New Public Consultation Notice Around Piste Developments 2023-2026

Noticed this morning at the La Tania Gondola Station – this refers to the multi-year project of piste developments for 2023-2026 and the public consultation / planning enquiry required.

Generally it’s all about safety, saving water, improve grooming, develop beginners and “increase comfort and interest for skiers”. So not about any new terrain for example.

They start with Anemones piste and details will appear on this website by 17/03/2023.

https://www.registre-dematerialise.fr/4501/

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Presentation of the public inquiry
Attention ! This website is under construction: this presentation is not definitive.

It will be accessible from Friday, March 17, 2023 at 12:00 a.m. to Monday, April 17, 2023 at 5:00 p.m.


COURCHEVEL: multi-annual project for the development of the Courchevel slopes 2023-2026 submitted by the Société des Trois Vallées

The public inquiry relates to the multi-annual plan for the development of the slopes (PPAP) of Courchevel 2023-2026, submitted by the Société des Trois Vallées in the municipality of COURCHEVEL.

Main features of the project:

The project located in the municipality of Courchevel concerns the realization of 12 sites on the ski area by pursuing the objective:

Improve safety in the ski area (customers and operating personnel);
To save water resources;
To facilitate grooming;
To develop beginner skiing;
To increase comfort and interest for the skier.
The entire PPAP covers an earthworks area of ​​approximately 110,900m2 (i.e. 11.09 hectares) and is therefore subject to an impact study with regard to the provisions set out in point 43 b) of the table appended to the article R.122-2 of the environment code.

It is pointed out that the approach aims to assess a project, made up of a set of sites, on the same territory in order to have better consideration of the environment and the cumulative effects. The first construction site under investigation (redevelopment of the so-called “Anemone” ski slope) therefore carries the public inquiry which will be valid for all 12 PPAP construction sites.

This public inquiry will take place from Friday March 17, 2023 to Monday April 17, 2023 at 5:00 p.m., i.e. a duration of 32 consecutive days.
The dematerialized register will be closed automatically on Monday April 17, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. sharp.

Order to open the public inquiry
Municipal decree n°66-2023 dated February 16, 2023

Reference of the Administrative Tribunal
Decision No. E23000020/38 dated February 1, 2023 – Administrative Court of GRENOBLE

Investigating Commissioner
Mr André PENET

Client(s)
Three Valleys Society

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Friday, March 17, 2023
Courchevel Town Hall, 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Monday, April 3, 2023
Courchevel Town Hall, 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Monday, April 17, 2023
Courchevel Town Hall, 2 p.m. – 5 p.m.
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ESCAPADE 2023: Paul and Eloise – Father and Daughter team complete the new challenge!

18 February 2023

Despite the Verdet run down to St Martin from Olympic being closed they made it (never duck the rope here even if it looks fine – just out of sight from the ridge the piste turns and faces direct sun for most of the day and can mean a 100m walk down mud – it’s closed for a reason!).

A detour via Cherferie chair rewarded them with a trip down the terrific Jerusalem piste and then onwards down to Saint-Martin-de -Belleville).

ESCAPADE 2023 – What’s this all about…

The 3 Valleys Escapade was the lift company promotion of visiting (originally in 2006) 14 points across the Three Valleys and gaining a certificate & badge over the period of your holiday – doing it in a day was a bit tricky though!

It all started out as a late night “is it possible?” discussion – the history and our original route from 2006 are here

Originally punch cards had to be stamped at each check point until electronic passes arrived and then the use of a lift was recorded – now we use Apps such as Ski Tracks or Relive to prove our route.

Note that the Escapade is no longer officially promoted by Les 3 Vallees from Winter 2017 but we still record successful tracks for anyone who is interested in being in the sought after La Tania Escapade Hall of Fame

The original Escapade took 30 lifts, around 13000m vertical with 70km length and by 2016 reached 34 lifts, 17000m vertical (twice the height of Everest) and around 100km.

