WEATHER
Variable day today.
Lots of “possibilities” - maybe our weather folk are hedging their bets…
Clouds, storms and even thunder mentioned.
However, all this instability will bring a new coating of snow above 1500 metres.
Wind won’t be a problem, though occasional mean gusts could blow in your face.
Not cold.
At 9.50 the temperature is
+3° in the Village.
-2° on Solaise.
-4° on Bellevarde.
-7° on Pisaillas.
The maximum temperature at 2000 metres will be +3°.
ROADS
No problems are 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.
Nearly everything is both open and groomed.
ON BELLEVARDE
Everything was groomed except for the Epaule du Charvet and The G.
The last wall of the Epaule is closed, but you can nip into the bottom of the Santons.
There is racing this morning on the upper parts of the OK and Orange.
The top part of the Santons will almost certainly close early,
due to the risk of an avalanche engulfing this piste.
NEVER ski or board on a closed piste.
If you get buried, the expert pisteur who put up the red ropes,
will have to risk their life trying to save you.
ON SOLAISE
The 3000 lift and piste are closed.
The lower part of the Marmottons is closed due to lack of snow.
The upper part of the Marmottons, S, Cugnai, La Fourche
And Ecureuil touring track were not groomed.
LE FORNET
Everything is open except the Tunnel.
The Foret and Table d’Orientation were not groomed.
PISAILLAS
Everything is open and groomed.
NURSERY SLOPE
Everything is open and groomed, including the tobogganing area.
The avalanche risk today is 2 out of 5.
It froze around dawn but there are plenty of slabs out there,
especially on the Italian border, where there was more snow recently.
If you are heading off piste – do you really know what you are doing
And where you are going? Current conditions ?
Do all your team have a beep, probe and shovel.
Know how to use them? Practised recently ?
Why not minimise the risk - ski with and learn from a mountain guide.
If you are going to Tignes, use either the Tommeuse or Borsat chairlifts.
All of our walking, multi activity and cross country tracks are open.
Top pisteur tip for today.
In the afternoon, beginners should get one of our fast comfy lifts down.
The snow is always better on the higher slopes.
Stay there until you are ready to “après”.
The warmed and chopped up snow on the lower slopes will be
similar to a thick, sticky casserole.
Even good skiers can find it tough.
Your legs will scream, and you may howl.
If it was your partners "brilliant" idea, insisting you will be “fine”,
that run may even finish your marriage!!
LOCAL NEWS
Happy 99th Birthday to Denise Dumas, who first came to Val in 1947,
and stayed on until she moved to a retirement home in Bozel.
As with so many of our locals, she had a varied career.
First employed by the company that built the damn in Tignes.
Then worked at the Le Foyer du Ski restaurant.
Before setting up Le Petit Pousset nursery.
We believe in education here in Val, so have lots of School-y news this morning.
Time flies - you can already register your children for the next academic year
at our local school.
Either go to the Education office next to the nursery school,
Open weekdays 08.00-11.00 and 16.30 – 18.30
Except Wednesdays when only open 08.00-12.00.
Or do it online at the Town Hall website.
Our children have a great life here.
From today their swimming lessons restart.
Huge fun for them, with a mini disadvantage for the rest of us.
As from today, until the end of the season,
On weekdays, except Wednesdays,
we can only use the pool from 12.00, rather than 10.00.
Back to school for the dogs.
From today until Thursday, the Savoie’s 60 avalanche dogs and their handlers
are in La Plagne refreshing and testing their skills.
All under realistic conditions, with live ‘victims’ buried deep under the snow.
Though we are pretty sure that the supervising pisteurs
will keep a keen eye, and dig out these volunteers
If the dogs fail to find them…
More Serious Snow Stuff this evening in the Maison de Val.
Franck Paragot, a trainer for the
National Association for the study of Snow and Avalanches
Is giving his weekly talk, helping us assess and manage risks off piste.
What your decisions should be based on,
how we should behave if something goes badly wrong.
We can only learn, anticipate and mange the risks.
There is no “No Risk Scenario” away from our well prepared slopes.
Today’s “off piste” education winds up with Knotty Knowledge.
There is a knitting and crochet workshop in the Maison de Val this evening.
Free for members of the Vie Val d’Is.
If you are employed in Val, and not a member, join quickly
so you can learn to twiddle your needles with the best of them.
Finally, time is running out to kickstart your move into movies.
Midnight ……..tonight…….is the deadline to submit
your entry to the “Little Big Festival”.
The organisers, and jury, have their popcorn ready……..
Keen to savour your submissions.
On 4th April we all get a chance to watch your 6-minute masterpieces.
Before that evening’s prize giving.
Val’s Version of the Oscars.
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 ?
17.45 - 19.45
Why not try joining a Snow-Snake-Sledge
Made of from 2-10 people on the floodlit Savonnette nursery slope.
Family 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.
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.
23.55
Make sure your entry to the Little Big Festival is in by midnight !
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) closed this morning (unusually for a Monday) but open 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 12.00 to 21.00. (open earlier for our school children who are having lessons)
