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Money Saving Tips: Discounted Season Passes in La Tania

Update 1/11/24: It has been taking up to 3 weeks for some discount codes to be emailed through – this will have to be shortened as the deadline for joining is 15/11 (where you select which pass you will purchase, but have until 6/12 to buy the pass) in order to get early bird discounts.
Also, it appears Carré Neige is now available for purchase with discounted passes and some issues using the Chrome browser to upload passport copies have been reported.
Emails have also been sent out stating that free 3 Valleys veteran over 75 years old passes will be available from Courchevel lift pass office from 7 Jan 2025 and only need to be purchased if skiing before that (and of course free skiing in Courchevel and Méribel valleys anyway and the price for skiing in Belleville Valley is only €17.70 / day (if purchase in VT) for over 75s while the 3V over 75 pass is €387.50). Not sure we understand why this is.
Discounted workers and residents season passes were deemed discriminatory and were withdrawn as ski lifts are considered public transport. The way around this was to give discounts to members of associations. What was a bit of a “secret” last season is now all over the internet so here’s the info:
Unlike the Associations in Courchevel, Méribel, etc., the Association in Bozel (ALB) does not ask for any proof of residency, French tax returns or proof of seasonal employment contracts in order to join.
All you do to join the ALB Is select which season pass you are going to buy, upload a copy of your passport, enter your French address for the season and pay the €10 fee by card. All done online here
You will get an email confirming your payment and your membership straight away.
Then, a few days later you will receive another email with a code specific to you in order to purchase your discounted season lift pass from this link:
https://saison.skipasscourchevel.com (this is working now even though some documents say it will only be active from 4/11).
Prices are detailed in the image below but the main early bird discount for an Adult unlimited 3 Valleys season pass is 30% at €1085 as opposed to €1550.
The under 30 unlimited 3V pass is €759.50 or down to €462 for Courchevel (& La Tania) only subject to them getting sufficient numbers – again, these are early bird discounts and the deadline is 15 November 2024. It looks like you must join the association by 15/11 (where you select which pass you will purchase, but have until 6/12 to buy the pass).
You can use the serial number of an existing pass to reload it or select a new pass and collect it from the lift pass office when required.
Note that you can’t add Carré Neige – if you do it won’t show the discounted rate. Carré Neige 4 Season Insurance needs to be bought in person at the main lift pass offices. It’s €49 (highly recommended) for the season and covers Summer sports in the Savoie ski areas too.
Unfortunately Aquamotion discounts are not included this year for the ALB (so worth joining the Season Fun Courchevel Association if you have a local employment contract as they do get some extra discounts including the cheaper Aquamotion season pass).
Local kids free season passes do require local tax returns and school details etc. Season passes cover you for hiking and biking lifts in Summer 2025 too.
Further information on the ALB Website and the Bozel Mairie Website