What better way to start off a new website than to announce the opening dates for the coming season in Meribel. At the start of season the lifts open at 9am until around 4:30pm, as the season continues they open the ski lifts longer. Meribel Ski Lifts will open on 6th December 2014 and […]
We know we are all in the swing of summer and not really thinking too much about this coming winter ski season (unless you are like us when we are counting the days!). We have have been quiet over the last couple of months working on new things for this season but when something important happens […]
Today sees the last day of skiing for this season, Val Thorens closes shop for another term and already we are looking forward to next season. Even though the lifts are closing down for a well earned rest the snow continues to fall! Yes as we write outside is a complete white-out! BUT never […]
Just because most of the snow has left us for a while (the glacier will still have some snow on it but sadly not enough to ski on) the 3 valleys is still a wonderful place to visit. In fact in July the sun is out and it’s a beautiful place to be. Many of […]
This Sunday the 6th April the 3 valleys plays host to the annual 3 Valleys Enduro! The What? In case you haven’t heard about this fantastic day, the resorts of the 3 Valleys from Courchevel to Val Thorens plays host to individual events. Whether you would like to try Slalom skiing, have ago at producing […]
SNCF (the French national rail service) have warned that they plan to strike tomorrow (1st March 2014) and Sunday (2nd March 2014). This could affect many ski resorts including ones in the 3 Valleys. This would be a great disruption to skiers travelling to and from ski resorts on one of the busiest weekends of […]
Once again Val Thorens will be celebrating the New Year in style! After having probably the best year they have had after picking up awards and transforming the resort, they have a lot to celebrate. Last year we saw DJs, big flashing boxes, fireworks and lots of dancing! This year we think we will […]
The Alps have seen several avalanches over the last few days in several resorts from France to Switzerland. Sadly many people have been caught up including five people who have died and two people who were seriously injured. For the last week we have had warnings of very unstable conditions when this dump finally appeared. […]
Seven times Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher was involved in a skiing accident in Meribel this Sunday 29th December around 11am. He was skiing with his 14 year old son off piste and hit his head on a rock. Fortunately he was wearing a helmet otherwise the injuries would have been worse. They were skiing […]
Every year the Ski industry creates a top 10 Ski resort list and the latest one is out for 2014 (I know it is still 2013, I never understood that). Once again the 3 Valleys is included TWICE into the list which surely means it is the best place to ski, doesn’t it? 🙂 We […]
