WEATHER
The clouds are clearing and we are in for another beautiful day.
We still have a inversion though less marked than previously.
While the village temperature is the same as yesterday morning, it is cooler on Bellevarde.
At 10.00 the temperature is
-5° in the Village.
-4° on Bellevarde.
-9° on Pisaillas.
A small amount of snow is expected this evening.
ROADS
If everyone drives sensibly, there should be no problems on our local roads.
SKI REPORT
The good news is that all our lifts and nearly all our pistes are open.
On Pisaillas
Everything will open and the pistes were all groomed overnight.
At le Fornet
All the pistes and lifts are open except for the Tunnel piste.
The pistes that were not groomed are
- Foret
- Signal
On Solaise
Everything is open.
The pistes that were not groomed overnight are
- Combe Martin
- Cugnai
- Rhone alps
The L MAY close later due to risk of an avalanche.
On Bellevarde
Everything is open.
There will be a Slalom Race on the Raye for the Under 16 ladies as part of the Golden Squirrel Championship.
The upper parts of the Orange and OK are currently closed for training.
Santons may close this afternoon due to the risk of a slab avalanche.
If closed, please respect the decision of our ski patrol
and don’t ski under those ropes !
Everything was groomed except the G, but including Epaule du Charvet though remember even when groomed it is definitely a black piste so think carefully
before approaching particularly if your control needs some work.
Tignes can be accessed via the Tommeuses or Borsat chairlifts.
The avalanche risk today is again 1 out of 5 but still be careful particularly after the sun has
warmed and softened the snow on avalanche prone slopes.
If considering skiing off piste.
If you are not skiing with a professional guide make sure your companions are better with a BEEP than a BEER.
Please control your speed, especially when approaching junctions and the lower slopes.
Injuring yourself would be a shame.
Inuring someone else is a crime.
Remember if your legs are already screaming, you can take a comfy lift down.
Our walking paths are all open except les Branges.
Unusually a car has driven and, unsurprisingly, got stuck at the Laisinant, but there is plenty of space for you to walk around it.
Cross Country skiing tracks are all open.
LOCAL NEWS
The French Under 16 downhill skiing championship, cutely named The Golden Squirrels, is in full swing here this week, as well as in Tignes and St Foy.
As you may remember, Val d'Isère is hosting the slalom on the Raye, Tignes the Super G and St Foy the Giant slalom.
Spreading the event over 3 resorts means that more skiers can take part.
There were more than 80 yesterday and a similar number on Monday.
Many of our local future champions from Val d’Isère Sports Club (Club des Sports) were there, including Aime Ferrando, Noal Brusco, Louenne Palmier and not forgetting Aloïs Lefranc.who came 5th in the slalom yesterday.
Today and tomorrow, we will see 60 or so young ladies racing on the Raye.
Go and cheer them on !
A public consultation has been going on since the 15th of January, to consider a change in the local planning rules to allow modifications to the building where the Sports Club is currently based, but was originally the swimming pool.
You still have another week, until the 15th of February, to share your opinion, whether for or against,
- online
https://www.registre-dematerialise.fr/4547,, - email
enquete-publique-4547@registre-dematerialise.fr - Send a letter to
l’attention du commissaire enquêteur,
modification n°3, mairie de Val d’Isère, place du Thovex BP 295 –
73155 Val d’Isère cedex. - Speak directly with the Investigating Commissioner on 15Th February between 15.00 and 18.00.
Tonight at 18.30 will be the last cross-country skiing relay race in the Place des Dolomites, until after the school holidays in March, assuming conditions are suitable.
You don’t often get something so memorable for free.
Even if you don’t fancy racing yourself, it really is a fun event to watch with the bumps and lumps, skills and spills……
And you can sip mulled wine, or hot chocolate, as you cheer them on.
For those who REALLY want to take part, but SADLY lack the gear, drop the excuses as Intersport or Boraso Sport will lend you whatever you need.
We need to warn you that this race is extremely popular so to avoid disappointment, register your team as soon as possible after 18.00.
Yesterday's Health Checks organised by the Vie Val d'Is, with the Hospital staff from Chambery, were very well attended.
Apart from dermatology and osteopathy,
local employees could get help with psychological problems, addiction and
sexually transmitted diseases.
Test results (anonymous) will be available next Tuesday.
Our British athletes have been busy this week,
This is a small selection of our many successes :
- Charlotte Bankes celebrates her first snowboard cross World Cup win.
- Marcus Wyatt is the Men's Skeleton European Champion.
- Olivia Howeson progressed from being hospitalised with 11 broken bones last year, to 3rd place in the U18 Junior World Ski Championships.
Finally, BBC Correspondent Frank Gardner, who survived being shot by Al_Qaida in 2004, competed in a sitski in Crans Montana and proudly finished the Giant Slalom in 2 mins 22 seconds.
An inspiration to us all.
18.30
Register from 18.00
Cross country skiing Relay Race.
Do not miss it !
Free to enter, free to cheer on !
A temporary track with bumps and banked corners has been installed on the Place des Dolomites next to the bottom of the nursery slopes.
Local businesses next to the track , Intersport and Boraso, will lend whatever kit you need to whoever wants to take part, and there will be free hot drinks for both competitors and spectators.
The race is a relay, with two in each team.
One skis while the other catches her (or even his) breath, the aim is to do as many laps as possible in 20 minutes.
We hope to see as many of you as possible.
The teams can be made up of local ski instructors, novice holiday makers, enthusiastic youngsters from our village, or a mixture of all three !
If you don’t want to ski, come and sip a mulled wine while cheering them on !
Evening event at the Swimming Pool and Sports centre.
You are invited to relax in the centre’s beautiful pools.
From 19.30 until the centre closes at 22.00,
anyone who has bought a ticket for the swimming pool
can take also use the Wellness Centre’s
jacuzzies, saunas and the hammam
without paying the usual extra charge.
Very good value !
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’) every 6 minutes from 07.00 to 19.00 and then every 20 minutes until 02.00.
The blue shuttle bus (‘le train bleu’) travels between the Rond-point des Pistes and Legettaz every 15 minutes from 08.30 to 23.20.
The yellow shuttle bus (‘le train jaune’) takes you to the Manchet valley via the main street and the rue de la Balme every 20 minutes from 08.30 to 23.20.
The shuttle bus between Val d’Isère and Tignes does 6 round trips a day.The shuttle bus between Val d’Isère and Tignes does 6 round trips a day.
- Leaving La Daille at 07.55, 08.35 and 10.50 in the morning and 16.25, 17.25 and 18.20 pm in the afternoon.
- Leaving Tignes 1800 at 8.05, 8.45 and 11.00, in the morning and 16.35, 17.35 and 18.30 in the afternoon.
The Swimming Pool and Sports Centre is open from 07.30 to 22.00.
The Tourist Office is open from 08.30 to 19.30.
The Multimedia Library is open from 10.00 to 12.00 and 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 09.00 to 12.00 and from 14.00 to 19.00.
The Reservation Centre (On the Lower Ground Floor of the Tourist Office) is open from 08.30 to 19.00.
The Post Office is open from 09.00 to 12.30 and from 14.00 to 17.30.
