Winter 2014/2015 - Espace pro
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Winter 2014/2015 - Espace pro
simply wonderful P P S S RE U L NDERF © Savoie Mont Blanc / Royer Y WO • 01 20154 K AC • SIMPL WINT 2 ER PRESS PACK Winter 2014/2015 THE SKI SEASON KICKS OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WHERE TO STAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WHERE TO EAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FAMILY SKIING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NEW ACTIVITIES OFF SLOPES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 BEGINNER SKI EXPERIENCES . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 SKI TOURING EXPERIENCES FOR BEGINNERS . EVENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HOW TO GET TO SAVOIE MONT BLANC . . . . . . . CONTACTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P2 P4 P8 P 11 P 15 P 16 P 17 P 18 P 22 P 24 Ski Force Winter Tour 2014 - © OT Val Thorens -C. Cattin THE SKI SEASON KICKS OFF The ski season kicks off in Savoie Mont Blanc Savoie Mont Blanc is home to 111 winter sports resorts and 18 fully linked ski areas, covering two thirds of the finest of the French Alps. #Selflaine Flaine is launching a ‘selfie’ competition to win a season lift pass, season ski/board rental and season accommodation for two people for winter 2015/16. Take a photo of yourself skiing, or in your ski gear anywhere… or anything related to skiing! Publish it on social media platforms with the hashtag #Selflaine or on selflaine. com between 15 September 2014 and 29 March 2015. Early start in Tignes! In Tignes, the season starts very early! The Grande Motte glacier opens on 4 October. This is the perfect place to warm up before the winter and to watch some of the world’s best alpine and freestyle skiers training. © OT Flaine Ski Force Winter Tour 22-23 November, Val Thorens The ski season kicks off in Europe’s highest ski resort on 22 November, with around 20 runs and 12 lifts in operation. During this opening weekend, Val Thorens hosts the Ski Force Winter Tour. Around 20 ski manufacturers offer their latest equipment to test for free. There is a great party atmosphere with live music and DJs. P.2 PRESS PACK • WINTER 2014-2015 • www.savoie-mont-blanc.com © Savoie Mont Blanc / Lebeau 6–7 December, Le Grand Bornand The Ski Force Winter Tour comes to the Grand Bornand, for another fun weekend of free tests and parties. skis and snowboards. For the first time this year, the Rock on Snowboard Tour is part of a full week of entertainments, shows and events, called the Rock on Ultimate. Rock on Ultimate 12-19 December, Avoriaz Once again, Avoriaz is starting the ski season by hosting a stage of the Rock on Snowboard Tour on 12, 13 and 14 December. 40 ski and snowboard manufacturers are taking part in the event, where visitors can test the latest European Film Festival 13–20 December, Les Arcs The 6th European Film Festival will highlight Irish cinema. Over 100 films will be shown, Q&A sessions with film makers and actors. On the opening weekend (13-15 December), live concerts will take place all around the resort. www.lesarcs-filmfest.com Free lift pass 19 December, La Toussuire On the opening day on 19 December, La Toussuire, one of the resorts of Les Sybelles ski area, offers a free lift pass. © Savoie Mont Blanc / Mulot Cross Country Skiing World Cup 20–21 December, La Clusaz La Clusaz is launching its ski season by hosting the Cross Country World Cup. Visitors will be able to watch the world’s best cross country skiers PRESS PACK • WINTER 2014-2015 • www.savoie-mont-blanc.com P.3 Avoriaz The Sibuet family who owns the five-star hotel l’Altapura in Val Thorens and several luxury hotels in Megève is opening a new hotel in Avoriaz. L’Hotel des Dromonts has been completely renovated by the Sibuet Group to combine vintage style and modern comfort. It has a Pure Altitude Spa, offering treatments with organic products made with local