This is NOT a race

ALWAYS CONTROL YOUR SPEED. You do this entirely at your own risk, act responsibly, take full ownership for your own actions and all of those with you, respect other people (& the mountain), ski & ride within your limits, always obey the skiers & snowboarders code, observe all signs, pay attention to all notices, advice & instructions from Pisteurs, only ski off piste if fully equipped & knowledgeable, it’s not a race (you won’t be insured), think about the safety of others as well as yourself but above all, think of other people, take care, don’t wreck things for others & don’t even think of blaming anyone else if it all goes wrong…..

Changes through the years
2006 – First year and cards with hole punches stationed at lifties huts are used.
2008 – Electronic lift analysis is now used – no use hiking out the 4th Valley now!
2010 – The piste map did not include the top of the 4th Valley and the Col lift in Val Thorens.
2011 – The X-Wing Discovery was launched but only had 10 check points and doesn’t count!
2012 – Peclet included and Biollay / Vizelle used for Saulire access.
2015 – Foret used instead of La Tania gondola.
2016 – Mont Vallon is included for the first time plus the Montaulever drag lift.
2017 – Chapelets replaced by Petite Boss drag and La Tania’s Bouc Blanc chair replaces Tovets.
2018 – The new Roc de Tougne chair replaces the drag lift of the same name.
2019 – Legends replaces Roc de Fer and the Montaulever drag in Les Menuires has been removed.
2020 – Cime Caron now back in use.
2022 – New Pointe de la Masse and Orelle-Caron Gondolas (for example) could be used.
2023 – Using the new lifts, we ski all the resorts, all the perimeters and classic peaks – ESCAPADE 2023

ESCAPADE 2023 – Doug, Brendan & Henry utilising the Zip Wire from the 4th Valley!

Escapade – Saturday 18 February 2023

Team: Doug (46); Brendan (47); Henry (16). 

Background: Doug (your narrator) and Henry have been coming to the 3Vs every year (bar Covid) since 2018 at the UK half term. From the off, I became obsessed with skiing as much of the 3Vs as possible before I even knew about the Escapade. In 2020, we attempted an official Escapade, but I stupidly stacked it on the bumps run shortcut from Loze Est to the Biollay chair after some 20km of downhill, tore my calf, and skied home in shame on one leg. Brendan joined the team in 2022, but terrible conditions (total whiteout on Geai and elsewhere) put us more than an hour behind schedule by the time we got to Val Thorens. Brendan never forgave me (I was by now was easily the weakest skier in the team), and vowed that 2023 would be our year. Conditions looked good (barring the lack of base that would have made the Vallon de Lou off piste shortcut more viable), so we planned it for Saturday, a changeover day on half term week, which from our experience meant the pistes and lifts would be relatively quiet. Wind conditions even made La Tyrolienne zip line a viable possibility. 

Equipment: Me on my trusty Black Crow Captis, a 90mm floppy “resort” ski that is superb in slush. Brendan on Elan Amphibio 14s, a narrow-waisted 78mm all mountain ski. Henry on Black Crows Vertis Birdie, an 85mm women’s ski (he weighs <50kg). One backpack containing 8 cans of Red Bull, 2 bottles of water, 24 chocolate granola bars, 2 pains au chocolate, 1 croissant, 2 packets of haribo, and 8 fun size Kit Kat bars.  One Courchevel Village ESF etoile d’or bib, sized for a 9-year old. Henry planned to use it to sneak through the ski school queues. 

Expected complications: The FIS World Championship was ongoing, which meant we needed to avoid closed pistes. This turned out to be no big deal, although we did ski the top part of Roc de Fer which still had the paint for the professionals. 

Several of the lifts were running s l o w l y. Probably as an energy conservation measure, but lots of the lift duration times below are nearly 2x the advertised times. Finally, La Tyrolienne is shut for an indeterminant time at 1245, which turned out to be around the time we got there.      

Lift timings and commentary:

We set out from our chalet in Morel at 0827 and waited around for first chair. I think the liftie took pity on us and started the Morel chair spinning early.

TS MOREL 08h45 (dur c. 6:00) 

We decided we’d prefer our last run to begin from on high, so we ticked off Méribel Village first. Not quite early enough to get first chair on Golf, but we were probably 4th chair.

