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11 March 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We (Andreas P., Joran C., Liesbet D., Joris N., Rani G., Geoffrey D. and Ken L.), a friend\u00a0group from Belgium, Aalter finished the “Escapade in a day”<\/em> challenge today.\u00a0

Our day started at Le Bettex in the early morning. Six skiers and one snowboarder stood in front of the lift, ready to start their journey. A clear plan was set: a fixed navigator at the front and a red lantern at the back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We set off at a good pace under a nice morning sun, quickly tackling La Masse and Val Thorens. Upon reaching the top of Les 3 Vall\u00e9es in Orelle, the first hopeful thoughts popped up: “Would it really be possible?”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leaving Orelle, we ate lunch in the lift and proceeded through Val Thorens, heading for Mont Vallon. Surprisingly, there was almost no queue at Mont Vallon, which gave us even more hope of completing this challenge. We quickly closed in on Mottaret via the long, flat Ours piste (which our snowboarder didn\u2019t particularly enjoy<\/em>). Again, we were happily surprised by the lack of people at Pas du Lac. The vibes in the lift were good\u2014we were going to make it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But then, disaster struck. Close to the end of Pas du Lac, the lift suddenly stopped working. For a full 15 minutes, we hung in the air, losing our positive spirit minute by minute. Luckily, we eventually started moving again and were greeted by sunny weather and empty slopes at Courchevel. We quickly ticked off the many villages of Courchevel before heading back to M\u00e9ribel in snowy weather. Hope was restored\u2014we were going to make it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, we started the long descent to Saint-Martin-de-Belleville on a piste that had truly seen better days. We jumped on the cable car, heading to the last chairlift: the Saint Martin Express. With 45 minutes to spare, we had done it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To celebrate, we joined up with the rest of our fantastic group at Roc 7 and then returned to Le Bettex to enjoy some delicious raclette.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A day to never forget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yours truly,
The Red Lantern (Andreas) <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ESCAPADE 2025 \u2013 What\u2019s this all about\u2026<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

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 \u2013 doing it in a day was a bit tricky though!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It all started out as a late night \u201cis it possible?<\/em>\u201d discussion \u2013 the history and our original route from 2006 are here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Originally punch cards had to be stamped at each check point until electronic passes arrived and then the use of a lift was recorded \u2013 now we use Apps such as Ski Tracks or Relive to prove our route.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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