plants, a sauna, a steam room and a fitness area. The hotel has two restaurants; La Table du Fromager serves traditional mountain dishes such as tartiflette and fondue. The second restaurant is a chic bistro, Les Enfants Terribles, based on the successful other Enfants Terribles brasseries in Megève and Val Thorens. From €200 per night per person with breakfast. www.hoteldesdromonts.com Avoriaz Hôtel des Dromonts © Hôtel des Dromonts P. Doignon, T. Shu, MPM & DR WHERE TO STAY New and revamped hotels Beaufortain Cozy three-star hotel La Ferme du Chozal in Hauteluce has created a 12th bedroom in a Mazot. A Mazot is a small Savoyard building where farmers used to keep valuable goods such as hay, food, tools, etc. Le Mazot du Chozal is an authentic Mazot from 1849 which has been converted into a luxury and cosy suite on two levels. On the first floor, there is a bedroom with a balcony with views of Mont-Blanc, and on the ground floor there is a lounge and a luxury bathroom. The Mazot also has a private terrace. Guests can enjoy total peace while benefiting from the hotel’s service and its gourmet restaurant. From €140 per room per night with breakfast Val d’Isère Hôtel Le Yule © Lally&Berger - Global projects www.hoteldesdromonts.com P.4 PRESS PACK • WINTER 2014-2015 • www.savoie-mont-blanc.com Chamonix-Mont-Blanc Located in the heart of Chamonix, 3-star hotel Pointe Isabelle is re-opening its doors this winter after being completely revamped. Its 45 bedrooms are decorated in a Swedish style. The new owners have kept the original name of the hotel. The hotel had been named after Isabella Straton, the famous mountaineer who was the first woman to climb Mont-Blanc in winter. She completed this feat in 1876 with her husband the famous guide Jean Charlet. From €183 per room per night with breakfast http://pointeisabelle.com Les Gets Le Chasse-Montagne is an old farm from 1820 which has been transformed into a charming hotel. Located at 1,350m overlooking the resort, Le Chasse-Montagne is directly on the slopes and offers a 360 degree view of Mont Chéry and the other mountains around. There is a huge terrace facing south and an outdoor jacuzzi. The 11 bedrooms are decorated in a chic alpine style with stone, old wood and steel. The restaurant Le Chasse-Montagne will also be open to non-guests. www.lechassemontagne.com www.hotel-imperial-palace.com Morzine The successful British company Rude Chalets is expanding in Morzine. The Laury’s hotel has become the Rude Lodge. Located in the centre of the village, the Rude Lodge offers accommodation from £25 per person per night, breakfast included. The nightclub Le Paradis has become the Paradis @Rude to offer a unique après-ski with rock band playing twice a week and French Djs. www.rudechalets.com Val Cenis In Val Cenis, the new owners of 3-star hotel Alpazur, have completely renovated the building. The cosy hotel now offers 28 spacious and comfy bedrooms, as well as a sauna and jacuzzi. From €96 per room per night with breakfast www.alpazur-lanslebourg.fr Val d’Isère Hotel Le Grand Paradis, located at the foot of the Bellevarde and Solaise runs, has become Le Yule, a new 5-star hotel. It has 41 bedrooms decorated in a vintage Scandinavian style, spread over five floors. Le Yule has a brasserie with a relaxed and cosy atmosphere, a lounge bar, a cinema and a spa Nuxe. From €350 for 2 per night Ste-Foy Tarentaise Gîte Le Top © Gîtes de France 73 Chamonix-Mont-Blanc -Hôtel Pointe Isabelle © Gaëtan Haugeard Annecy The Impérial Palace in Annecy, ideally located just by the lake, has been bought by property group PVG. They have completely refurbished the 99 bedrooms and the reception. A new brasserie l’Impérial is opening, managed by Michelin starred chef JeanChristophe Ansanays-Alex. The Impérial is aiming at becoming a 5-star hotel. Val Thorens A brand new Club Med is opening in December 2014 in Europe’s highest ski resort. The Club Med Sensation 4 Tridents will have 