TS GOLF 08h54 (dur 8:15)

Turning right off the chair, we hit the Rope Tow and skittered down to Chaudanne. There were maybe five chairs’ worth of people in front of us. 

TS LEGENDS 09h09 (dur 6:16)

Moving well, we skied down to Olympic Chair, ignoring a lot of signs we didn’t really read until we were on the chair.

TS OLYMPIC 09h19 (dur 6:04)

Oh yes, those signs would have told us that Verdet was closed. We argued for precious minutes about whether we should duck the rope. Verdet was one of our nemeses in 2022: rock hard frozen-over chop that was barely skiable in the prevailing whiteout conditions. Sanity prevails and we skied back down Roc de Fer to Cherferie.

TS CHERFERIE 09h31 (dur 4:42)

Afterburners on for Jerusalem/Biollay to St Martin. Henry and Brendan tapped their watches as I hockey stopped, panting, at the bottom. 

TC ST MARTIN 1/TS ST MARTIN 2 09h43 (dur 18:58)

Finally some terrain that challenges Henry. KM after KM of flat cat track. It was the first and last time I finished a run ahead of Henry. We skied down to Le Bettex, in parts a fun sheepish ski, but it had so many flocons and snowploughers. Le Bettex has some smart-looking new built chalets. 

TS BETTEX 10h16 (dur 3:55)

Skied down to PdlM basestation through the always lovely centre of Les M. There was a long queue at the basestation, c. 15m. Henry, using his ESF bib, went through the ski school line. At the bubble he was accosted by another ESF instructor who asked where Henry’s instructor was. Henry said “up ahead” and dove into a bubble before the instructor could follow him. Brendan and I waited in the civilian queue. 

TC POINTE DE LA MASSE 10h27 (dur 20:49)

In the bubble, Henry stripped off the bib, switched goggles for shades, and at the top, ran for the toilets and hid. Brendan and I found him and we had a fantastic ski down Fred Covili. 

TS REBERTY 11h00 (dur 3:55)

TC BRUYERES 1/2 11h05 (dur 16:15)

We realised that we didn’t really know Val T all that well and after several false starts and traverses across pistes, we eventually found Corniche. Warning to others: Val T is confusing for those who are normally based in Courchevel/La Tania, a recce is recommended. 

FUNITEL PECLET 11h36 (dur 11:45)

Our run of good snow ended, and we ski back down into Val Thorens on a steep and icy (with sugary moguls) Christine. 

TS PORTETTE/THORENS GONDOLA 11h57 (dur 19:40) 

Portette stopped for an alarming amount of time, twice. But eventually it got moving again and we were rewarded with the delightful Lory on the ski down into Plan Bouchet. 

TC ORELLE CARON 12h24 (dur 11:39)

Against my objections, we took the bubble up to Cime Caron as Henry thought it was critical to tick off the summit first if it turned out that the Zip Line scheme was viable. Alas there is only only one way back down to Plan Bouchet, Combe Rosaël. I lost the ability to deal with the large but soft moguls and traversed almost the entire face (skiing is primarily a mental sport), but we eventually made it down. 

TS PEYRON 12h52 (dur 4:54)

TS BOUCHET 12h59 (dur 9:00)

We waited for access to the La Tyrolienne zip line and it took about 30m of faff while the guys finished their lunch and got the kit back up from the other side. It was pretty scary and expensive (€56 pp), I won’t do it again—I never even approached 60kph as I was a little underweight for the grade of sliding mechanism I was given, which meant I spent a lot of time dangling 1000m above the ground—but it added some spice to our attempt. On landing and working out the shakes we skied back down into Val Thoren.

TS PIONNIERS 13h55 (dur 5:04)

TS 3 VALLÉES 14h00 (dur 5:38)

At this point, we were getting a little worried and rued the initial error with Verdet, my terrible bumps technique on Combe Rosaël and the time taken to deal with the Zip Line. I asked Brendan whether I was really *that* slow? Brendan didn’t answer. But we were at least an hour ahead of our attempt in 2022, so pressed on, skiing down to Mt Vallon. 

