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La Tania Bars – latest updates and opening nights
Pub Le Ski Lodge opens Sunday 29th November with Sunday Roast Dinner
for the locals. Then on Friday 4 December is the opening party with
Bring You Sisters playing (if they survive those Swedish girls –
they’re currently on a tour of Scandinavia). A few touch ups in the
pub to freshen things up, quite a few new staff this year and a
further heated full size parasol on the bottom terrace.
Sisters inspired party. A new, smart terrace out the front has been
built and they’re redoing the facade and signage etc. Hotel Telemark is up for auction on 27th November – news of that when
we hear and of what will be happening there this season. Chrome Bar is in a race before the snow comes down to complete the
terrace and extension out on to the piste. No opening date confirmed
yet. Hotel Montana news of the bar & restaurant opening is expected any day
– will be posted as soon as we hear. Meanwhile over in Meribel Village, Ania will be opening Lodge to
Village on Sunday 6th December (obviously) with Bring Your Sisters.
Further along in Meribel proper most of the bars have got together to
offer a Happy Hour Week long promotion with cheap prices from 12-18
December to kick off the season. Should be similar to La Tania prices
then…
La Tania Residents News….
Hot off the press…! There’s talk that the powers that be are trying to get
Sky TV cabled into the town. It’s an idea in its infancy but if it works at
least it’ll remove all of the Sky dishes popping up everywhere… Guilty as
charged your honour!
the main parking underneath the Tourist Office this afternoon. If your car’s
in there now then it’ll be in there for some time to come! New keyfobs are
being sent out tomorrow… Fingers crossed they’re not lost in the post! Christiana been tarted up too – see pic
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New La Tania Faces at Brasserie de l’Ours Blanc in Courchevel 1650
Ex-La Tania workers Jeremy, Nick, Dore and Michelle will be working in the "Brasserie de L’Ours Blanc" over in 1650 this season – the promise of Saisonnaire prices, Happy Hours and Live Music for those who make it over that way.
With 1650 having Le Bubble, Rockies, Signal, Space Bar and Katies La Boulette there’ll be split decisions for that lunch time session – or a bar crawl…
First Day Skiing in Val Thorens today
Excellent first day of skiing in Val T today. Pistes
were in great condition and the off piste was lovely according to
Andrea (on skis) and fast on my new Lib Tech banana board.
4 lifts were open – Cascades, Roc, Plein Sud, Peclet. Great sunshine
in the morning but became overcast after a great tartiflette lunch up
the mountain. After the first few snow flakes were spotted we
skidaddled out of there because I hadn’t got snow tyres on my car yet.
Great day out – can’t wait for the season to start here in La Tania !
www.snowretreat.com
Snow outlook for the week ahead
After the fantastic early snow conditions which saw Val Thorens open a week early and a great pic of Combe Pylones off Saulire from the lift company workers (below) it looks like a mild week ahead.
Most of the snow below 1800m has disappeared as predicted, but it is only mid November and things should cool down by next weekend with some more unsettled weather. Higher up however the base is starting to form and there’s a decent amount of cover. Some snow cannons have been in operation higher up and some mounds now appearing, lower down there have been some tests but they’re not going to be getting in to full flow until the temperatures cool down, hopefully the last week in November.
Provisional line up and opening time for Ski Lodge, LdV and La Taiga
Pub Le Ski Lodge opens Sunday 29th November with Sunday Roast Dinner for the
locals. Then on Friday 4 December we have the opening party with Bring You
Sister playing.
Lodge du Village in Meribel Village opens Sunday 6 December with Bring Your
Sisters once again.
Finally La Taiga opens Thursday 11 December, obviously with Bring Your
Sisters as well..
– but to give you an idea. We’ll have the What’s On Page up to date by
opening time. Mon – Ski Lodge: Shot Night. LdV: Bring Your Sisters at Apres. Taiga: (tbc).
Tue – Ski Lodge: BYS Night. LdV: Mikey Gray Night (tbc). Wed – Ski Lodge: Apres (tbc). LdV: BYS at Apres. Taiga: Gallie (tbc).
Thu – Ski Lodge: Big Band Night with Livewire, SkaWars etc. LdV: Livewire
trio at Apres.
Fri- Ski Lodge: BYS at Apres.
Sat – Ski Lodge: Full English Breakfast and all Live Sport on TV.
Sun – Ski Lodge and LdV: Mutzig Happy Hour Night plus TV Live Sport. Taiga:
BYS Night.
Legendary La Tania DJ Doubledex from Ibiza is 40 today
Happy Birthday Son, big shout out to you from the La Tania massive…. Long Live Vinyl….
Snow Bike Policy on La Tania, Courchevel & Meribel lifts
Update on this from the Commercial Director of S3V (Societe des Trois Vallees), Jean Pierre Lalanne.
On S3V Courchevel / La Tania: Every gondola (except the small one in the kindergarden of course) and every chairlift (detachable or not). Ski bikes are not allowed on drag lifts or the cable car (you can do the same runs using the Vizelle gondola instead).
On S3V Meribel-Mottaret: Only on the gondolas.
On Meribel-Alpina: Only on the gondolas but also with the approval of the lift operator.
Val Thorens opening a week earlier than planned on 14 November!
Val Thorens website has announced early opening of the ski area from next Saturday 14 November 2009 through until 9 May 2010.
