Weather
There's a veil of cloud across the sky this morning, which is now predicted to hang around throughout the day. Moderate to strong South-Westerly winds will be present across our mountains, with gusts of up to 100 km/hr possible up high.
There was no refreeze in town or across the ski area overnight, and at 9 a.m. the temperatures are 6°C in the village, 7°C at the top of Bellevarde, and 4°C at Pisaillas. Things are only going to get hotter with a top of 15°C at 2000m.
Roads
No difficulties are expected for vehicles travelling on the local roads today.
Ski Report
As we head into spring, some runs will close throughout the day due to rising avalanche danger with the warm temperatures.
The Pisaillas and Fornet sectors will be opening to the public today, all lifts and runs are expected to open. The Combe du Geant may close due to avalanche danger.
Over on Solaise, all lifts will open on time this morning, all runs are expected to open. The Piste L will not open today due to avalanche danger, and the Marmottons is reserved for an event. Everything will be open on the snowfront today including the tobogganing area.
In the Bellevarde sector, the majority of the terrain will be open today apart from the Santons. Portions of the Raye and the OK and Orange runs will be reserved for racing today, and will reopen to the public afterwards. Skiing in Tignes can be accessed via the Tommeuse or Borsat lifts.
Cross Country skiers and Pedestrians can head out to any of our trails today, apart from the Branges and the Col d'Iseran. The Pont St. Charles walking path may close later this afternoon.
The avalanche risk is 3/5 today. Always ski with a partner, have the appropriate gear and know how to use it, and if in doubt hire a guide.
Local News
Beautiful wedding at the end of the morning yesterday at the Maison Marcel Charvin. Romain Taillefer, a Val d'isere local, and Zenobia Rao, originally from India, said 'I do' during this civil ceremony celebrated by Frédéric Monneret, and in front of a small group, made up of close friends and family. As the Avaline tradition goes, they received a ski run sign as a gift from the town, with their names on it.
Congratulations to the happy newlyweds, photos to be seen on our website.
The Vol et Ski participants did well to postpone their French championships earlier in the month, the event was finally able to go ahead yesterday with perfect weather conditions; bright sunshine and no wind. On the off-piste slopes near Marmottons in the Manchet valley, the 20 or so participants completed three runs, which was so pleasant to watch.
Equipped with a parachute and skis on their feet, the paragliders had to complete several precision tests. Sometimes it was necessary to perform a touch and go on a target on the ground, sometimes tap stakes in the ground, or even throw a carrot from the air to try to get it into a snow hole. Events which required great precision and mastery of flight. Throughout the course several volunteers checked the participants' performances.
The competition ended in the early afternoon, photos and a video can be seen on our website.
Last Docu-Sunday of the season tonight at 8:30 p.m. at the Splendid cinema. For this last session, the film “The Adventure” by Marianne Chaud will be presented. This documentary follows the story of several African exiles who cross the French-Italian border, often on foot, via snowy mountain passes.
The videographer left the Himalayan mountains, where she had made several documentaries, to return to Briançon, her home, to tell these stories. Wanting to go further than the usual media treatment reserved for these migrants, Marianne Chaud spent 3 years filming their stories. The result is a touching film, far from clichés. This documentary received numerous awards, notably at the La Rochelle festival.
Check it out at 8:30 p.m. this evening at the Val d'Isère cinema, followed by an exchange with Marianne Chaud.
In alpine skiing news, an update on the French alpine ski championships in Megève. After the cancellation of the speed events last week, the technical events went ahead with the women's GS on Friday, won by Clara Direz, ahead of Karent Clément and Tiffany Roux. Yesterday, the men's Giant Slalom was won by Diégo Orecchioni, ahead of Thibaut Favrot and Léo Anguenot. Today, both the men's and women's slaloms will be taking place.
It is also worth noting that the cancelled Super G has been rescheduled, and will be held on Tuesday at Tignes for the men, and on Thursday in Avoriaz for the ladies.
She had difficulty resisting the arrival of spring, but the temperatures over the last few days have gotten the better of her, the ice rink closed its doors yesterday for the season. The current temperature range no longer allows the ice to hold up.
- 5 p.m. Introduction to Fat Biking: Every Sunday evening, come and learn about electric Fat-Bikes on the snow. Fred (Instructor-guide) offers you a free introduction to help you discover this new snow sport. Meet in front of the Aqua Leisure Complex, and don't forget gloves and a helmet.
- 6 p.m. Football tournament at the Aqua Leisure Complex.
- Sunday mass will be held in the church at 6 p.m.
- The ice skating rink is now closed for the season.
- The Tourism Office is open from 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
- The Aqua Leisure complex is open from 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- The Bookings centre is open from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and then 2 – 6 p.m.
- The Red Shuttle will be circulating between La Daille and the Fornet every 6 minutes from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and then every 20 minutes until 2 a.m.
- The Yellow shuttle, up to the Manchet Valley, leaves every 20 minutes between 8:30 a.m. and 11:20 p.m.
- The Blue shuttle going up to the Legattaz is every 15 minutes between 8:30 a.m and 11:20 p.m.
- The free shuttle between Tignes and Val d'Isère runs 6 times a day :
Departures from La Daille at 7:55 a.m. 8:35 a.m. 10:50 a.m. 4:25 p.m. 5:25 p.m. and 6:20 p.m.
Departure from Tignes 1800 at 8:05 a.m. 8:45 a.m. 11 a.m. 4:35 p.m. 5:35 p.m. 6:30 p.m.
