WEATHER
Beautiful Big Blue Sky.
And not perishingly cold.
A bit cosier on the mountain than in the main square
With temperatures of
- +2 on Bellevarde
- -1 on the Pisaillas
- -6 in the Centre of Town
With intermittent gusts of gentle wind.
ROAD
If you, and your car are properly equipped to drive on snow, you should not have a problem today.
SKI REPORT
Click here for the most up to date information
but our highlights are summarised here :
It is a beautiful day to take the Leisseire chairlift
and go UP and Over, Back and Forth
Between Solaise and Le Fornet.
The wind over the last few weeks has presented challenges,
making it difficult to safely open all the slopes.
If you have been here before, and remember the run back from the top of the bubble
TAKE CARE
Do NOT set off at speed on your ‘usual’ schuss……….
Beginners are strongly recommended to take the
lovely new fast comfy bubble down.
You are on holiday, the ski down at the moment may make you cry ….
The avalanche risk today is a significant 3 out of 5.
Think very carefully before skiing off piste.
Slabs + fragile base = trouble.
Yesterday a family were enjoying a Xmas Day off piste ski.
Until they were caught in an avalanche.
Luckily they survived.
We will always remember another beautiful sunny Boxing Day
when David Robinson was skiing in a small, well equipped, well trained group of friends
Led by a very experienced local off piste instructor.
But was killed in an avalanche, very near a piste.
LOCAL NEWS
More than 3500 turned out to watch yesterdays Christmas Show.
180 instructors from the French Ski school (ESF)
skied down the steep black run, the Face de Bellevarde
highlighting the colours of our Union Jack.
Magnificant fire works finished the evening with a bang.
Continuing with colour……..
Go to the 5 star hotel, the Barmes de L'Ours
where the French Artist, Elzevir
has an exhibition of more than 60 works
ranging from from very large, using gouache
to tiny watercolours
and even some oil on canvas.
Colourful characters, dressed for snow sports,
are placed on blank backgrounds
leaving you to contribute by imagining the snow...
While on the art theme
Happy Birthday to Val d’Isères talented art teacher, Rozenn Roszak.
As well as teaching our local children,
she now tutors, cagoles and encourages 50 adults -
1 for each of the years her family have travelled
from across France to celebrate with her.
Work completed in her classes is currently
exhibited in Maison de Val, in the corridor heading towards the cinema.
Finally, Val welcomes the French author Catherine Charrier
who will be sharing her new book, « Col Rouge » with us.
Why not join her for a drink in our new bookshop
where she will happily sign copies of her books.
I don't THINK there is an English version…. YET......
Please don't be surprised, disappointed or complain
if an event is in French.
10.00
Use a stencil, logo, drawing or quotation to design your own Tote bag,
and carry home with pride.
At the multimedia library.
Open to anyone from 10 years up.
Please book by telephone +33 4 79 06 29 20
Or email mediatheque@valdisere.fr
14.00
There is a guided tour of Val d’Isère where you can learn how Val developed from a
tiny mountain hamlet into the worlds finest ski resort. (in our humble opinion)
15.45
Learn more about how we make snow
-The version that comes from the canons rather than the sky.
Minimum age 7 years old.
Free, but you must book at the Tourist Office.
17.30
Remember last night’s torchlight descent ?
Welcome to our CUTER version !
Your children could be part of the Lantern descent
down the Nursery slope.
Book at the ESF.
5 euros, including a hot chocolate !
17.45
Yooner and Snooc
Again on the nursery slope.
Come and try our modern, light, comfortable and easy to handle sledges.
Known as a ‘paret’, this was originally wooden and consisted of a single ski,
a plank to sit on and a handle for ‘ control’ – term used loosely !!
Yooner is for children and Snooc for adults.
Free and you don't need to book.
18.00
There is a –Christmas show for Children at the Congress Centre –
near the Sports Centre and Swimming Pool.
This has a small charge, including a donation to the charity
Petit Prince whose ambition is to make dreams come true
for seriously ill children
18.00
The French author Catherine Charrier will be first in the Multimedia Library,
before moving around 19.00 to the share drinks with you at a book signing
in our new Bookshop, the highest altitude bookshop in France,
on the main street, the Avenue Olympique,
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 Swimming Pool and Sports Centre is open from 10.00 to 21.00.
The Tourist Office is open from 08.30 to 19.30.
The Multimedia Library is open from 14.00 to 18.00.
The Town Hall (La Mairie) is closed today.
The Association for Employees in Val d’Isère (Vie Val Dis) is closed today.
The Reservation Centre (On the Lower Ground Floor of the Tourist Office) is open from 08.30 to 19.00.
