New Télémixte hybrid lift in Verbier

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Work on the new télémixte lift – a lift that combines gondolas and chairlifts – connecting Savoleyres and La Tzoumaz in Verbier has started. It will make the journey between Verbier and La Tzoumaz easier, faster and more comfortable. The travel …

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The Tour de France returns to La Plagne and Courchevel in 2025

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After a unique version of the Tour de France in 2024 (with the Tour finishing in Nice, rather than Paris), the 2025 version remains wholly in France – and will visit two of our favourite ski resorts. Stage 18 finishes …

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Freeride World Tour returns to Val Thorens

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The Freeride World Tour is coming to Val Thorens this winter. After eight years without an event in France, the competition will take place at the highest resort in Les 3 Vallées from 27 January to 01 February 2025. The …

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La Rosière celebrates 40 years of the Espace San Bernardo ski area

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This winter La Rosière celebrates the 40th anniversary of its link with the Italian ski resort of La Thuile, with whom it shares the Espace San Bernardo ski area. The south-facing resort of La Rosière offers panoramic views over Haute-Tarentaise …

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New Transarc lift to open in Les Arcs

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The new Transarc lift in Les Arcs will open this winter in December 2024. The lift links Arc 1800 to the higher slopes, arriving at 2544m. This project started over a year ago. The new gondola will have 138 spacious …

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Five Great Experiences to try in Verbier this winter

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Verbier is one of our favourite ski resorts. With 410km of slopes and 80 ski lifts – all with a great snow record at altitude – it has a deserved reputation as one of the best ski destinations in the …

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New Roche de Mio Gondola in La Plagne

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La Plagne is replacing the Roche de Mio gondola as part of a long-term project to improve the lift system across the resort. The existing lift has been in service for 45 years and has created a bottleneck in the …

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Is Reblochon the best cheese in the Alps?

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If you’ve ever taken a ski holiday in France, you must have tried Tartiflette…and in that case you’ve tasted the magnificent ‘Reblochon de Savoie’. Tartiflette is just one of the most famous meals that uses Reblochon, which is also used …

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Scheffau to open new 8-seater chairlift

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A new 8-seater chairlift in Scheffau in the Austrian SkiWelt area will open this winter and will have the largest capacity of any chairlift yet built. The new Eibergbahn detachable eight-seat chairlift will have an uplift capacity of 4,500 skiers …

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New Sports Centre for St Martin de Belleville

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Saint-Martin de Belleville in Les 3 Vallées is opening a new sports centre in December 2024. Three swimming pools Located overlooking the village, this new development will be called ‘La Belle Vie’ (‘The Beautiful Life’) and will feature a 25m …

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