{"id":13506,"date":"2018-01-22T18:08:51","date_gmt":"2018-01-22T17:08:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/?p=13506"},"modified":"2018-01-22T18:08:51","modified_gmt":"2018-01-22T17:08:51","slug":"the-new-luge-run-in-courchevel-1650-our-first-attempt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/2018\/01\/22\/the-new-luge-run-in-courchevel-1650-our-first-attempt\/","title":{"rendered":"The New Luge Run in Courchevel 1650 &#8211; Our first attempt&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13507\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/2018\/01\/22\/the-new-luge-run-in-courchevel-1650-our-first-attempt\/img_0044\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_0044.jpg?fit=4032%2C3024&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4032,3024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone X&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1515843107&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0002289901534234&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_0044\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_0044.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_0044.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-13507\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_0044.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_0044.jpg?resize=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_0044.jpg?resize=100%2C75&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_0044.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_0044.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_0044.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>While we&#8217;ve always loved the Luge run from 1850 to 1550 (and a bargain for things to do in 1850) this new 3km track from the top of the new Ariondaz Gondola down to Courchevel 1650 Moriond is a real step up. It&#8217;s 3km long with 450m of vertical drop, 8 tunnels and 6 hairpins.<\/p>\n<p>The mix of fun, fear, screams and laughter (especially at the end) makes it a &#8220;must do&#8221; every season now&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>If only it didn&#8217;t start so steep and with tight bends you could get a feel for the braking system and turning before you really had to! All adds up to the mess at the start&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r1_hPKgV33E\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Currently open from 11:00 to 16:00 every day (probably will be until 16:30 when the lifts open longer from 3rd February 2018) and from 17:00 to 19:30 on Tuesday and Thursday evenings as it is floodlit too.<\/p>\n<p>Sledges are picked up from the top Gondola station and it costs \u20ac15 a go &#8211; if there&#8217;s 4 or more of you it&#8217;s \u20ac11 each (or one person descending 4 or more times would be \u20ac11 a go).<\/p>\n<p>Helmets are compulsory and available with your sledge at no extra charge. A sterile hair net is provided which is a nice touch too.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re a serious competitor then perhaps best not to do it in Ski Boots (it&#8217;s quite hard to loop both feet in the straps when wearing ski boots) but it&#8217;s perfectly possible as we found out a couple of weeks ago&#8230; Great fun and no injuries despite the crashes &#8211; lots of padding in all the right places!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While we&#8217;ve always loved the Luge run from 1850 to 1550 (and a bargain for things to do in 1850) this new 3km track from the top of the new Ariondaz Gondola down to Courchevel 1650 Moriond is a real step up. It&#8217;s 3km long with 450m of vertical drop, 8 tunnels and 6 hairpins. 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