WEATHER
Cloudy Monday morning, to be followed by a very cloudy afternoon.
The wind will gust from the South at between
30-50 km/hour, particularly this morning.
At 09.30 it is already a bit windy on both Bellevarde and Pisaillas
so don’t forget something to cover your face on a chilly chairlift.
Sun hasn’t even been mentioned.
At 9.30 the temperature is
- 0° in the Village.
- -7° on Bellevarde.
- -11° on Pisaillas.
The maximum temperature at 2000 metres will be -1°
ROADS
There are no problems expected on our roads today.
SKI REPORT
For the most up-to-date information please click here
Here are the highlights of the ski report.
20 cm of fresh snow fell on the Pisaillas yesterday.
The 3000 draglift on Solaise is the only lift that is due to be closed all day.
QUICKEST to mention the Pistes that are closed, as most are open.
ON BELLEVARDE
There is training this morning on
Upper parts of the OK and Orange
but will then open for everyone to enjoy.
If the visibility goes, the danger increases so the Boarder Cross will close.
ON SOLAISE
Just the 3000 piste .
IN LE FORNET
Pre chemin
Tunnel
Lower part of the Vallon.
ON PISAILLAS
The Cascade
Upper part of the Montets
The avalanche risk today is 2 out of 5, a significant risk
For ski tourers, venturing far from our marked pistes,
there is still the possibility of setting off a huge avalanche.
The pisteurs had fun knocking a nice big slab into The Aiglons yesterday.
NEVER ski off piste unless all of your group are fully equipped with beep, probe and shovel,
know how to use them and have practiced recently.
Take a mountain guide if you don’t understand the area and the current conditions.
Can you stop suddenly ?
Always ski in control, particularly in the areas marked
“Zone Tranquille » which translates as “Quiet area”
It is both dangerous and unfair to buzz fast past beginners who are concentrating on their every turn.
Don’t blame them for their erratic behaviour -
the skier, or boarder, higher up the slope is always responsible for avoiding anyone below them.
A sad reminder was a fatal collision in Les Arc last week.
Please don’t ski without insurance that covers skiing. and includes off piste if that is your plan.
You can buy it for just a few euros from the lift ticket offices.
The pisteurs are the people to phone when you are in trouble on our mountain.
Their number is on the back of your ski pass.
Why not put it in your phone now, including the +33 as we are in France.
If you are going to Tignes use the Tommeuse or Borsat chairlifts.
For Cross country skiers, there are tracks for you to
slide elegantly along in
the Manchet Valley and Lac Ouillette.
All our walking paths are open.
If you have a dog, Never forget to pick up their poo.
LOCAL NEWS
Yesterday morning 51 women and 60 men took part in the FIS Citadine Giant slalom on la Raye.
The citadine races allow young people from cities
to ski at national or even International level.
The ladies was won by Frances' Anna Violon from Chatel, with a Canadien in 2nd place.
Val d’iseres Lila Rivet came 7th.
India Ridgway sadly didn’t make it through to the second run.
In the mens race, Britains own Hamish Blyth came 3rd.
In the FIS World Cup Slalom in Wengen,
unusually the podium was filled by Norweigans.
Val’s Olympic champion, Clement Nőel, was disappointed to come 11th despite a much better 2nd run.
He is currently 8th in the world overall, and 3rd in slalom.
Britian’s 38-year-old Dave Ryding came a respectable 19th.
At the end of last week, government Snow and Avalanche experts visited Val d'Isère
to better understand the measures we have already put in place
to limit the risk of avalanches,
to protect our Pistes, Village and humans.
Their carefully analysed data will be published in a report this spring.
It will contribute to the overall understand of the threat of avalanches within the whole of France.
Finally, more British Greatness.
On Saturday, Mia Brookes, the reigning Snowboard Slopestyle World Champion,
won the Laax Open Slopestyle World Cup.
Her 3rd win this season.
She then celebrated her 18th birthday yesterday.
Well done Mia !
And the team behind you.
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.
17.00 - 19.45
Why not try joining a Snow-Snake-Sledge
Made of from 2-10 people on the floodlit Savonnette nursery slope.
Family friendly, fun and Free.
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,
particularly after the fatal avalanche last week.
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.
20.30
« Criminal Squad 2 ». also know as « Den of Thieves » is showing in English,
in our comfy cinema, in the building next to the Swimming pool.
Scotlands own Gerard Butler stars as Big Nick,
ho is back on the hunt in Europe , and closing in on Donnie.
Think Diamond thieves and mafia,
Rather than rom com !
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.
OPENING TIMES
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.