384 bedrooms, including 12 deluxe bedrooms, 5 junior suites and 6 suites. It offers a new restaurant concept: on top of the main restaurant, it has three tasting areas, Le Comptoir Gourmand, the Bar Lounge and the Cave à Vins. The new Club Med also includes a 600m2 Spa Club Med by Carita. With a young, chic but relaxed atmosphere, it will fit perfectly well in the resort. www.clubmed.fr http://leyule.fr PRESS PACK • WINTER 2014-2015 • www.savoie-mont-blanc.com P.5 Val Thorens Club Med Sensations © ClubMed Manigod Gîte Chalet 1785 © Gîtes de France 74 WHERE TO STAY B&B and chalets Méribel Les Chalets du Hameau are luxury catered chalets with large bedrooms, cinemas, spas and all the services needed for a ski holiday. A new chalet has been built, in the heart of the Raffort, the highest hamlet in Méribel Valley. The new chalet, ‘L’Ecume des Neiges’, can sleep up to 16 people, on four levels, accessible by lift. www.luxe-chalet.com Combloux La Barmaz is a beautiful traditional Savoyard house which had been converted in a small 5-bedroom hotel, with stunning views on the Chaine des Fiz, Aravis and Mont-Blanc. Breakfast and dinners mainly made of local products are served to the guests. La Barmaz will open for winter 2014-15. From €75 to €115 per room. www.labarmaz.com Courchevel Courchevel has a new B&B. Located in le Praz, Chalet l’Etagne includes four beautiful double bedrooms and a family suite, all fully equipped and tastefully decorated. There is large lounge and a small spa area with a sauna and a Jacuzzi. www.chalet-etagne.fr Tignes Freeride champion Guerlain Chicherit lets his luxurious chalet in Tignes-Les Brévières. It includes six spacious suites, a gym, a jacuzzi and a game room. Breakfast and afternoon tea are served to guests. The décor match the ski champion, it is sporty, arty and rock’n roll! www.chaletquezac.com P.6 PRESS PACK • WINTER 2014-2015 • www.savoie-mont-blanc.com Vallée d’Aulps La Ferme du Lac Vert in Montriond is a traditional farmhouse built in 1842 which has been completely renovated in 2010 to offer a luxurious accommodation. The chalet has ten bedrooms, and can sleep up to 24 people. The meals are prepared by chef Sharif Gergis who took part in the BBC programme Masterchef in 2006 and went into the quarter final. www.skizeen.com Saint Gervais B&B the Mont-Joly in Saint Gervais has been taken over by a British couple, Brendan and Miranda. There are two twin rooms and three family rooms, which can accommodate couples with babies. Corbel Gîte Le Habert © Gîtes de France 73 New residences MORE STARS Les Suites du Montana in Tignes has been awarded a fifth star. The 27 suites have their own sauna, jacuzzi and fire place. The K2 in Courchevel has become a Palace ( a grade above 5-star). In Les Arcs, Residence Les Arolles has been completely renovated to become a four-star residence. In La Plagne Centre, hotel Araucaria has been awarded a fourth star. The spa has been revamped and a balneo therapy pool has been built. From €86 per person per night B&B In Le Grand-Bornand, Chalet-hotel Les Cimes now has four stars. Avoriaz After opening several new 3 and 4-star residences last winter, Avoriaz is opening another luxury residence in December, the Kouria. A building of 61 apartments has been completely renovated and converted into a luxury residence made of 17 apartments, with an indoor swimming pool, a steam room. The ski-in, ski-out residence, located in the centre of the resort, will offer a wide range of services. The architecture of the Kouria respects the unique architecture style of Avoriaz. Flaine The resort is changing and becoming more upmarket. Since 2007 five new residences have opened (two 3-star, one 4-star and one 5-star). This winter, two new residences are opening. P&V Premium Les Terrasses d’Hélios has a direct access to the chairlift. Designed in a Savoyard style with stone and wood, the 119 apartments have large French windows with balcony or terrace with beautiful