{"id":67569,"date":"2026-04-14T13:26:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T12:26:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/?p=67569"},"modified":"2026-04-14T13:26:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T12:26:49","slug":"escapade-2026-mark-success-after-34-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.latania.co.uk\/blog\/2026\/04\/14\/escapade-2026-mark-success-after-34-years\/","title":{"rendered":"ESCAPADE 2026: Mark Success after 34 Years…"},"content":{"rendered":"
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07 April 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As we have sold our family place after 34 years I decided to do the escapade properly today on my own as a last hurrah (although I\u2019ll obviously be back). Maybe I\u2019ll get the crown of the last of the season. Realistically not sure how much longer some bits will be skiable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some additions were required including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Cherferie after Olympic because there was no way down to St Martin from the top,\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– an additional run up signal to get the top of signal\/chaplets following a long plod out along the Bellevue trail when i got to the bottom of Chaplets to find it shut and needing to go along that awful path to Ariondaz.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Plan des Mains as no way down from mures rouge after Mont Vallon<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Actually the worst bit was Plantrey being broken and Foret being shut meaning after wading down to Le Praz in an ocean of slush, the abysmal walk from the top of the bubble through the Croisette to Chenus.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tim reckoned it was going to be impossible so I happily took that challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mark<\/p>\n\n\n

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ESCAPADE 2026 \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

Send a pic of yourselves on the day with your successful tracker data & screenshot plus a story of your day to toffa@latania.co.uk<\/a> and you’ll get your place in the HoF.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ESCAPADE 2026 Strava Flyover here<\/a> (if you’ve a Strava login)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2026 Escapade Video inc Flyover<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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