TC MONT VALLON 14h14 (dur 12:24)

We then skied down to Mottaret, following the dreadful Ours having concluded that popping up Plan de Mains wouldn’t save enough time. Henry built up enough speed on Combe Vallon to take Ours without polling. 

TC PAS DU LAC 1/2 14h43 (dur 15:30)

The lift took twice as long as it should, bloody energy crisis. So it was time to speed up, we skied down Creux and on our way to Moriond. 

TS CHANROSSA 15h04 (dur 7:17)

Afterburners on again. Skied all the way into Moriond 1650 with Henry catching serious air. 

TC ARIONDAZ 15h21 (dur 11:51)

Quick, needed to close out Moriond! Blast down Bel Air. 

TS CHAPELETS 15h36 (dur 7:36)

Back to Courchevel proper, an hour left, we could taste victory. Brendan warned us not to get complacent just because we were back on “home” territory. 

TS AIGUILLE DU FRUIT 15h48 (dur 6:27)

And then it started to go pear shaped. I was on a different chair to Brendan and Henry (there was a queue and I hate not filling chairs), we hadn’t really discussed the route to Courchevel Village, and frankly everyone was getting nervous. Unfortunately, Brendan and Henry are considerably quicker than me and tore off (they had planned the route, but didn’t realise that I was a bit sketchy about this bit). Pretty lost, I headed vaguely in the direction I knew we were supposed to go, but ended up at Grangettes rather than Tovets. I took the bubble, figuring it still counted. Passive agressive WhatsApp messages ensued: “no you guys go ahead, I’ll call an audible on whether to ditch <sniff> La Tania”. Subsequent timings are mine.  

TC GRANGETTES 16h07 (dur 7:03)

It was time for me to dash to La Praz to catch up.

TS FORÊT 16h19 (dur 8:03)

With little more than half an hour before Dou des Lanches closed, I started feeling better. I raced down Folyéres, but was still at least a stubborn 5 minutes behind.

TC LA TANIA 16h32 (dur 10:42) 

The La Tania bubble stopped several times. In the WhatsApp chat, the breakaway group agreed to wait for me at Dou des Lanches, but I was not entirely convinced they would as they sent me minute by minute countdowns to last lift. But they waited in the end and I finally arrived at 1643. No apologies they said, because they knew I would have wanted the team to finish even if it meant I was left behind in the wrong valley. 

TS DOU DES LANCHES 16h44 (dur 5:52) 

But the last joke was on Brendan. He dropped his phone as he got on the chair. We got to the top of Loze in triumph but had to wait for the liftie to send up his phone. Phone retrieved, we saw that Boulevard de la loze was shut, so it was Pic Blue and the rope tow back to the Ronnie, arriving bang on at 1715.  

Fin

ESCAPADE 2023 – What’s this all about…

The 3 Valleys Escapade was the lift company promotion of visiting (originally in 2006) 14 points across the Three Valleys and gaining a certificate & badge over the period of your holiday – doing it in a day was a bit tricky though!

It all started out as a late night “is it possible?” discussion – the history and our original route from 2006 are here

Originally punch cards had to be stamped at each check point until electronic passes arrived and then the use of a lift was recorded – now we use Apps such as Ski Tracks or Relive to prove our route.

Note that the Escapade is no longer officially promoted by Les 3 Vallees from Winter 2017 but we still record successful tracks for anyone who is interested in being in the sought after La Tania Escapade Hall of Fame

The original Escapade took 30 lifts, around 13000m vertical with 70km length and by 2016 reached 34 lifts, 17000m vertical (twice the height of Everest) and around 100km.

This is NOT a race

ALWAYS CONTROL YOUR SPEED. You do this entirely at your own risk, act responsibly, take full ownership for your own actions and all of those with you, respect other people (& the mountain), ski & ride within your limits, always obey the skiers & snowboarders code, observe all signs, pay attention to all notices, advice & instructions from Pisteurs, only ski off piste if fully equipped & knowledgeable, it’s not a race (you won’t be insured), think about the safety of others as well as yourself but above all, think of other people, take care, don’t wreck things for others & don’t even think of blaming anyone else if it all goes wrong…..