views of the Grand Massif. The 5-star residence includes an indoor pool, a children pool, an outdoor Jacuzzi and a Deep Nature Spa. There is a day nursery for the P&V Premium clients. Les Terrasses d’Hélios will open in December 2014. Odalys Le Panoramic, located in the heart of Flaine Forêt, at the foot of the chairlift des Grand Vans, has 75 apartments. The three-star residence has a TV/ multimedia lounge, a swimming pool, a Jacuzzi, sauna and a steam room. It will open in February 2015. Valmorel La Grange aux Fées is a new MGM/CGH residence, perfectly integrated in Valmorel’s architecture. The ski-in, ski-out residence has 34 luxurious apartments, from one to three bedrooms. It has a spa Ô des Cîmes and an indoor pool, as well as a paddling pool. PRESS PACK • WINTER 2014-2015 • www.savoie-mont-blanc.com P.7 WHERE BIEN-ÊTRE TO EAT The street food trend is coming to the mountains! Savoie Mont Blanc is famous for its mountain specialties, as well as its gastronomic and Michelinstarred restaurants, but it now also offers excellent street food. Insider’s Tips Food Vans La K-Bane is a hut at the bottom of the slopes of Praz-sur-Arly. The owners, a couple from the Netherland, are serving delicious meat skewers, salads such as the humous Dubai salad and their famous K-Bane burger with a home-made sauce. It can be taken away or eaten at some of their outside tables. La K-Bane has been awarded a Certificate of Excellence by Tripadvisor. In Megève, three excellent restaurants have a food van. The W’s, the food van of the famous restaurant Le W du Christomet, is the trendy place to be! Located on the Jaillet slope, the W’s has some deckchairs, music and serves delicious sandwiches and paninis. © Caron Freeride Café_Val Thorens Restaurant Le Farto is another excellent recommendation in Praz-sur-Arly. At the bottom of the slopes, the restaurant offers a platter with a mini raclette, a mini tartiflette and a mini rissole de Reblochon, with some charcuterie and a small salad. This is the perfect way to try several yummy Savoyard specialties, for only €15! The rissole, which is a type of doughnut filled with cheese or meat can be bought to take away. In Les Arcs, at 2,000m, the Bulle Café is an igloo made of glass. Skiers can enjoy oysters without even taking their skis off! €9 for six oysters and the Bulle Café serves Savoie white wine by the glass. This is the perfect combination of sea and mountain products! P.8 PRESS PACK • WINTER 2014-2015 • www.savoie-mont-blanc.com Restaurant Le Dahu, ideally located at the bottom of the Rochebrune piste, has a food van for those who want to eat something quickly or take it away. However, the quality is as good as in the restaurant. Restaurant Le 540 also has a food van, called the Monkey Diner. It serves excellent sandwiches, paninis, salads and soups for a quick lunch or snack before going back on the slopes. In Orelle, Anne-Marie’s food van, located at the bottom of the gondola, delights skiers and pedestrians with her pizzas prepared with a delicious home-made base. Arêches-Beaufort hasn’t got a food van, but a bus! Le Bus Gourmet is a restaurant located in a bus. Next to the Grand Mont slope, the friendly owners of the bus, Michel and François, prepare original dishes based on local products, as well as a few Asian dishes. It is around €10 for a main. Tignes_Le Panoramic © Philippe Royer Panoramic Bouvier&co©merci L’Agence I want a burger! Everybody loves a burger! Classic, gourmet or unusual, all types of burgers can be found in Savoie Mont Blanc. For an unusual burger at high altitude, try the Caron Freeride Café in Val Thorens. Located at the top of the Cime Caron, at 3,200m, the highest café in the 3 Valleys serves a Scandinavian reindeer burger with Girolle mushrooms as well as a bison burger. In Val Thorens too, le 2.MILLE.3, the restaurant of five-star hotel the Altapura, offers an excellent burger, the Burger des Cimes, which can be enjoyed on the beautiful