Summer Life in La Tania
There's loads to do in Summer too!
La Tania opens for Summer from Saturday 2nd July to Saturday 27th August 2011
Check out all the summer program in the La Tania 2011 Summer Brochure (3.6mb pdf format)
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 2011 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. FREE again for 2011.
Verdons & Saulire over in 1850 are open every day except Sat from 3 Jul to 26 Aug 9:30am to 4:40pm.
Pas de Lac Méribel Valley is expected 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. Tignes Summer Ski Area is open from 18 June to 4 September 2011.
If you're over
in Tignes try TCs
Bar in Le Lavachet, they're open all summer too - but beware the ski area opens at 7:15am
until 1pm - 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 randomly organised 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 2011
Jun 18 - Tignes Summer Skiing area opens for Summer
Every Week in July & August the following activities are organised by The La Tania Tourist Office:
Sun: Welcome Drink, Gondola open
Mon: Orienteering, Cinema
Tue: Water Aerobics, Gondola open
Wed: Nordic Walk, Moûtiers Day Trip, BBQ in the Forest
Thu: Aerobics, Cinema, Gondola open (plus Moules & Frites night at The Ski Lodge!)
Fri: Flora & Fauna outing, Kids show (plus the original Alpine Fish n Chips at The Ski Lodge!)
Jul 02 - Lifts open for Summer (La Tania Gondola Sun, Tue & Thu. Verdons & Vizelle daily except Sat)
Jul 02 to 03 - Les 3 Vallées Tout Terrain. Mountain Bike Competitions across The Three Valleys
Jul 04 - Ski Lodge Opens For Summer
Jul 07 - Courchevel X-Trail, 32km or 55km hike
Jul 07 - Ski Lodge opening party with Bring Your Sisters plus Moules & Frites night!
Jul 08 - L'Escourchevel 10th Anniversary Party with Bring Your Sisters, Le Praz
Jul 09 - Courch' a Pied 8km and 16km mountain races and the up the Ski Jump race, Le Praz
Jul 09 to 16 - Kids Week, La Tania
Jul 10 - Kids Courch' a Pied race 9am, Le Praz
Jul 11 to 13 - The 18th Drive des Gourmets, Méribel. Golf competitions while enjoying top local food
Jul 13 - Fireworks (usually pretty good and well worth seeing) by the lake in Le Praz
Jul 14 -
Fireworks and Party, Bastille Day, La Tania
Jul 15 to 17 - French Mountain Bike Championships, Méribel
Jul 16 to 17 - ESF Teenag' Games for kids, lots of sports activities, Courchevel 1850
Jul 16 to 23 - Pirate Week, St Martin de Belleville
Jul 23 to 30 -
Environment Week, La Tania. Hikes, bike routes, check points, games, films & lectures.
Jul 23 to 24 - La Madelon Fair, Le Praz
Jul 24 - Fête au village de Villarabout
Jul 24 - Les Menuires & Val Thorens Mountain Bike Circuit Competition
Jul 25 to 31 - Outdoor Music Festival, Méribel.
Jul 27 -
Forest Contest, La Tania
Jul 30 to 31 - European Cup Summer Ski Jumping, Le Praz Ski Jump
Jul 30 to 31 - Local Heritage Meeting, La Tania
Jul 31 to Aug 6 - Well-Being Week, La Tania. Massages, spa trips, aqua gym, fitness courses, etc.
Aug 06 to 07 - Fanfoué Fête, Les Allues
Aug 06 to 07 - Fête Notre Dame Des Neiges, Courchevel
Aug 07 - Bouc Blanc Race: Running race up to the Bouc Blanc restaurant, La Tania
Aug 07 - La Bourgui Cycling Road CLimb Races, Les Menuires
Aug 07 - Fishing Fête in Le Bettaix, near St Martin de Belleville
Aug 13 to 20 - Wood Week, La Tania
Aug 11 to 12 - Summer Ski Jumping World Cup 2011, Le Praz Ski Jump (our race UP the jump too!)
Aug 14 to 19 - Magic Week, Méribel. Top Magicians with live shows and displays
Aug 15 - Fête des Bûcherons, The Lumberjack Championships, La Tania
Aug 15 - Fête des Tovets et Braderie des Commercants, Courchevel
Aug 15 - Fête du 15 Août, St Martin de Belleville
Aug 20 to 21 - Summer Fete, Courchevel 1550
Aug 22 to 27 - Golf Week, Méribel. Including international Pro-Am tournaments.
Aug ?? - Ski Lodge Closing Party TBC
Aug 26 - Lifts close for Summer
Sep 04 - Tignes Summer Skiing area closes
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 03/07/11
