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The La Tania Diary Round Up and What's on Page!

A "Normal" Week in Winter

Saturday: The SSSC (Sad Saturday Soccer Club) meet at 5pm in the Ski Lodge to watch the footie results come in on the vidiprinter on Sky and check out the new arrivals in resort. All the Live Bands info here.

Sunday: A free welcome drink outside the Tourist Office and the first lively Happy Hour of the week plus live music tonight at La Taiga

Monday: Buy a shot and win a pair of skis or a snowboard in the Ski Lodge.

Tuesday: Biggest night of the week (it's chalet girls day in bed tomorrow) with the best live bands in the Three Valleys - See The Bands for 2008/9

Wednesday: Aprés ski live music plus it's usually chalet staff day off so book early if you want to dine out anywhere - make a night of it and end up at Dick's Tea Bar in Méribel. Check out any Happy Hour bands over in Méribel Village at Lodge Du Village tonight too. Ski down, get stranded, hitch back - or maybe catch a free bus depending on the time of year.

Thursday:Live music in the Ski Lodge usually tonight.

Friday: Last night - packed Happy Hour and live music at Apres.... All the party night pics are here

More information on Summer activities in Summer Life in La Tania

Click here for What's On in the Ski Lodge, La Taiga & LdV in Winter 2008/9

 

 

Dates - don't blame us for errors! Let us know of any mistakes/omissions

 

 

2009

Aug 28 - Ski Lodge closing night for Summer TBC
Aug 30 - Tignes Summer Skiing area closes
Aug 30 - La Tania and the final lifts close for Summer
 
Sep 26 - Tignes glacier opens for the Winter season
Sep 26 Big Bang Snowboard Show at Tamworth Snowdome
 
Oct 03 - Big Bang Snowboard Show at Milton Braehead SNO!zone
Oct 10 - Big Bang Snowboard Show at Milton Keynes SNO!zone
Oct 17 - Big Bang Snowboard Show at Castleford SNO!zone
Oct 21 to 25 Metro Ski & Snowboard Show at Olympia, London

Oct 24 - La Tania Ski Show Re-Union, Main Bar or 3V Bar, Olympia, London

Oct 30 to Nov 01 - British Ski & Snowboard Show at the NEC, Birmingham
 
Nov 07 - Tignes / Espace Killy opened
Nov 14 - Val Thorens opened
Nov 29 - The Ski Lodge Opening with Sunday Lunch for the locals
 
Dec 04 - South Africa 2010 World Cup Finals Draw in Cape Town
Dec 04 - The Ski Lodge Opening Party with live music from Bring Your Sisters
Dec 04 to 06- Trophée Andros, Val Thorens. Car & motorcycle race on ice
Dec 05 - Courchevel 1850 lifts scheduled to start opening
Dec 05 - Méribel valley lifts scheduled to start opening
Dec 06 - Lodge du Village Opening Night with live music from Bring Your Sisters
Dec 10 - La Taiga Opening Night with live music from Bring Your Sisters
Dec 11 to 13 Critérium de la Première Neige, Men's Downhill, Val d'Isere
Dec 12 - La Tania, 1550, 1650 and Le Praz lifts scheduled to open
Dec 14 - www.latania.co.uk 10 Year Anniversary + locals 2010 photo shoot in the Ski Lodge
Dec 15 - Natives Show Love Tour Méribel
Dec 16 - FIS Freestyle World Cup in Méribel
Dec 16 - Natives Show Love Tour Val Thorens
Dec 17 - Natives Show Love Tour Courchevel 1650
Dec 18 to 20 Critérium de la Première Neige, Women's Downhill, Val d'Isere
Dec 19 to 26 - La Tania Kids Week
Dec 24 - Christmas Party & Santa skis down to La Tania. Yes, the lifts open tomorrow...
Dec 25 - Christmas Day FRIDAY (Yes, the lifts are open today)
Dec 26 - Boxing Day
Dec 30 - Ice Hockey Finals - Méribel Ice Rink Centre
Dec 31 - Mayhem & Fireworks in La Tania, Torchlight Descent (English New Year celebrated at 1am)

 

 

