{"id":17557,"date":"2019-12-06T17:33:56","date_gmt":"2019-12-06T16:33:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/?p=17557"},"modified":"2019-12-09T13:51:41","modified_gmt":"2019-12-09T12:51:41","slug":"bouc-blanc-and-down-to-la-tania-looking-magnificent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/2019\/12\/06\/bouc-blanc-and-down-to-la-tania-looking-magnificent\/","title":{"rendered":"Bouc Blanc and down to La Tania looking magnificent"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\" data-attachment-id=\"17559\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/2019\/12\/06\/bouc-blanc-and-down-to-la-tania-looking-magnificent\/top-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/top.jpg?fit=2000%2C1125&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1125\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.25&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;XT1092&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1575634202&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.235&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00074&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"top\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/top.jpg?fit=640%2C360&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/top.jpg?fit=640%2C360&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/top.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/top.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/top.jpg?resize=640%2C360&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/top.jpg?resize=100%2C56&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/top.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/top.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/top.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>La Tania visible in the forest below the Gondola Station &amp; Bouc Blanc Restaurant<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On the eve of Courchevel opening the preparations on the La Tania side (opening next Saturday) continue with the Bouc Blanc piste and the views down to La Tania looking magnificent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A word of caution from those in the know:<\/strong> <em>This area is officially closed until next Saturday (14 Dec 2019) and there&#8217;s plenty of piste bashers, heavy machinery, cables, safety equipment and other hazards in place.<br>In addition, even though above Bouc Blanc is now groomed, Foly\u00e8res is very challenging as it is partially ungroomed with a mix of refrozen and snow cannoned snow. It will be perfect of course once it is prepared next week but at the moment the closed Foly\u00e8res piste could end your season before it has begun. Don&#8217;t do it!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-attachment-id=\"17558\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/2019\/12\/06\/bouc-blanc-and-down-to-la-tania-looking-magnificent\/bblanc-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/bblanc.jpg?fit=2000%2C1125&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1125\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.25&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;XT1092&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1575633143&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.235&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00035&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"bblanc\" 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(4)&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1575635581&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.64&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00037707390648567&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"basher\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/basher.jpg?fit=640%2C403&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/basher.jpg?fit=640%2C403&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/basher.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/basher.jpg?resize=300%2C189&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/basher.jpg?resize=640%2C403&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/basher.jpg?resize=100%2C63&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/basher.jpg?resize=1536%2C966&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/basher.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/basher.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>Great work as usual by the S3V piste grooming team this afternoon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" data-attachment-id=\"17562\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/2019\/12\/06\/bouc-blanc-and-down-to-la-tania-looking-magnificent\/pistesignmap\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/pistesignmap.jpg?fit=2000%2C1500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Moto G (4)&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1575628852&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.64&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0026954177897574&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"pistesignmap\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" 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