Saturday: Full English Breakfast in the Ski Lodge then out to ski on empty slopes for the lucky few. 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 in the Alps page

 

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

 

 

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

 

2010

May 20 - Bring Your Sisters, The Sailors Arms, Newquay, UK

May 28 - Bring Your Sisters, The Sno!Zone, Castleford, UK

May 30 - Bring Your Sisters, The World @ Y Morfa, Rhosneigr, UK

 

Jun 11 to Jul 11 - South Africa 2010 World Cup Finals - (La Tania does Football) Our SA Trip Blog here

Jun 19 - Tignes Summer Skiing area opens for Summer

 

Jul 01 - Bring Your Sisters, The Thornhill Arms, Islington, UK

Jul 02 - Ski Lodge opens for Summer at 4pm. Open all day, every day except Tue (opens at 4pm)

Jul 03 - Lifts open for Summer (La Tania Gondola Sun, Tue & Thu. Verdons & Vizelle daily except Sat)

Jul 03 to 04 - Les 3 Vallées Tout Terrain, Mountain Bike Competitions

Jul 10 - Kids Week

Jul 10 to 11 - Teen Games, 1850

Jul 14 - Fireworks and Party, Bastille Day

Jul 18 - Horse Festival, Le Praz

Jul 22 - Ice Skating Gala, 1850

Jul 24 - Environment Week: Mountain hikes/ bike routes check points & games plus films & lectures.

Jul 24 to 25 - La Madelon Fair, Le Praz

Jul 28 - Forest Contest

 

Jul 31 to Aug 01 - European Summer Ski Jumping Cup, Le Praz Ski Jump

 

Aug 01 - Well-Being Week: Massages, spa trips, aqua gym, fitness courses and special therapies

Aug 05 - Bouc Blanc Race: Running race up to the Bouc Blanc restaurant

Aug 06 - Bring Your Sisters live at The Ski Lodge (after Fish n Chips or course)

Aug 07 - Dame des Neiges Fair, 1650

Aug 07 - Courchevel Pedestrain Race, Le Praz. Race UP the ski jump too!

Aug 08 - Wood Week

Aug 08 - Courchevel X-Trail Mountain Marathon

Aug 12 - Ice Skating Gala, 1850

Aug 14 - Summer Ski Jumping World Cup, Le Praz Ski Jump

Aug 14 - Bring Your Sisters live at The Ski Lodge - The Summer Reunion Bash

Aug 15 - Fête des Bûcherons, The Lumberjack Championships

Aug 15 - Les Tovets Fair, 1850

Aug 21 - Courchevel 1550 Fair

Aug 25 to 29 - International Junior Ice Skating Grand Prix, 1850

Aug 27 - Lifts close for Summer

Aug 29 - Tignes Summer Skiing area closes

 

Sep ?? - Tignes glacier opens for the Winter season

 

Oct 20 to 24 Metro Ski & Snowboard Show at Olympia, London

Oct 23 - La Tania Ski Show Re-Union, Main Bar or 3V Bar, Olympia, London

Oct 29 to 31 - British Ski & Snowboard Show at the NEC, Birmingham

Oct 29 to 31 - London Freeze

 

Nov ?? - Tignes / Espace Killy main ski area opens

Nov 20 - Val Thorens scheduled to open

Nov ?? - The Ski Lodge Opens for Winter

 

Dec ?? - The Ski Lodge Opening Party

Dec ?? - Trophée Andros, Val Thorens. Car & motorcycle race on ice

Dec 04 - Courchevel 1850 lifts scheduled to start opening

Dec 04 - Méribel valley lifts scheduled to start opening

Dec ?? - Lodge du Village Opening Night with live music from Bring Your Sisters

Dec ?? - La Taiga Opening Night with live music from Bring Your Sisters

Dec ?? - La Première Neige, Men's Downhill, Val d'Isere

Dec 11 - La Tania, 1550, 1650 and Le Praz lifts scheduled to open

Dec 13 - www.latania.co.uk - The locals 2010 photo shoot in the Ski Lodge

Dec ?? - Natives Show Love Tour Méribel

Dec ?? - Natives Show Love Tour Val Thorens

Dec ?? - Natives Show Love Tour Courchevel 1650

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 31 - Mayhem & Fireworks in La Tania, Torchlight Descent (English New Year celebrated at 1am)

 

 

2011

Jan 01 - New Year's Day FRIDAY - Anyone skiing today? Lifts may open 15 mins late...

Jan 05 - Russian Christmas all over Courchevel 1850

Jan ?? - 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 ?? - Natives Race Day / Workers Challenge, Méribel

Jan ?? - 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 2011 - Feb 12 to Mar 13, but split as follows:

Zone A - 26 Feb to 13 Mar 2011 Caen, Clermont-Ferrand, Grenoble, Lyon , Montpellier, Nancy-Metz, Nantes, Rennes, Toulouse

Zone B - 19 Feb to 6 Mar 2011 Aix-Marseille, Amiens, Besançon, Dijon, Lille, Limoges, Nice, Orléans-Tours, Poitiers, Reims, Rouen, Strasbourg

Zone C - 12 Feb to 27 Feb 2011 Bordeaux, Créteil, Paris, Versailles

 

Feb 14 - St Valentine's Day. Red, Amber, Green party at the Ski Lodge

Feb 19 - The worst transfer day of the season (main half term Sat), it will snow today!

Feb 23 - The 6th La Tania Forest Challenge, family orienteering / environment safari competition

 

Mar 01 - St David's Day

Mar ?? - 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 08 - Shrove Tuesday / Mardi Gras. Massive fancy dress party at the Ski Lodge

Mar ?? - 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 ?? - Boss des Bosses, Chamonix

Mar 27 - Clocks go forward at 1am. Don't be late for work/flights/transfers/lessons etc.

Mar ?? - British Land Alpine Ski Championships, Méribel

Mar 26 to Apr 01 - Méribel Altitude Festival 2011 Comedy, DJs & Bands plus Freestyle comps

 

Apr 03 - Mother's Day

Apr ?? - The 9th 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 20 - La Tania Charity Day for Cancer Charities in the UK & France To Be Confirmed

Apr 23 - St George's Day

Apr 22 - EASTER Good Friday

Apr 24 - EASTER Sunday

Apr 25 - EASTER Bank Holiday Monday

Apr 25 - La Tania, Courchevel and Méribel lifts scheduled to close (Easter Monday)

 

May 08 - Val Thorens lifts scheduled to close

 

 

Easter 2011

Good Friday 22 April 2011, Easter Monday 25 April 2011 (VERY LATE - not later than this until 2038) 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).

 

So plenty of chances for an extra long weekend skiing in 2011!

 

Page last updated 02-Aug-2010