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Summer Life in La Tania
There's loads to do in Summer too!
La Tania opens for Summer from Saturday 3rd July to Friday 27th August 2010
During the Summer (July and August) selected ski lifts are open for walkers and mountain
bikers. The lifts have special mountain bike attachments and the ski shops rent out all the
equipment you'll need. Check out the Summer
Trail Map for hikers and bikers plus these Summer Views of La Tania.
For Summer 2010 the La Tania gondola lift is scheduled to open every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday from 9.30am to 12.30pm and 1.30pm to 4.45pm.
Verdons & Saulire over in 1850 are open every day except Sat from 3 Jul to 27 Aug 9:30am to 4:40pm.
Pas de Lac Méribel Valley is scheduled to open Sunday to Thursday from 9:30am to 4:45 pm.
Note that special openings happen on the opening lift weekend due to the 3VTT mountain biking competitions, and all are subject to change due to the weather, maintenance etc.
In La Tania there's an outdoor swimming pool, tennis court, volley ball / basketball court, boules pitch, downhill mountain bike race course, table
tennis tables and THE most glorious views of the mountains.
In the surrounding area you've got Paragliding (tandem rides or weekly solo courses are available),
hiking, Via Ferratta rock climbing, white water rafting, hydro speeding, fishing, horse riding,
canyoning, quad biking, paint balling, off road motorcycling, archery, clay pigeon shooting,
roller blading and road cycling. There's golf in Courchevel (9 holes next to the Biollay lift) & Méribel
Golf Course (full 18 hole course above the Altiport) and wake boarding & water skiing in Annecy or
just hang out and sun bathe in the fresh air of the mountains.
La Tania from the Bouc Blanc Restaurant at the top of the gondola - More Summer pics here
Pub Le Ski Lodge has a Pool table and ice creams plus Happy Hours with cheap drinks and food served all day. Moules & Frites all you can eat on Thursdays and the original Alpine Fish n Chips on Fridays.
The Tourist Office, Supermarket, Tabac, Bakery, La Ferme, Le Farcon and Mountain Bike Hire are all open plus there's plenty of shops, bars and
restaurants open in Courchevel and Méribel too.
Finally, don't forget summer skiing and snowboarding. Looks like Val Thorens has given up for the moment on Summer skiing but the Tignes glacier will be open and has up to 16 lifts in it's Summer area (including
access), there's up to 20km of piste and 750m vertical complete with a large fun park now located right up near the top of the Grand Motte.
If you're over
in Tignes try TCs
Bar and Le Brasero in Le Lavachet, they're open all summer too - but beware the ski area opens at 7:30am
'til noon! And no, it's not like skiing on ice, although hard and pisted first thing, the
snow softens very quickly and is often heavy slush by noon. Catching it at the right time
can give great conditions and a foot of fresh in the summer isn't unheard of!
There's also tennis competitions, maybe a dog contest and potato growing challenge (known as EuroSpud),
football tournament, fancy dress parties, Summer Ski Jumping and various Fétes & BBQ's to attend including
the big Le Praz and Les Allues Fétes with spectacular fireworks displays. Plus the Wood Cutters day, the shop clearance day in Méribel, the Tour de France is always nearby (or here) and beach soccer championship in Tignes with Cantona etc.
Events through Summer 2010 will include
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 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 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 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
And every week:
Sunday: Free Welcome drink at the Tourist Office at 11am
Monday: Orienteering, Cinema
Tuesday: Aquagym
Wednesday:
Nordic Walking, Cultural tip to Champagny or Moutiers, Giant BBQ in the forest
Thursday: Aquagym, Cinema
Friday: Discover the forest with a forestry guide, Kids Show.
Plus throughout the Summer: Story telling, concerts, karaoke, circus skills, wood cutting games, BBQs
If you've never made it out in the Summer, it really is truly beautiful!
The Troika in Summer and Winter
That most common chalet staff question:
So what do you do in the Summer?
Page last updated 12/06/10
