of the Diebold, G and Joseray.
The bottom of the Orange may close early due to risk of avalanche.
There is training on the upper part of the Orange and OK.
ON SOLAISE
Ecurreil and S were not groomed.
The following are closed :
The 3000 lift and piste
The Marmottons
The L
The Aiglon
The Arcelle
The chairlift at the Arcelle will still be open for off-pisteurs.
Mattis has opened but may close very early.
The Ecurreil touring track is pretty tricky, and will probably close very soon.
LE FORNET
Everything is open except the Tunnel and The Foret.
The Signal and Table d’Orientation were not groomed.
ON PISAILLAS
Everything is open and groomed.
On THE NURSERY SLOPE
Everything is open and groomed, though melting fast.
The tobagonning track is still open
The avalanche risk today is two `out of 5.
If you are heading off piste –
Do ANY of your companions know what they are doing ?
Please, only ski with people equipped with beep, probe and shovel
who have practised recently.
Never rely on other people, as it might be
The one with The knowledge
Who is injured or buried and needs your help, fast.
Any doubts – ski with a mountain guide
If you are going to Tignes, use either the Tommeuse or Borsat chairlifts.
Our multi activity and cross country tracks
In the Manchet Valley are partially open.
Those on the top of Solaise are also open.
For walkers you could take the lifts up to the top of
Solaise or le Fornet.
If you walk along the Pont St Charles.
STOP AT THE BRIDGE
This area is prone to avalanches. and even walkers can be buried ……
The road that has been flattened past the bridge is
ONLY for our emergency services.
Todays Top pisteur Tip :
Check you have insurance that covers skiing.
The number for the ski patrol is on the back of the lift pass
Why not put it into your phone, along with the +33 as you are in France..
LOCAL NEWS
URGENT : Call to all Dog owners.
There is an outbreak of distemper in this area.
A very serious, often fatal, multi system disease
that can affect lungs, gut, skin.
Very contagious between animals,
Particularly dogs, foxes and badgers,
but doesn’t pass to humans.
Treatment is Prevention.
So make sure your dog is fully vaccinated.
If you see a dead animal, please report it via this link.
Moving from our Veterinary to our Culture Department.
The opening ceremony of The
28th International Festival of Adventure and Discovery Films
Is at 17.30.
Tickets can be bought online.
Adventurer and travel writer Sylvian Tresson will lead the festival.
He knows a thing or two about the subject,
Having crossed Iceland by motorbike,
explored caves in Borneo,
cycled around the world,
walked across the Himalayas,
rode horses across central ASIA,
spent 6 months alone in a cabin by a lake in Siberia,
then 11 years ago he fell off a roof of a chalet in Chamonix…..
Surviving 4 skull fractures and a coma inspired him to walk across France
Before nipping to Tibet to visit snow leopards.
The 11 films competing for the 5 prizes will take you to
exotic locations and scary sports.
The jury is made up of well known TF1 TV journalist Claire Chazal,
A Mountain guide who excels skiing steep slopes,
and a champion parapenter, turned parapent magazine editor.
A 5 minute film ‘Dolomites’, by Kilian Bron will be shown at the opening ceremony.
Followed by 3 films shown simultaneously
in the Conference centre and cinema.
Many of those involved in making the films will be present.
Yesterday evening, as a warm up, and not in the competition,
« Ocean Relay = The olympic flame crosses the Atlantic”
Was shown, with the whole crew there including the Olympic torch.
Ski Racing.
The championships organised by the Flat countries finished at the weekend
with Denmark in charge of Junior slalom and giant slalom.
French men took all podium positions in the mens slalom and giant slalom.
In the ladies giant slalom a Dutch lady won, a Belgium came third
And Val’s own Lila Rivet came 9th.
While an Australian lady took slalom gold, followed by an Israeli
With a Belgium taking bronze.
Finally, while on racing …bit of insider knowledge which I am sharing.
Sneaking this in before the full results are published.
Very good news for 2 of our Val bred British blooded racers born in 2014.
