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Update from S3V on Opening Preparations

Posted Wed 14 Nov 2018

An update from the Courchevel, La Tania and Mottaret ski area infrastructure & management company S3V.

A little reminder for the winter season: the dates to remember…

In Courchevel you can find the pleasures of skiing from 08 December to 22 April!

For your information:
08 December: opening of Courchevel 1850 / Courchevel-Village / Courchevel-Le Praz and 3 Valleys connections (Le Praz & 1550 Lift access only).

15 December: La Tania & Courchevel 1650 Moriond open along with The 3 Valleys links.

The first 2 weeks planned opening of lifts & pistes in Courchevel & La Tania

A few days before the arrival of the first snow, our teams checked the avalanche release systems.

The Courchevel station uses 4 types of trigger: the Gazex system (gas explosion), the Catex system (explosive charges transported and dropped using a ski lift type installation), manual triggering using explosives and ski release.

*A Gazex avalanche release system – more here*

The first dynamic tests of the artificial snow installations were carried out in early October with the IEA (Artificial Snow Installation) service, involving the start-up of the 9 engine rooms spread over the entire Couchevel – La Tania area.

Air and water have been sent under pressure to all the networks and now all 3 snow cannon reservoirs are full!