Changes through the years
2006 – First year and cards with hole punches stationed at lifties huts are used.
2008 – Electronic lift analysis is now used – no use hiking out the 4th Valley now!
2010 – The piste map did not include the top of the 4th Valley and the Col lift in Val Thorens.
2011 – The X-Wing Discovery was launched but only had 10 check points and doesn’t count!
2012 – Peclet included and Biollay / Vizelle used for Saulire access.
2015 – Foret used instead of La Tania gondola.
2016 – Mont Vallon is included for the first time plus the Montaulever drag lift.
2017 – Chapelets replaced by Petite Boss drag and La Tania’s Bouc Blanc chair replaces Tovets.
2018 – The new Roc de Tougne chair replaces the drag lift of the same name.
2019 – Legends replaces Roc de Fer and the Montaulever drag in Les Menuires has been removed.
2020 – Cime Caron now back in use.
2022 – New Pointe de la Masse and Orelle-Caron Gondolas (for example) could be used.
2023 – Using the new lifts, we ski all the resorts, all the perimeters and classic peaks – ESCAPADE 2023

ESCAPADE 2023: Congratulations to Josh and Charlie

First proven completion of the ESCAPADE 2023 we’ve seen. La Tania apartment owner Josh and his son Charlie aged 14 completed the new 2023 route on 19 February 2023. Welcome to the La Tania Escapade Hall of Fame

Their route below (and below that more about the ESCAPADE 2023).

La Tania – Bubble
Dou Des Lanches – Chair
⛷️ Pic Bleu (Blue)
⛷️ Blanchot (Green)
⛷️ Lapin (Blue)
Golf – Chair
⛷️ Forêt (Green)
⛷️ Doron (Blue)
Legends – Chair
⛷️ Caves (Green)
⛷️ Gélinottes (Blue)
Olympic – Chair
⛷️ Roc de fer (Blue)
Cherferie – Chair
⛷️Jerusalem (Blue)
⛷️ Biolley (Blue)
St Martin 1 – Bubble
St Martin 2 – Chair
⛷️ Gross Tougne (Blue)
⛷️ La Violette (Green)
⛷️ Bettex (Blue)
Bettex – Chair
⛷️ La Violette (Green)
Pointe De la Masse – Bubble
⛷️ Bouquetin (Blue)
⛷️ Vallons (Blue)
⛷️ Les Enverses (Blue)
Ruberty – Chair
Bruyers 1 & 2 – Bubble
⛷️ Pluviomètre (Blue)
VT13 Funitel Peclet – Bubble
⛷️ Tete Ronde (Blue)
⛷️ Christine (Red)
VT23 Portette – Chair
VT24 Thornes – Bubble
⛷️ Lory (Blue)
OR4 Peyron – Chair
OR5 Bouchet – Chair
⛷️ Bouchet (Red)
⛷️ Peyron (Blue)
Orelle Caron – Bubble
⛷️ Chime (Red)
⛷️ Fond (Blue)
⛷️ Combe de Thorens (Green)
Pionniers – Chair
3 Vallées VT5 – Chair
⛷️ Lac de Chambre (Blue)
Mont Vallon – Bubble
⛷️ Combe du Vallon (Red)
⛷️ Ours (Blue)
Pas du Lac 1 & 2 – Bubble
⛷️ Creux (Blue)
Chanrossa – Chair
⛷️ Roc Merlet (Red)
⛷️ Pyramides (Blue)
⛷️ Lac Ariondaz (Blue)
⛷️ Bel Air (Red)
Chaplets – Chair
⛷️ Ariondaz (Blue)
⛷️ Marquis (Blue)
Ariondaz – Bubble
⛷️ Petites Bosses (Green)
Aiguille Du Fruit – Chair
⛷️ Altiport (Blue)
⛷️ Bellecote (Green)
⛷️ Tovets (Blue)
Tovets – Chair
⛷️ Amoureux (Red)
Foret – Chair
⛷️ Folyeres (Blue)

ESCAPADE 2023 – What’s this all about…

The 3 Valleys Escapade was the lift company promotion of visiting (originally in 2006) 14 points across the Three Valleys and gaining a certificate & badge over the period of your holiday – doing it in a day was a bit tricky though!

