WEATHER
After the challenging visibility at the weekend it is a treat to have a sunny day.
Protect your face, sunburn is not cool, use plenty of cream.
At 10.00 the temperature is
- +2° -4° in the Village.
- +2° on Solaise.
- +2° on Bellevarde.
- The maximum temperature at 2000 metres will be +5°
The wind will be no more than a gentle breeze.
ROADS
There are no problems on the roads today,
SKI REPORT
Skiing when you can see is always good.
Even if not all of our pistes are yet open
the groomers have been busy
And there is plenty to fun to be had.
ON BELLEVARDE
The following lifts are are currently closed
- The Bellevarde
- Loyes and
- Mont Blanc chairlifts
- The Lanches draglift
Most runs are open :
The exceptions are :
- The Josery and
- Stade Olympique
While they take down all the
Equipment used in the weekends
World Cup races - Les Tines
- Santons
- Epaulet du Charvet
- Boarder x
- Lanches
- Snow Park
- Club des Sports
- Brinzei walking track
- Fresse is only open for those coming from Tignes
ON SOLAISE
The closed runs are :
- 3000
- L
- S
- Arcelle
- Border X
- Marmottons
- Cugnai
- Ecureuil walking path
AT LE FORNET
The cable car, laisinant and pyramid chairlifts are open
allowing access to the Mangard and Pyramide pistes.
You can access the Arollay piste from Solaise
via
Mattis and then the Laisinant chairlift.
After the huge amount of work since last April
the brand new vallon bubble is due to open on Saturday.
We are looking forward to the snow predicted for later this week as recent storms were MEAN to the snow cover on the Pisaillas……..
Tignes can only be accessed via the Tommeuses chairlift.
Not yet via the Borsat chairlift.
IF you fancy
Crosscountry skiing :
There is a track prepared at the Manchet.
Be aware that this is shared with
walkers, dogs and dogs with sledges.
The track at Lac Ouillette has also been prepared
but is currently narrow.
You could also walk at Pont St Charles.
The avalanche risk today Is 3 out of 5.
ALWAYS think carefully before skiing off piste.
The base isn’t great.
Slabs, holes and rocks are a real risk
to both bodies and skis.
PLEASE don’t ski without insurance.
For just a few euros you can buy it with your pass.
Remember not all insurance covers “off piste” …..
And “off piste” is even a couple of inches on the
wrong side of the poles….
LOCAL NEWS
What a great weekend of World Cup Racing –
Our 69th Critérium.
Over 10,000 people braved the cold to watch the racers
give it their all, despite tricky conditions.
Yesterday’s slalom was won by Norway’s Henrik Kristoffersen.
His third win in Val d’Isėre.
Val d’Isėre’s own Victor Muffat-Jeandet
was the highest placed French racer, finishing sixteenth
Steven Amiez from Courcheval was the leader after the first run,
Followed by huge disappointment for his
many fans, watching from the bottom of the Face
When he fell, just a few seconds into his second run.
Despite his dramatic fall on Saturday
our local slalom expert Clément Noël
was still hoping to race yesterday,
but his ankle injury forced him
to make the difficult decision to withdraw.
Assuming his medics give him the go ahead
He will be in the starting blocks of the next race
at Alta Badia in Italy.
Now…………TEAM GB……..
Dave Ryding
Rocketed into 9th place.
Impressive at any age
Let alone 38.
Never knock learning on a dry slope !
Laurie Taylor was hot on his heels
finishing twelfth.
Makes us Proud to be British.
Many thanks to everyone
who made the event such a success.
With a particular mention to the 205 volunteers.
On Friday our Club des Sports
took advantage of the
generous vibes that always accompanies the Critérium weekend
and hosted their 4th charity evening.
134 600 euros was donated,
nearly three times the amount raised in previous years.
A massive support for Val d’Isėre’s talented youth.
Of the 24 lots auctioned, 3 raised an ENORMOUS
stash of cash….
- a morning's skiing with our
local Olympic Champion
Clément Noël
8 300 euros. - A ski with the footballer Bixente Lizarazu
14 500 euros. - One of the Vallon bubbles, built in 1983, and retired last season
then decorated by Britt, the renown contemporary French artist
46 000 euros.
Monday is MARKET DAY
They started at 08.00 and are open until late
so come and peruse the many stalls in the centre of the village :
- local cheeses and dried meat
- clothes
- ski kit
- arty crafty
Tonight at 18.00
In the Maison de Val
There is a FREE talk on Snow Safety
Which should be really interesting
We can never know enough,
But to avoid disappointment…..
For those that don’t follow spoken French,
It won’t be translated into English.
Val d’isere is welcoming ideas for how to use
The space in the new Sports Club building
Bring your views to one of the 3 public meetings
The first is this Thursday at 18.00 pm.
Please register here concertation@valdisere.fr.
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 Violet 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 Swimming Pool and Sports Centre is open from 10.00 to 22.00.
The Tourist Office is open from 08.30 to 19.00.
The Multimedia Library is open from 14.00 to 18.00.
The Town Hall (La Mairie) is open from 9.00 to 12.00 and from 14.00 to 18.00.
The 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 Reservation Centre (On the Lower Ground Floor of the Tourist Office) is open from 08.30 to 19.00.
