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La Tania Snow Report 30 Jan 2025

 

Time for another long birthday lunch... This time Tim Wall

 

Monday 10 February - School Holidays and The Week Ahead...

The start of the French Holidays (Zone B) this week and a mixed-bag of weather with a cloudy few days at the start, some sun, then colder weather with some snow forecast for the end of the week.
 
Remember in poor visibility the piste pole markers have orange tips on the RIGHT hand side of the piste as you ski down (skiers right) - an invaluable tip in a white out and amazing how many people don't know this!
 
Lifts are now open around another 30 minutes at the end of the day since last Saturday as the days are getting longer and the school holidays have started. Even the Coqs chairlift back across from Biollay towards La Tania is running for the next 4 weeks.
 
The times of the last lifts for getting back or from La Tania at the end of the day since 8/2/25 are:
Fôret 16:50
Dou des Lanches & Bouc Blanc 16:55
Plantrey & Coqs 17:00
La Tania Gondola 17:05
Last lift from Méribel side using the Loze chairlift is now 17:00 (beware some Apps say 17:10)
 
And to avoid the holiday period queues...
Ski early.
Break for your coffee / hot chocolate around 11:30.
Ski through lunch 12:00 - 14:00.
Lunch after 14:00 (pre-booked of course if you have somewhere specific in mind).
Beware kitchens shutting at 14:30.
 
Courchevel 1650 and between St Martin & Les Menuires are often quieter areas but around La Masse is now becoming increasingly popular with the new fast gondola there.
 
Bottlenecks at peak times include Biollay, AdF, Côte Brune (a 10 seater gondola upgrade promised for next Winter), 3 Vallées VT4/5 and St Martin 2.
 
In certain areas, Saturdays (the traditional Changeover Day) are no longer the deserted, quiet pistes they used to be. Day trippers using Le Praz gondola means congestion at Plantrey from around 10:15 and then the inevitable Biollay and Suisses build up - get out early though and all this can be avoided, 1650 will be dead and over towards Mottaret and beyond will still be much quieter than other days.

 

RN90 Road Approaching Moûtiers Now Reopened

Reopening of the RN 90 occurred on Fri 7 Feb and traffic running in both lanes on the dual carriageway and in the tunnel. Delays on Saturdays due to the school holidays and weight of traffic are inevitable though.
 
Massive delays the previous Saturday (and in to Sunday) due to a rockfall blocking the road in the Albertville to Moûtiers direction. This is in the narrowest part of the valley with a tunnel for the Albertville direction underneath. THERE IS NO ALTERNATIVE ROUTE (via Beaufort for example is not an option as the pass is closed in Winter) and Police restrict the use of side roads near the RN90 en-route to the effected area to local traffic and emergency vehicles.

 

 

ESCAPADE 2025 - The Height of Everest Twice! - We Go Again!

Who's up for skiing around 100km and 16000m of vertical in a day?
 

 

Recorded with Relive along with some photos on a big day out in January 2024

 

Congratulations to the 53 who did it in 2024 - come and have a go if you think you're hard enough...
The New 3 Valleys Escapade in a Day
 

 

ESCAPADE 2025 - The Checkpoints

 

ESCAPADE 2025 HALL OF FAME

The toughest recreational skiing day ever? Get yourself in the Escapade Hall of Fame
 
Hendrik from South Africa 20 Jan 2025 - Lost his wife on the way! More here...
Macroom Ski Club 21 Jan 2025 - Three skiers and two snowboarders from Val Thorens More here...
James and Seb 22 Jan 2025 - Finally completed and 2 unsuccessful attempts More here...
Timothy C with a Netherlands & Belgium Team 24 Jan 2025 - From Bettex! More here...
Sean & Camille 28 Jan 2025 - Completed successfully again. More here...
Joshua, Ian, Olly and Toby 05 Feb 2025 - All 4 made it to the finish! More here...
Joshua, Matija and Ivan 05 Feb 2025 - Team Berlin Success! More here...

 

French Long Term Visa - Stay more than 90 Days in 180 - An Update

A solution for doing a ski season (not working) and staying longer than the standard 90 days in a 180 day period. Our original post in October 2022 detailed the application process.
 
An updated post showing the latest information, prices and documentation required. Plus the latest updates on the ETIAS European Travel Authorisation System, EES Entry Exit System and the Second Home Owners "automatic" visa is now here: French Long Stay Visa for UK Non-Workers – An Update

 

Emovis-Tag - Beat the Autoroute Toll Queues

The UK Site available to get your Tag "Bip & Go" to electronically pay for your French Autoroute Tolls without the queues, stopping, getting tickets, fiddling with payment cards etc. There's a €5 discount here

 

What's New for Winter 2025

 

 
The new 2025 Three Valleys Piste Map is now available to download. It includes just the two "new" logos this year - The new Deux Lacs 10 seater gondola in Val Thorens and the new restaurant building at the Cime Caron summit (a 130 seat restaurant with wine bar and rooftop bar / viewing area).
 
The new Face Nord blue piste above Asters down from the Col de Thorens at the top of the Thorens Funitel that we think was skied / tested last Winter is now marked on the map. Similarly the Marières piste introduced last year linking the Gros Tougne and Pelozet pistes above St Martin is now detailed.
 
No marking of a rumoured rope tow to link up the flat track at the top of the Bouc Blanc chair area from the "Rock" near to Chenus - this would be hand for beginners heading back from Méribel to La Tania avoiding the black and red runs (or course if they kept Coqs - which is still marked - this wouldn't be so much of an issue).
 
Coqs is still there - but probably for the last time and who know how often it will open, probably just when Chenus breaks down! The repaired Saulire Cable Car is re-instated on to the map and is due to open for the 6 December 2024 opening.
 
The red Moretta run in to #LaTania terminates early linking with the green Plan Fontaine piste through the forest back to resort as was the case last year as the Moretta Village building work continues.

 

The individual valley maps are now available on our Piste Maps Page

 

What's New in La Tania and The 3 Valleys 2025 - The Definitive Guide

 

Col de la Loze above La Tania - Stage Finish for Tour de France 24 July 2025

 
 
Col de la Loze 2304m - La Tania is the finish for the 18th Stage of the Tour de France on Thursday 24 July 2025. This time coming from the Col de la Madeleine, through Moûtiers, Brides, Le Praz and up to Courchevel and on to the Col de Loze track to finish above La Tania. Stage 19 starts in Albertville.

 


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