It all started out as a late night “is it possible?” discussion – the history and our original route from 2006 are here

Originally punch cards had to be stamped at each check point until electronic passes arrived and then the use of a lift was recorded – now we use Apps such as Ski Tracks or Relive to prove our route.

Note that the Escapade is no longer officially promoted by Les 3 Vallees from Winter 2017 but we still record successful tracks for anyone who is interested in being in the sought after La Tania Escapade Hall of Fame

The original Escapade took 30 lifts, around 13000m vertical with 70km length and by 2016 reached 34 lifts, 17000m vertical (twice the height of Everest) and around 100km.

This is NOT a race

ALWAYS CONTROL YOUR SPEED. You do this entirely at your own risk, act responsibly, take full ownership for your own actions and all of those with you, respect other people (& the mountain), ski & ride within your limits, always obey the skiers & snowboarders code, observe all signs, pay attention to all notices, advice & instructions from Pisteurs, only ski off piste if fully equipped & knowledgeable, it’s not a race (you won’t be insured), think about the safety of others as well as yourself but above all, think of other people, take care, don’t wreck things for others & don’t even think of blaming anyone else if it all goes wrong…..

Changes through the years
2006 – First year and cards with hole punches stationed at lifties huts are used.
2008 – Electronic lift analysis is now used – no use hiking out the 4th Valley now!
2010 – The piste map did not include the top of the 4th Valley and the Col lift in Val Thorens.
2011 – The X-Wing Discovery was launched but only had 10 check points and doesn’t count!
2012 – Peclet included and Biollay / Vizelle used for Saulire access.
2015 – Foret used instead of La Tania gondola.
2016 – Mont Vallon is included for the first time plus the Montaulever drag lift.
2017 – Chapelets replaced by Petite Boss drag and La Tania’s Bouc Blanc chair replaces Tovets.
2018 – The new Roc de Tougne chair replaces the drag lift of the same name.
2019 – Legends replaces Roc de Fer and the Montaulever drag in Les Menuires has been removed.
2020 – Cime Caron now back in use.
2022 – New Pointe de la Masse and Orelle-Caron Gondolas (for example) could be used.
2023 – Using the new lifts, we ski all the resorts, all the perimeters and classic peaks – ESCAPADE 2023

Escapade 31st Jan 2023 – Jake, Ben & Tom

From Jake:

You would be of seen the email from Johnny who completed the escapade along with Seb and Adam. We all started with the aim to complete as a big group but by the time we got to the bottom of Point De La Masse. They had got away from us on the flat run down to Masse. Leaving me, Ben and Tom to navigate ourselves through the rest of the escapade. 15 minutes behind schedule at the Cime Caron we had doubts we would make it back to La tania let alone Foret, with the thought of a dreaded taxi ride in our minds we skied quickly and “safely” I must add. Somehow navigating our way through the rest of the escapade to the bottom of Foret with 4 minutes to spare. Once at the top we had one final spin down Folyeres to get the La Tania bubble back up for a well deserved pint at the Bouc Blanc with the rest of the lads. For several more at the ski lodge later that evening. 

What a day!

Sorry for the delay in getting this to you! 

Can’t wait to have a crack at the new 2023 challenge! 

Jake 

3 Valleys Escapade – Congratulations to Patrick and his Girlfriend, first of the season!

Catching up on some Escapaders – if you don’t know what this is, see below.

For 2023 we’re checking out a new challenge with 12 villages and 12 peaks/perimeters to tick off – probably 30 lifts in a day required (tough in these energy saving slower lift days). More here on the new ESCAPADE 2023

From Patrick Plaggenborg from The Netherlands:

In the week of my 40th birthday my girlfriend and I went for a ski and snowboard trip to Les 3 Vallees to celebrate. We stayed in La Tania, Courchevel and found out about this ‘hardest skiing day ever’, skiing the most important peaks in the Three Valleys in a single day.

