{"id":17889,"date":"2020-02-14T19:04:40","date_gmt":"2020-02-14T18:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/?p=17889"},"modified":"2020-02-14T19:04:45","modified_gmt":"2020-02-14T18:04:45","slug":"latest-from-s3v-the-freeride-lab-and-lift-queues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/2020\/02\/14\/latest-from-s3v-the-freeride-lab-and-lift-queues\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest from S3V &#8211; The Freeride Lab and Lift Queues"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Latest update from S3V, the La Tania, Courchevel and M\u00e9ribel Mottaret Ski Area Management Company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>It&#8217;s time to discover the Freeride Lab!<\/strong><br>This is a first in the 3 Valleys: an area of \u200b\u200bthe ski area entirely dedicated to freeride without direct ski lift access. There are 2 secure, ungroomed &#8220;pistes&#8221;, a DVA park (to practice the detection of Avalanche Victims in), an avalanche transceiver  check point (to ensure that the transceiver is working correctly) and access to the mythical spot of the Creux Noirs&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"LE FREERIDE LAB | COURCHEVEL LES 3 VALL\u00c9ES\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/63xXrtRJQhA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lift Queues<\/strong><br>Next time you see a big queue for Biollay (probably mid-morning on a Saturday these days) and it actually is less than 10 minutes and moves quite quickly &#8211; look at these pics&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1582\" height=\"1516\" data-attachment-id=\"17890\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/2020\/02\/14\/latest-from-s3v-the-freeride-lab-and-lift-queues\/loze-queue\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/loze-queue.jpg?fit=1582%2C1516&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1582,1516\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"loze-queue\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/loze-queue.jpg?fit=640%2C613&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/loze-queue.jpg?fit=640%2C613&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17890\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/loze-queue.jpg?w=1582&amp;ssl=1 1582w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/loze-queue.jpg?resize=300%2C287&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/loze-queue.jpg?resize=640%2C613&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/loze-queue.jpg?resize=100%2C96&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/loze-queue.jpg?resize=1536%2C1472&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/loze-queue.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>Loze drag lift back in the day&#8230;.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Insane ski lift line at Vail\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/03oI6A-u1uk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Some queued for over 2 hours at our friends and competitors at Vail in the USA at the weekend&#8230;..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"264\" data-attachment-id=\"17892\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/2020\/02\/14\/latest-from-s3v-the-freeride-lab-and-lift-queues\/vail-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/vail-1.jpg?fit=300%2C264&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"300,264\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"vail-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/vail-1.jpg?fit=300%2C264&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/vail-1.jpg?resize=300%2C264&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17892\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/vail-1.jpg?w=300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/vail-1.jpg?resize=100%2C88&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" data-attachment-id=\"17893\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/2020\/02\/14\/latest-from-s3v-the-freeride-lab-and-lift-queues\/vail2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/vail2.jpg?fit=700%2C394&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"700,394\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"vail2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/vail2.jpg?fit=640%2C360&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/vail2.jpg?fit=640%2C360&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17893\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/vail2.jpg?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/vail2.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/vail2.jpg?resize=640%2C360&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/vail2.jpg?resize=100%2C56&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Latest update from S3V, the La Tania, Courchevel and M\u00e9ribel Mottaret Ski Area Management Company. It&#8217;s time to discover the Freeride Lab!This is a first in the 3 Valleys: an area of \u200b\u200bthe ski area entirely dedicated to freeride without direct ski lift access. There are 2 secure, ungroomed &#8220;pistes&#8221;, a DVA park (to practice [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17893,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17889","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/vail2.jpg?fit=700%2C394&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17889","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17889"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17889\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17894,"href":"https:\/\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17889\/revisions\/17894"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17893"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17889"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17889"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17889"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}