Val d’Isère is opening for the season on November 28
Come and join us for all the fun of the fabulous First Tracks Weekend
Just one week to go, the lifts are ready roll and, bang on time, the snow is falling. Right now we’re experiencing the first serious storm of the winter. After an unusually balmy autumn the thermometer is in freefall and, according to Météo France, over the next three days we’re going to be blessed with somewhere between 60 and 150cm of powder. Some sources suggest much more!
Further snow is expected next week in the final run up to the grand opening. Our teams of pisteurs will be working around the clock to make sure that conditions are perfect for the big day.
This snowfall should come as no real surprise. Thanks to its high altitude, the Val d’Isere-Tignes ski area with its two glaciers benefits from exceptional natural snow cover from November until May.
On the rare occasions when nature fails to provide sufficiently, Plan B slips seamlessly into place: Val d’Isère is home to the largest and most efficient snowmaking operation in Europe. Le Snow Factory, situated beside the Olympique gondola, can pump out enough of the white stuff to cover Wembley Stadium to a depth of half a metre in just one hour. In real terms, what this means is that – given cold temperatures like we have right now – Val d’Isère is never short of snow. Snowmaking is also essential for increasing the cover on those runs that receive heavy traffic during peak periods of the season and for keeping pistes in general in pristine condition.
So come and join us on November 28 for First Tracks and the Ski Force Winter Tour. It looks like being a vintage start to what we hope will be a vintage season!
Programme for First Tracks Weekend
Test new skis for 2016 from Armada, Atomic, Black Crows, Blizzard, Dynastar, Elan, Faction, G3, Head, K2, Line, Nordica, Rossignol, Salomon, Scott, Völkl, and Zag.
The same goes for 2016 snowboards from Dupraz, Endeavor, K2, Ride, Rossignol, and Santa Cruz.
Music and fun starts at 9am on both Saturday and Sunday at the Village Test Centre at the foot of the pistes.
Join us for a glass of Vin chaud outside the Tourist Office from 4.30pm
Ski Force Winter Tour Tombola: if you’ve taken part in the ski test there’s a chance to win a pair or skis and a host of other prizes in the Lucky Dip. 5pm outside the Tourist Office.
Catch a screening of the Nuit de la Glisse movie Addicted to Life at the Congress Centre at 6pm or 9pm
First Tracks Special Offers
TWO NIGHTS IN AN APARTMENT FROM €109pp*
A two-day ski pass Val d’Isere+ ***
Discounted parking
A half-day guiding around the ski area with a qualified instructor
One ticket to the Centre Aquasportif
Ski and snowboard test 2016
Lots of entertainment
*Subject to availability, offer based on four persons sharing a studio apartment.
*** Val d’Isère+ also gives you full access to pistes in Tignes if the link is open.
TWO NIGHTS IN A HOTEL B&B FROM €188pp**
From Friday, November 27 to Sunday December 29
A two-day ski pass Val d’Isère+ ***
Discounted parking
A half-day guiding around the ski area with a qualified instructor
One ticket to the Centre Aquasportif
Ski and snowboard test 2016
Lots of entertainment
*Subject to availability, offer based on four persons sharing a studio apartment.
*** Val d’Isère+ also gives you full access to pistes in Tignes if the link is open.
LOW COST LIFT PASS
Until December 18
Val d’Isère pass €42 per day, €72,50€ for two days
Val d’Isère-Tignes 49€ per day
INFORMATION
http://www.fifas.com/actu_des_marques/evenements/ski_force_winter_tour
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