The La Tania crew kept a list of the official checkpoint lifts to ride. However, their last list update was from 2020 and since then some lifts and pistes went out of operation. So I pulled up the latest 2023 maps and created what I felt would be the best 2023 version of the Escapade:

Snow conditions this week were not that good. Lots of thin covered and icy pistes and some crucial connections were closed.

With a busy Christmas holiday week, and the last lift closing at 16:20, it looked like almost impossible.

After 2 attempts the first days with long queues, bad weather, and navigation mistakes on my side, I decided to scout the valleys a bit more before making a final attempt.

On the fifth day, conditions seemed good. It was after New Years so queues were a bit shorter. Visibility was good. Snow was still icy and thin, but definitely ridable. This had to be the day.

By adding some detour lifts and piste alternatives I was able to make it just in time to to the final Forêt lift to get back to my starting point in La Tania.

A wicked day that took an incredible amount of preparation and on-day planning. Oh so satisfying!

More on Patrick’s Site here

What’s this all about?

The 3 Valleys Escapade was the lift company promotion of visiting (originally in 2006) 14 points across the Three Valleys and gaining a certificate & badge over the period of your holiday – then we had the idea of doing it in a day…

It’s probably the toughest day skiing ever for a recreational skier but lots of people have got involved over the years so we feature them in our Escapade in a Day Hall of Fame

This is no longer being promoted by The 3 Valleys but we’ll still stick you in the Hall of Fame if you complete it – send a Ski Tracks or similar trace in plus a pic of your group.

What started out as a late night “is it possible?” discussion became a challenge the following week – the history and our original route are here

Originally punch cards had to be stamped at each check point until electronic passes arrived – they could then be checked by the lift company. The original Escapade was 30 lifts, 13000m vertical and 70km and 2016 peaked with 34 lifts, 17000m vertical (twice the height of Everest) and around 100km total distance. It became a little less for 2017 and 2018 saw the use of the Roc de Tougne fast new chair instead of the drag plus we lost the Montaulever drag altogether. In 2019 we gained the new faster Legends chair out of Méribel and then an improvement in speed on the Mont Vallon lift too. 

It’s certainly getting easier with the improvement in lift infrastructure and we should make it harder for 2023 – there’s now the new Pointe de La Masse and Orelle-Caron Gondolas too! However, it’s still a big, big day out with every run top to bottom and all the planning, chatting, moaning (and lunch) kept for the time on the lifts…

The 2020 PDF route with the 19 “Escapade Lifts” in bold

REMEMBER: You do this entirely at your own risk, act responsibly, take full ownership for your own actions and all of those with you, respect other people (& the mountain), ski & ride within your limits, always obey the skiers & snowboarders code, observe all signs, pay attention to all notices, advice & instructions from Pisteurs, only ski off piste if fully equipped & knowledgeable, it’s not a race (and you won’t be insured), think about the safety of others as well as yourself but above all, take care, don’t wreck things for others & don’t even think of blaming anyone else if it all goes horribly wrong…..

3 Valleys Escapade – Congratulations to Jon, Adam and Seb

Catching up on some Escapaders – if you don’t know what this is, see below.

For 2023 we’re checking out a new challenge with 12 villages and 12 peaks/perimeters to tick off – probably 30 lifts in a day required (tough in these energy saving slower lift days). More here on the new ESCAPADE 2023

From Jon, Seb & Adam

“Hi team La Tania (Toffa),

We’ve been out today and wonder if we’ve  made it ?

We used the 2020 route, as the most recent we could find, with a couple of alterations that were required. 

Roc de Tougne was shut due to strikes so we went to Tougnete 2 instead (big queue!).

Aside from that we did Vizelle instead of Saulire and Col (as you know) is closed, so we put in an extra run at the end (Plan Fontaine) then took La Tania bubble again for a beer in Bouc Blanc to celebrate!

Oh, we started (and are staying in) La Tania and kept the clock running to include our extra runs and beers!

Cheers, 

Jon, Seb (Jon’s son  & Adam (our mate).

PS for what it’s worth, you gave me an honourable failure in 2020 Jonathan on 29th Jan from Morel

PPS. And would you believe that we were sharing our chalet with a couple who did it the real way several years back, and they even had the badge with them!

What’s this all about?