Olivia Angus has finished Number One in the Haute Tarantaise,
and 3rd in the whole of the SAVOIE.
Stunning, especiallly considering she had a few races that didn’t go to plan….
Roscoe Schneiwind……….was also top of the pops……
We are waiting for the official Club des Sports results
but we think some other ‘stars’ also shone.
But well done both of you.
Amazing achievement.
Monday is Market Day in Val.
They started at 08.00 and are open until late,
so come and peruse the many stalls in the Centre of the Village.
These include
local cheeses and dried meat
clothes
ski kit
arts and crafts.
What about a prezzie for those back home ?
18.00
There is a FREE talk on Snow and Off piste Safety In the Maison de Val
Which should be really interesting, we can never know enough.
We don't know what we don't know,
and what we do know always benefits from revision.
To avoid disappointment…..for those that don’t follow spoken French.
It won’t be translated into English.
Franck Paragot is a trainer with ANENA so really knows his stuff.
17.30
The opening ceremony for the 28th Adventure and Discovery film festival
is in the conference centre .
Over four days 11 films are competing for 5 prizes,
including one that you can vote for.
3 films tonight showing in both the conference centre and the cinema.
17.30 La Madone (52 minutes) English subtitles.
19.45 "A perte de vue" (52 minutes)
21.15 "Pasteur" (71 minutes) English subtitles.
You can buy tickets online or in the Tourist Office.
25 euros for an evening of films or
9 euros per film in conference centre, 7 if watched in the cinema.
While you are in Maison de Val,
either for the avalanche talk, or the cinema,
there are also 2, free, art exhibitions in the corridor towards the cinema.
“Raconte” (Tell us…).
Colourful cartoons, of thought-provoking encounters,
by famous Savoyarde artist Clément Rizzo
And
« Toutes les Vies se Val » (Everyone is Important.)
charcoal portraits of Avalins (Very Val residents)
by a local artist, Laura M.
Don’t miss THE end of season Party.
This weekend ….2 days of music and dancing
on the terrace of the Signal restaurant, at the top of the Fornet cable car.
On Saturday 19th April,
House Music legends DJs Gregory and Yellow from Paris
Sunday 20th Hypnotic Chambord with David Dee.
Time to shower and change before continuing the fun
21.00 – 02.00
at Diling Diling in the main street.
Free local Buses
The red shuttle bus (‘le train rouge’) runs between La Daille and Le Fornet, via the roundabout adjacent to the nursery slopes (‘Rond-point des pistes’)
It leaves la Daille every 10 minutes from 07.00 to 19.50 and then every 20 minutes until 02.10.
The night bus leaves Le Fornet at 20.10 then every 20 minutes until 2.30.
The blue shuttle bus (‘le train bleu’) travels between the Rond-point des pistes and Legettaz every 15 minutes from 08.30 to 23.00.
The yellow shuttle bus (‘le train jaune’) takes you to the Manchet valley via the main street and the rue de la Balme and Rond Point des pistes every 20 minutes from 08.30 to 23.20.
The Purple shuttle bus between Val d’Isère and Tignes : leaves the new bus station at La Daille at
07.55 8.35 10.50 16.25 17.25 18.20.
On request it will stop at La Reculaz and Villaret du Nial.
It leaves Tignes 1800 at 08.05 8.45 11.00 16.35 17.35 and 18.30.
The Multimedia Library is open from 14.00 to 18.00.
The Association for Employees in Val d’Isère (Vie Val Dis) is open from 10.00 to 12.00 and from 15.00 to 18.00.
The Town Hall (La Mairie) is open from 9.00 to 12.00 and from 14.00 to 18.00
The Reservation Centre (On the Lower Ground Floor of the Tourist Office) is open from 08.30 to 19.00.
The Tourist Office is open from 08.30 to 19.30.
The Swimming Pool and Sports Centre is open from 10.00 to 21.00.
To the public from 12.00 as the local children are having their swimming lessons before midday.
