14 Fascinating Facts about Val Thorens

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You probably already know that Val Thorens is the highest ski resort in Europe, but how many of these great facts about Val Thorens did you know? The average age of skiers/snowboarders in resort is 36 40% of visitors are …

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Courchevel prepares for the start of the season

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It’s been a good start to the winter in Courchevel, with 30 cm of fresh snow in the resort and 1 metre at the top of La Saulire. The resort officially opens for the season on Saturday 05 December for …

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9 Amazing Facts about the new Swimming Pool in Courchevel

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The new Aquamotion swimming pool in Courchevel 1550 will have to be seen to be believed. Here are 9 amazing facts about it… 1. It’s an Aqua Centre, not just a swimming pool The first thing to know is that this …

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What’s new in Alpe d’Huez for 2015/16?

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The ski area of Alpe d’Huez is made up of five different resorts – Auris en Oisans, Alpe d’Huez, Oz en Oisans, Vaujany and Villard Reculas. New Beginners Lift Pass All have had plenty of updates and changes for the …

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5 Great Reasons to Take Your Family to Meribel this winter

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Meribel is one of the best resorts in the world already, but this winter there are more reasons to take your family there on a skiing holiday. The Heart of the Three Valleys Meribel has been popular for decades with …

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Could you run 100m in ski boots in less than 17.65 seconds?

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Meet Andre Ortolf. It’s fair to say that this German is an eccentric. He’s also the current world record holder for the fastest 100m while wearing ski boots. Holder of three world records The 21 year old from Augsburg in …

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5 Non-Ski Activities in Val Thorens You Have Probably Never Heard Of

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You may already know that Val Thorens already offers a wide range of thrilling and relaxing non-skiing activities including their mega zip-wire, ice diving, toboggan, mountain biking on snow, spas and more. But here are five great new activities in …

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New for Les Menuires for winter 2015/16

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Les Menuires comes into this season off the back of its 50th anniversary earlier this year with some great new improvements for 2015/16. New Bouquetin blue run Top of the list is the new ‘Bouquetin’ blue run, which will now …

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New James Bond film ‘Spectre’ features skiing in Austria

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It may be top secret to some, but James Bond – 007, the most famous spy in the world, has been filming the 24th Bond film, Spectre, in the Austrian Tirol. We’ve been expecting you, Mr Bond… This will be …

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Les 2 Alpes opens this weekend

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Yes, it’s only October, but you can already ski in Zermatt and the Hintertux glacier (both open all year round). And from this weekend, you’ll also be able to ski on the glacier in Les 2 Alpes. Enjoy the Glacier …

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