2010

Jan 01 - New Year's Day FRIDAY - Anyone skiing today? Lifts may open 15 mins late...
Jan 06 - Russian Christmas all over Courchevel 1850
Jan 06 - Natives Show Love Tour at Pub Le Ski Lodge, La Tania
Jan ?? - La Coupe de l'Info Skiing Comp for the media industry, Courchevel 1850
Jan ?? - Royal Navy Alpine Championships, Les Menuires
Jan 25 - Burns Night
Jan 26 - Australia Day, there's a few of them about, so approach carefully today
Jan 27 - Natives Race Day / Workers Challenge, Méribel
Jan 29 to 31 - Gastronomy Event with Julien, Le Farcon Michelin Star Chef & French TV Chef
Jan 30 to Feb 06 - British Services Personnel Alpine Ski & Snowboard Championships, Méribel
Jan 30 - Toss the Boss, T. Wall's 42nd birthday bash at Pub Le Ski Lodge
 

French Schools Winter Holidays 2010 - Feb 06 to Mar 07, but split as follows:

Zone A - 13 Feb to 28 Feb 2010 Caen, Clermont-Ferrand, Grenoble, Lyon , Montpellier, Nancy-Metz, Nantes, Rennes, Toulouse

Zone B - 6 Feb to 21 Feb 2010 Aix-Marseille, Amiens, Besançon, Dijon, Lille, Limoges, Nice, Orléans-Tours, Poitiers, Reims, Rouen, Strasbourg

Zone C - 20 Feb to 7 Mar 2010 Bordeaux, Créteil, Paris, Versailles

 
Feb 12 to 28 - Winter Olympics 2010 centred on Vancouver, Canada
Feb 13 - The worst transfer day of the season (main half term Sat), it will snow today!
Feb 13 to 20 - Environment Week in partnership with Mountain Riders
Feb 14 - St Valentine's Day. Red, Amber, Green party at the Ski Lodge
Feb ?? - La Tania Environment Week
Feb 17 - The 6th La Tania Forest Challenge, family orienteering / environment safari competition
Feb 23 - Shrove Tuesday / Mardi Gras. Massive fancy dress party at the Ski Lodge
Feb ?? - Fireworks Festival / Competition Courchevel 1850
 
Mar 01 - St David's Day
Mar 06 to 07 - Valkyrie Fest. Return of Freeride Comp on Rocher de la Loze (Plumbers). LT Sponsored.
Mar ?? - James Bond night at Dicks T Bar in Méribel - Whatever happened to this?
Mar ?? - Film Festival, Courchevel 1850
Mar 13 to Mar 19 - The Feeling Little World Festival, Méribel - free piste gig + over 40 other gigs!
Mar 17 - St Patrick's Day Always a big Murphy's night in the Ski Lodge
Mar 17 - Boss des Bosses, Chamonix
Mar 21 - Mother's Day
Mar 28 - Clocks go forward at 1am. Don't be late for work/flights/transfers/lessons etc.
Mar 27 to Apr 13 - British Land Alpine Ski Championships, Méribel
Mar ?? - The North Face Ski Challenge, Val Thorens
Mar 20 to Mar 26 - Méribel Altitude Festival 2010 Comedy, DJs & Bands plus Freestyle comps
 
Apr 02 - EASTER Good Friday
Apr 04 - EASTER Sunday
Apr 05 - EASTER Bank Holiday Monday
Apr 05 - The 8th Three Valleys X-Wing Rally. Race, Speed, Freeride, Skier-X for everyone, all levels.
Apr ?? - Le Grand Raid GORE-TEX™2009 comes to The Three Valleys
Apr ?? - Derby du Roc Merlet, the mass race with Le Mans type start down to 1650
Apr ?? - Three Valleys X-Wing Rally - Race, Speed, Freeride, Skier-X for everyone!
Apr ?? - The La Tania End of Season Charity Ball
Apr 14 - La Tania Charity Day for Cancer Charities in the UK & France Confirmed
Apr 17 to 24 - The La Tania Spring Sessions with live music as La Tania celebrates the end of season
Apr 23 - St George's Day
Apr 25 - La Tania, Courchevel and Méribel lifts scheduled to close with last lift circuits & random party
 
May 09 - Val Thorens lifts scheduled to close
 
Jun 11 to Jul 11 - South Africa 2010 World Cup Finals - (La Tania does Football)

 

 

Easter 2011

Good Friday 22 April 2011, Easter Monday 25 April 2011 (VERY LATE) and of course Christmas Day & New Year's Day are on Saturdays in the 2010/11 Winter season - Not a great year for tour ops... (change over days are generally changed around and catch up in January with some 10 day special deals often available).

Page last updated 23-Nov-2009

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