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Pub Le Ski Lodge Opens Tonight – What’s New & The First Pint Odds
Pub Le Ski Lodge in La Tania opens tonight, Friday 2nd December at 17:00 for Winter 2017. The original Alpine Fish ‘n’ Chips is on Special and there’s live music with Al Jones from 22:00. Hear his new single, La Nuit (getting BBC national air play) on SoundCloud. The Album of the same name is out in December and Al will be playing at La Taiga in La Tania every Wednesday evening this season.
The Ski Lodge refurb work includes a new wooden bar with light wood bar surface giving a much cooler, cleaner effect plus recessed floor level bar lighting and all new beer taps. In fact the whole beer system, lines and coolers have all been replaced over the last few weeks along with lots of re-wiring, ventilation, sound proofing and more new lighting.
The dance floor area and surrounds are all a darker wood colour and with the new paintwork it is generally all looking a bit smarter – no shirt & ties required to get in just yet!
Some new guest Beers and select Gins should be ready for lift opening week along with a few tweaks to the food menu too.
And the most important bit – Happy Hour from 16:00 to 18:00 STILL has Amstel at €4.00 a pint at least until 2017.
With the Euro rate climbing up as high as 1.195 yesterday that makes a pint £3.35 – beat that anywhere in The 3 Valleys? Or even London (where the average price for a pint of beer in 2015 was £3.92).
The annual first pint of the season runners & riders (Ski Lodge staff excluded, someone has to test it!) – they’re off at 17:00.
Latest unofficial odds from the Far East underground betting markets as follows:
Lean Machine 4/5 jt fav
The Slippery One 4/5 jt fav
Hairy Bros evens
A Crystal Will 5/4
Taking Flack 5/4 (current champion)
Luke Who’s Here? 5/4
Jim Jams For Hire 6/4
Sha Sha Shazzar 2/1
Michelin Stars 2/1
Minimum Wage 9/4
Daft as a Brush 9/4
Legs Eleven 5/2
The Live Rambler 5/2
Tell No Tales 11/4
Paddy’s Day 3/1
Managing The Elements 7/2
The Free Rider 10/1
15/1 Bar. When the fun stops stop. Bet responsibly.
Some more before and after photos below…
For everything new check out What’s New in La Tania & 3 Valleys for Winter 2017
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