terrace, watching the skiers passing by. The same burger is served at the mountain restaurant the Alpette, in Megève. Both are owned by the Sibuet family. The Burger des Cimes costs €14 at le 2.MILLE.3 and €16 at l’Alpette. La Peau de Vache is a mountain restaurant in Val d’Isère, located in the middle of the legendary run La Face de Bellevarde. La Peau de Vache offers six gourmet burgers, with buns coming from Boulangerie - Patisserie Chevallot, one of the Alps’ best patisseries. Le Bellevarde Burger with Reblochon at €25 is especially popular. There is also a Sweety Burger, made with Savoy biscuit, myrtilles and cream. In Val d’Isère, restaurant Les Crozet offers a very original burger. The Rösti Burger is made with horse steak, on a potato base. It must be ordered the day before. The Panoramic, located at the exit of the funicular in Tignes, makes a yummy burger with local produce. The Burger Savoyard is made with meat coming from Séez, a small village down the valley plus Beaufort cheese and bacon from the valley too. It can be enjoyed standing up on the terrace, in a deck chair, or inside, in the lounge which was redecorated last year. Le Howard’s in Haute Maurienne Vanoise also prepares delicious burgers with local products. The cheese comes from the local dairy and the meat from Val-Cenis Vanoise. The Reblochon cheese, traditionally used for the local dish Tartiflette is also more and more used for burgers. Le Bistrot Savoyard in Peisey-Vallendry has a Burger Maison au Reblochon at €15 and La Chavinette in the heart of La Clusaz also makes a delicious Reblochon burger. The Micro-Brasserie de Chamonix-MontBlanc (MBC) offers 21 different burgers. Beef, chicken and lamb, but the MBC hasn’t forgotten vegetarians with four types of veggie burgers. PRESS PACK • WINTER 2014-2015 • www.savoie-mont-blanc.com P.9 WHERE TO EAT New and revamped restaurants Panier de Chef © Aftermedia 8 Mont Blanc The new Club Med Sensations in Val Thorens has a main restaurant and three tasting areas: Comptoir Gourmand, Bar Lounge, Cave à Vins. Le Bouche à Oreille is a new gastro bistro on the slopes of Les Menuires by René and Maxime Meilleur, from the famous two Michelin star restaurant La Bouitte in SaintMartin-de-Belleville. The 1650 is a new restaurant in the new aqua centre of Les Saisies. Le Jardin de Joséphine in Saint-Martin-de-Belleville has a menu based on products grown in their garden. La Goulue in Bozel is a bistro offering traditional French cooking. Plat Eric Samson © Koh-I-Nor Val Thorens A new Folie Douce is opening in St Gervais. Val d’Isère’s new five-star hotel Le Yule will have a restaurant open to guests and non-guests. Four-star hotel Les Dromonts in Avoriaz, revamped by the Sibuet Family will have a brasserie Les Enfants Terribles, based on the successful Les Enfants Terrible in Megève and Val Thorens. Eric Samson, a Michelin starred chef, is the new chef at the five-star hotel le Koh-I Nor in Val Thorens. Savoie Mont Blanc has four new Michelin stars Nicolas Sale at the Kintessence, the restaurant of the K2 in Courchevel had a first star in 2013, just a few months after its opening. He has been awarded a second star in 2014. Three restaurants have earned their first star: Le 1920 (Hôtel du Domaine du Mont d’Arbois), La Table de l’Alpaga (Hôtel Alpaga) in Megève and Le Sérac (in Saint- Gervais Mont-Blanc). There is a total of 33 starred restaurants and chefs, for a total of 48 stars. 