The 3 Valleys Escapade was the lift company promotion of visiting (originally in 2006) 14 points across the Three Valleys and gaining a certificate & badge over the period of your holiday – then we had the idea of doing it in a day…

It’s probably the toughest day skiing ever for a recreational skier but lots of people have got involved over the years so we feature them in our Escapade in a Day Hall of Fame

This is no longer being promoted by The 3 Valleys but we’ll still stick you in the Hall of Fame if you complete it – send a Ski Tracks or similar trace in plus a pic of your group.

What started out as a late night “is it possible?” discussion became a challenge the following week – the history and our original route are here

Originally punch cards had to be stamped at each check point until electronic passes arrived – they could then be checked by the lift company. The original Escapade was 30 lifts, 13000m vertical and 70km and 2016 peaked with 34 lifts, 17000m vertical (twice the height of Everest) and around 100km total distance. It became a little less for 2017 and 2018 saw the use of the Roc de Tougne fast new chair instead of the drag plus we lost the Montaulever drag altogether. In 2019 we gained the new faster Legends chair out of Méribel and then an improvement in speed on the Mont Vallon lift too. 

It’s certainly getting easier with the improvement in lift infrastructure and we should make it harder for 2023 – there’s now the new Pointe de La Masse and Orelle-Caron Gondolas too! However, it’s still a big, big day out with every run top to bottom and all the planning, chatting, moaning (and lunch) kept for the time on the lifts…

The 2020 PDF route with the 19 “Escapade Lifts” in bold

REMEMBER: You do this entirely at your own risk, act responsibly, take full ownership for your own actions and all of those with you, respect other people (& the mountain), ski & ride within your limits, always obey the skiers & snowboarders code, observe all signs, pay attention to all notices, advice & instructions from Pisteurs, only ski off piste if fully equipped & knowledgeable, it’s not a race (and you won’t be insured), think about the safety of others as well as yourself but above all, take care, don’t wreck things for others & don’t even think of blaming anyone else if it all goes horribly wrong…..

The Best Things to Do to Get The Most Out of Your Daily Commute

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Listen to Your Favorite Songs
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So, if you don’t feel like being productive throughout your journey, you may try to listen to some music and take this time to enjoy yourself and relax. With that, you can have a great mood that can positively affect your attitude throughout the day.

Create A To-Do Lists
Like others say, traveling, such as commuting, is an excellent opportunity to be organized. And creating a to-do list is one of the simplest and easiest ways to make yourself productive, even commuting. A to-do list can help track the tasks you need to accomplish that day.

You may even include the tasks you have already finished to boost and motivate yourself. So, spend 10 minutes of your commute writing down your plans and daily goals. Then relax for the rest of the journey.

Try Listening to Audiobooks
If you like reading books while commuting, you might want to try listening to audiobooks. As the name suggests, audiobooks are audio recordings of various stories in different genres. You can even listen to your favorite book for more engaging and absorbing storytelling. So, audiobooks are the best way to solve both issues if you want to continue reading but must commute.

Keep Yourself Updated With The Current News
It is important to start your day by keeping yourself updated about the current happenings. And you can do that even while you are commuting. You can assess through various social media apps that you usually use.

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Meditate and Do Self Reflection
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Moreover, meditation is a good addition to your everyday routine. Simple meditation and self-reflection while commuting can help you feel less stressed and prepare your mind and self before starting work.

Enjoy Your Everyday Commute With These Tips!
For most individuals, commuting is an inevitable part of their working lives, but that doesn’t mean it has to be something you should hate. With the help of these tips, you can make the most of your commute, and your commute will quickly become a good start and ending to your working day.

World Championship Downhill above La Tania today – but quiet pistes first thing

Congratulations to Marco Odermatt, the Swiss racer taking Gold on L’Eclipse piste today – as predicted by young La Tania Club des Sport prodigy Jack Jardine over a week ago (he predicted La Tigre winning the first race, the Women’s combined too!). We should have had a bet on….

That’s La Tania on the telly…

Meanwhile first thing this morning there was once again some amazing piste skiing on empty slopes… Getting busier at last today, to local businesses relief.