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The Definitive What’s New in The 3 Valleys for Winter 2020 coming soon…
October already! Time for the complete round-up of all that’s new in The 3 Valleys for this Winter. Stay tuned, coming soon…
To include full details on:
- New 10 seater Le Praz Gondola
- New 4 seater Grandes Combes Chairlift
- Tovets top station moved in 1850
- New piste to Aquamotion and the new Hotel L’Ecrin Blanc complex opens
- The return of the Indians to the Indiens piste
- New “Freeride Lab” area on Creux Noirs
- Update on new Creux Noirs lift
- Update on new La Tania Green Run and Snow Front
- Work on Jockeys black piste for 2023 World Cup begins
- Moretta Village update
- New Alpinium Building in Le Praz with tourist office, lift pass office, med-centre, function room etc.
- New underground multi-story in Le Praz with running track and sports field on top
- New walk-way on to lake in Le Praz
- New cable fitted to Cime Caron cable car
- Cherferie area remodelled with new snow cannons installed here and on 4 more pistes
- New cabins on St Martin gondola
- Update on the new Orelle Gondola
- New gondola from Plan Bouchet to Cime Caron planned
- New “4th Valley” Ski Cross area
- More autonomous shuttle buses for Val Thorens as they further embrace driver-less technology
- Updates on La Masse lifts
- La Tania drag lift repair update
- News on the demise of Hotel Telemark
- Saboia B update
- La Croisette in Courchevel 1850 plans with work to start in Summer 2020
- Val Thorens Sports Centre refurbed
- New Club Val Thorens Chill Zone with DJs
- New staff (and some returners of course) at Pub Le Ski Lodge
- The return of Jack’s Bar in Méribel – on the site of Meribar
- La Chabotte in 1850 is no more – now Katz
- L’Hévana Apartments on the approach to the Méribel Chaudanne area open in December
- The new 4-star hotel across from the Ron Point looks like it’s approaching completion too
- 2020 Lift Pass Prices and Opening / Closing Dates
- Oxygene Ski School now in St Martin
- Further activities planned for the Family Cool area near the Méribel Altiport
- Hotel Plan buy Flexiski (who used to be TUI and ran Hotel St Louis, which is now Ski Lodge)
- New Igloo Village in Val Thorens with Ice Bar plus a new breakfast cafe opening
- New re-modelling of Courchevel Stade and new Club House
- Les Menuires Stade’s 10 new video cameras
- Elements Park and Yeti Park in Méribel upgraded
- New guide station to support those heading for the Peclet Glacier
- The Funitel Peclet to open until 18:30 from February with access to the luge run
- The completion of the new red pistes over in Méribel plus a tunnel under the downhill course
- More dedicated ski touring routes in Les Menuires
- Caseblanche – new complex in St Martin plus 2 new top end chalets in the heart of the village
- 3-star Michelin restaurant La Bouitte has a new Tapas style area on the lower floor of the chalet
- Mottaret Ski Pass Office refurbed
- Torch Lit descents from Saulire to Méribel to be made available to small groups
- Live tracking on displays and smart phones of free ski bus location
- New scanners at Geneva Airport