3 STARS Flocons de Sel (Megève) Chef Emmanuel Renaut 2 STARS Le Clos des Sens (Annecy-le-Vieux) Chef Laurent Petit Yoann Conte (Annecy/Veyrier-du-Lac) Chef Yoann Conte P.10 PRESS PACK • WINTER 2014-2015 • www.savoie-mont-blanc.com Le Bateau Ivre (Le Bourget-du-Lac) Chef Jean-Pierre Jacob Albert 1er (Chamonix Mont-Blanc) Chef Pierre Maillet Le Chabichou (Courchevel) Chef Michel Rochedy Les Airelles (Courchevel) Chef Pierre Gagnaire Cheval Blanc (Courchevel) Chef Yannick Alléno Le Strato (Courchevel) Chef Sylvestre Wahid La Table du Kilimandjaro (Courchevel) Chef Nicolas Sale Auberge Les Morainières (Jongieux) Chef Mickaël Arnoult La Bouitte (Saint-Martin-de-Belleville) Chef René et Maxime Meilleur L’Oxalys (Val Thorens) Chef Jean Sulpice Le Kintessence (Courchevel) Chef Nicolas Sale (new 2 Stars) 1 STAR Million (Albertville) Chef José de Anacleto Le Belvédère (Annecy) Chef Vincent Lugrin La Ciboulette (Annecy) Chef Georges Paccard Auberge Lamartine (Le Bourget-du-Lac) Chef Pierre Marin Atmosphères (Le Bourget-du-Lac) Chef Alain Perrillat-Mercerot La Grange à Sel (Le Bourget-du-Lac) Chef Gilles Blonay Côté Marché (Chambéry) Chef Alexandre Ongaro Le Bistrot (Chamonix Mont-Blanc) Chef Mickaël Bourdillat Azimut (Courchevel) Chef François Moureaux Ô Flaveurs (Douvaine) Chef Jérôme Mamet La Ferme de l’Hôspital (Saint Julien en Genevois/Bossey) – Chef Jean-Jacques Noguier L’Auberge du Père Bise (Talloires Chef Sophie Bise Le Farçon (La Tania) Chef Julien Machet Le Prieuré (Thonon-les-Bains) Chef Charles Plumex L’Atelier d’Edmond (Val d’Isère) Chef Benoît Vidal La Table de l’Ours (Val d’Isère) Chef Alain Lamaison 1920 (Megève) – Chef Julien Gatillon NEW La Table de l’Alpaga (Megève) Chef Christophe Schuffenecker NEW Le Sérac (Saint-Gervais-les-Bains) Chef Raphaël Le Mancq NEW Avoriaz _Mini rider © Pascal Gombert - Avoriaz Tourisme FAMILY SKIING Special deals for families FREE LIFT PASSES Many resorts in Savoie Mont Blanc offer free lift passes to children. Free for children under five years old: Châtel, Combloux, Cordon, Destination Sybelles, Flaine, La Clusaz, Le GrandBornand, Le Corbier, Les Albiez, Les Carroz, Les Contamines, Morillon, Orelle, Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc, Praz de Lys-Sommand, Saint Sorlin d’Arves- Les Sybelles, Vallée d’Aulps, Valloire-Galibier, Valmeinier, Les Menuires and La Rosière. Free for children under six : Bonneval sur Arc, Les Arcs Bourg Saint Maurice, La Plagne, Les Aillons-Margeriaz, Les Saisies, Peisey-Vallandry, Savoie Grand Revard and Val Thorens. In Sainte-Foy children can ski for free until they are seven years old! La Rosière A ‘Family Festival’ package Available from 11 to 18 April 2015 Treat your family to an unforgettable weeklong ski holiday – but do it on a budget. For a whole week, La Rosière offers a buy anadult one, get one free for children on lift pass, equipment rental, and ski lessons. Families will also have priority access to a range of fun activities for all the family. www.larosiere.com Peisey Vallandry A ‘Family Christmas’ offer Available from 20 to 26 December 2015 A package including lift pass, group lessons and ski equipment is available during Christmas week. Children under 12 get a free lift pass and one child over 12 goes free for each paying adult. Price based on a studio for four people for six days: €999 www.peisey-vallandry-reservation.com Saint Francois Longchamp ‘La Belle Montagne’ offer Available from 22 to 26 December 2014 La Belle Montagne offers children aged 5 to 12 a free ski jacket during the week of Christmas and also in spring. www.saintfrancoislongchamp.com Samoëns From 7 March to 21 April 2015, for each paying adult, a child under the age of 12 will receive free accommodation, equipment hire and ski lessons. Val Thorens The ‘Family Pass’ - where all of the family get children’s rates. Available from 20 December 2014 to 17 April 2015. For families of four who buy lift passes for the same ski area, all four can take advantage of the children’s rate. Val Thorens-Orelle package for 6 days costs €182.40 www.valthorens.com Valloire Children’s Week at Easter Available from 11 to 17 April 2015. Children under 16 ski for free. If you book accommodation as part of ‘Children’s Week’ and buy at least one adult lift pass, children under the age of 16 benefit from - A free lift pass (4 children max) - 1 cinema visit - Entertainments - 1 ski equipment rental Rate for a family of 5 with 3 children under 16 years: €731 (inclusive ski packages, or €146 per person) Reservations +33 (0)4 79 59 00 22 www.resavalloire.com Valmorel et les Vallées d’Aigueblanche Free lift pass for children under 13 at Christmas and Easter with one paying adult. Offer valid from 20 to 26 December 2014 and 4 to 17 April 2015, on trips of a minimum of six days. www.valmorel.com www.samoens.com PRESS PACK • WINTER 2014-2015 • www.savoie-mont-blanc.com P.11 Baby Traîneau - Notre-Dame de Bellecombe © OT du Val d’Arly Mont-Blanc WHERE FAMILY BIEN-ÊTRE TO SKIING EAT Family adventures Avoriaz Husky dog sledding for children from 1 to 12 years: 15 minutes (1-4 years) is €15, 15 minutes (5-12 years old) is €30 and 30 minutes (5-12 years old) is €50 Bookings: +33 (0) 6 46 36 04 76 La Plagne _Bobraft © Philippe Royer www.avoriaz.com Champagny-en-Vanoise Beginners ice climbing sessions on an artificial ice structure – from 12 years old. A two hour lesson with mountain guide and equipment costs €38 Damien Souvy Mountain Guide: +33 (0) 6 89 93 65 19 www.champagny.com Chamonix-Mont-Blanc My first spa: a spa session in the Aiglons Hotel in Chamonix designed for children. www.chamonix.com/pdf/aiglons-premierspa Châtel Châtel runs an All Mountain Club for teenagers to learn more about skiing steep slopes, powder, moguls and freestyle. Saturday from 9am to 5pm. Cost for 4-6 people is €70. Freeride and Moguls Class - Five mornings from 9am to 1pm for 3-6 persons costs €250. From 14 years old. Pro Ski School Skiing: +33 (0) 4 50 73 31 92 www.esichatel.com P.12 PRESS PACK • WINTER 2014-2015 • www.savoie-mont-blanc.com La Norma La Norma offers X-Biking for children aged from 10 years. X Biking involves sliding down the slopes on a scooter equipped with a large bicycle wheel and disc brakes - after the lifts have closed. Cost is €30 per person. Bookings: +33 (0)6 64 28 97 19 www.la-norma.com La Plagne Descend by bobraft on the Olympic bobsleigh track. The bobraft is a self-guided and self-locking device with a capacity for 4 passengers. At 80 km per hour, the descent lasts 1 minute 30 seconds – ideal for a first experiment. Price: €41 www.la-plagne.com La Rosière Snowkiting is available for children over 8 years old and able to ski a red run. The snow kiting takes place on the Col du Petit Saint-Bernard with a view of Mont Blanc. From €45 www.flymountainsnowkite.com La Toussuire The little pilots - Snowmobiling for children aged 6 to 13 years on a closed circuit. Everyday from 5pm in La Toussuire. Info: +33 (0) 6 66 47 38 66 www.la-toussuire.com Morzine_ Babysnow © Jerome Dominé Le Corbier Parapenting in Le Corbier is open to children from 5 years old and is a great way to see the mountains. From €60 per person. Info: +33 (0) 6 08 57 10 04 / joelhoudouin@ yahoo.fr www.le-corbier.com Le Corbier also offers snowmobile rides with a guide from 5.30pm for children over 10. It costs €25 for half an hour. Info: +33 (0) 6 61 28 86 31 deleglise.benjamin@neuf.fr www.motoneige-corbier.com Le Grand-Bornand Spend a night in an igloo - just for teenagers over 12. A real adventure including a snowshoe hike to the igloo, dinner by the fire and breakfast at dawn in the neighbouring farm. Price: €140 (dinner and breakfast included) www.esf-skidefond.com Les Carroz Les Carroz offers dog sledging in the trails of the forest or the chance to take an introduction to ski joering with ponies or horses. Huskydalen: +33 (0) 6 84 99 34 67 or Cheval et Montagne: + 33 (0) 61 10 80 05 99 www.lescarroz.com Les Gets If you like skiing, nature and animals, ski joering is for you! Ski joering can be practiced from an early age – as young as 5 years old and in Les Gets is taught with professionals in a controlled environment. From €38 Booking: +33 (0) 6 08 18 78 54 skijoring-lesgets.com Méribel My Spa by Payot in Méribel has dedicated times for children. On Wednesdays from 2 to 5pm the MySpa by Payot has an area reserved for teenagers and for 7 to 12 year olds (accompanied by a parent). On all other days the Beauty & