Skiing World Champs – Program of Event & First Race is Alpine Combined, explained here

The Alpine Skiing World Championships take place from 6-19 February 2023 with Men’s events in La Tania / Le Praz and Women’s events in Méribel.

The first races are the Alpine Combined events.Women on Monday 6 Feb and Men on 7 Feb.

This involves a Super G race with the Men’s event starting at 11:00 until 12:50 near to the Bouc Blanc restaurant (although not really viewable from their terrace) above La Tania.

Then at 14:30 to 15:30 a slalom race (with winner of Super G going first, then second etc) on the bottom of L’Eclipse with the time combined.

Live Music from 16:45 to 18:00 followed by the medal ceremony from 18:30 to 19:00.

FULL EVENT PROGRAM HERE

Road Closures

A REMINDER OF ROAD CLOSURES BETWEEN LA TANIA & LE PRAZ:

The RD98 road between La Tania and Courchevel le Praz will be closed to traffic from 07:00 to 18:00 on the 5 days of competition in Courchevel (dates may be subject to change due to bad weather etc):

– Tuesday 7 February
– Thursday 9 February
– Sunday 12 February
– Friday 17 February
– Sunday 19 February

Only the emergency services, police, event organisers and ski teams may drive on the road.

There will be no exceptions during these times, even for residents of Rue des Tremplins Olympiques and the inhabitants of Le Freney, La Nouvaz and Villaflou. Public transport is allowed to run to these villages.

Please use the free bus service (runs every 15 mins) between Courchevel Le Praz and Méribel on days when the road is closed, or the regular Courchevel buses, or take the road via Saint-Bon, La Perrière and Les Allues.

The road will be open to traffic as normal before and after these times, and on other days.

La Tania Comp Stade now next to Bouc Blanc Chair, the main piste re-routed across and down the old stade plus pics of the new beginners area.

We’ve got some clarification on the location of the La Tania Stade competition piste thanks to The Freeride Republic and Snowbound Transfers – cheers for the pics guys!

The Stade is now relocated to the right of the Bouc Blanc piste (looking up) next to chairlift with the main Bouc Blanc piste now to the left. So skiing down from the top La Tania gondola station you will loop around to skiers right (as the green Plan Fontaine piste does) and join the top of the old stade piste and then head down toward the Bouc Blanc chair.

The 2021 Piste Map actually has this marked on it with the red piste below the La Tania gondola station crossing under the gondola and then back again – we missed that change!

The new piste signs are now in place routing skiers across to the top of the old stade instead of the straight down hoon to the Bouc Blanc chair.

The new tunnel construction just above the La Tania gondola station is now complete to allow recreational skiers access under the L’Eclipse World Cup race piste from Les Arolles piste or the Forêt chair.

The new World Cup piste and tunnel has meant the small beginners area and magic carpet lift has had to be relocated and is now situated immediately to your right as you exit the gondola station.

The new Ski Tranquille Beginners Area has a small travelator type lift and this fenced off sector is on a plateau situated just above the Bouc Blanc restaurant.

Still plenty of heavy equipment around on the ski area as they clear up and complete scheduled work before the snow arrives in earnest (this truck has it’s snow chains on ready!).