A single ride up on the new Chenus gondola will cost €25 this Winter! While "mid mountain" lifts like the Bouc Blanc or Verdons will be €13 for one ride up. All descents are free. Then again the Bagatelle is much more than double the price of the Bouc Blanc for lunch! Meanwhile a 3 Valleys pedestrian day pass costs €30.50 for Winter 2026...
2026 Piste Maps Released - 5 New Lifts in Courchevel, 3 New Lifts in Méribel
Ryanair are booking until the end of March 2026 for their flights to Grenoble (Thu,Sat,Sun from Stansted) and to the end of October 2026 for other flights.
The toughest recreational skiing day ever? Get yourself in the Escapade Hall of Fame
Hall of Fame 2026
Honourable mentions...
Will & Alfie 20 Jan 2026 - Brothers Will & Alfie with the 2025 Route More here...
Sam 20 Jan 2026 - Sam on a solo snowboard mission on the 2025 route More here...
Hannes & 6 Friends 24 Jan 2026 - Olympic closed and no Tania or Golf More here...
2026 Successes...
Jake, Ben, Tom & Carlos 14 Jan 2026 - Really the first to complete the 2026 route More here...
Wayne, Clinton, David and Tony 20 Jan 2026 - The first escapade of 2026? More here...
Alexandra, Ian and Sandy 20 Jan 2026 - A Priority Breakfast made the difference! More here
Jill & Mark 21 Jan 2026 - Another year, another Escapade More here...
Ellen & Jack 22 Jan 2026 - A success after a failure two days previously More here...
James, Saba & Jon 26 Jan 2026 - Nearly got some skis stolen! More here...
Tomos, Ben & Hayley 05 Feb 2026 - Success on their first attempt More here...
The Belgian/Dutch Team 05 Feb 2026 - Well done Timothy, Tim, Thijs & Lieven More here..
Toffa 07 Feb 2026 - Another solo effort, highly enjoyable More here...
Nick & Ross 07 Feb 2026 - 20 Years in the making More here...
Josh & Izzy 09 Feb 2026 - On their second day of skiing for the season More here...
Nicolas 26 Feb 2026 - Nicolas from Belgium on a solo mission with an excellent write up More here...
Casper & Christian 02 Mar 2026 - A duo from Denmark More here...
Hannah, Katy, Hope & Poppy 05 Mar 2026 - Smashing it for the girls! More here...
Ollie, James & Sean 05 Mar 2026 - with a proper match report… More here...
Richard 07 Mar 2026 - A solo attempt, 26 years in the making More here...
Phil, Bradley, Jordan & Brooke 13 Mar 2026 - doing it again after a success in 2020 More here...
French Long Term Visa - Stay more than 90 Days in 180 - AN UPDATE
A solution for doing a ski season (not working) and staying longer than the standard 90 days in a 180 day period. Our original post in October 2022 detailed the application process this was then updated with the latest information in a February 2024 post
An updated post showing the latest information, prices and documentation required now posted showing the process in February 2025 plus the latest updates on the ETIAS European Travel Authorisation System and EES Entry Exit System. New EES now with an estimated schedule for a "soft launch" on 12 October 2025 with ETIAS a while after that.
The UK Site available to get your Tag "Bip & Go" to electronically pay for your French Autoroute Tolls without the queues, stopping, getting tickets, fiddling with payment cards etc. There's a €5 discount here
