Local ESF guide David filmed this video of the new lift in Val Thorens. Thanks Dave!

First there was one in Val d’Isere, then they spread over to Val Thorens, now the owners of one of the most famous bars in the Alps are opening up one in Meribel.   If you have not heard of these bars you clearly haven’t skied within 10 miles of one as they are not […]

Sea France the channel crossing ferry company has been made bankrupt by French courts. Rival company DFDS is trying to buy the business for a reported £5m. However the French courts have rejected this figure.   We will report more as and when we hear something.   Please bare this in mind when purchasing your cross […]

We have another new picture of the new ski area in Val Thorens this season. With this new ski lift it looks another good area to ski!  

Val Thorens have confirmed that they have enough snow canons to cover most of the resort for the opening this weekend on the 19th November. However as you can see by these photos it doesn’t look great at the moment.   But fear not there is some cold weather coming which will allow Val Thorens […]

Jacques Villeneuve has signed up once more to race in the Andros Trophy which starts it’s season each year at Val Thorens. Racing their powerful beefed up road cars on ice is something to be seen. If you are in the area or staying in Val Thorens on the 3/4th December 2011 why not go […]

This summer the 3 valleys have spent a lot of money upgrading their lifts to offer one of the best connected ski areas in the world. Courchevel have replaced the Plantrey chairlift in 1850 by upgrading from a 4 seater chairlift to a 6 seater. This will increase the capacity by more than 20%.   Other […]

***Update*** Val Thorens have decided to delay the opening of the resort by 1 week, therefore they will now open on 26th November 2011. This was due to low levels of snow and high temperature therefore they can not use snow canons.   Val Thorens have released a statement saying that the resort will be […]

After some heavy snow fall in September the Alps hasn’t seen much since. This has made several ski resorts delay their opening dates. The following resorts have been affected:   Verbier Les Deux Alps   It doesn’t look like there is a lot of snow coming in the next few weeks, therefore if you intend […]

ABS Airbag have released a recall for all bags with steel gas cartridges       between with dates between 1 September 2008 and 15 April 2010. These are for the ABS Twinbag and they need to be replaced. We recommend checking the date on your gas and if the date is between these dates […]

The 21st annual Trophée Andros will once again start the season of ice driving at the highest ski resort in Europe, Val Thorens. This is a great opportunity to get up close and personal with your heroes including Alain Prost, Olivier Panis to name a couple. If you are not sure what the Trophée Andros […]

The new lifts in Val Thorens are coming along nicely, looks like they will be ready for when Val Thorens season starts.   As you can see by these photos you will now be able to ski down to Orelle from the top of these lifts by Boucher or Genepi as well as the two […]

Top two American ski resorts decide to link up their ski passes to offer a better selection to the visitors. Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadow from Lake Tahoe have merged the ownership of the ski area. They will now offer ski passes to cover both ski resorts. A new Tahoe Super Pass will start from […]

Meribel have released a new promo video for this season (2011/2012) showing off all their facilities. Nice to get you in the mood!   Why not see this view for yourself! Courchevel apartments for rent.

On the 17th and 18th of December Courchevel will hosted the FIS Ladies Alpine Ski World Cup including the giant slalom on the Saturday and a Slalom on the Sunday. Tens of thousands are expected to watch the competition and cheer on the local stars. Entries included: Lindsey Vonn, Maria Riesch, Marlies Schild and Tanja Poutiainen […]

This season Meribel has invested lots of money in new snow canons. With 13 additional snow machines having been installed on the Murettes slope which provides the second point of access to La Praz with guaranteed snow.   The 3 Valleys has now got 2,100 snow canons and like all the others the new canons […]

Back in 1994 Val Thorens became the location for one of the Tour de France end of stages. It was stage 17 which saw the cyclists climb the very challenging steep hair-pined road up to the highest ski resort in Europe. As you can see in this video the mist comes in which can change […]

Meribel is located in the centre valley of the 3 Valleys and therefore a vital place to ski in and ski through to get to other ski resorts in the area. For years some of the lifts in the valley have seen better days. Well things are changing…   Meribel have finally decided to upgrade […]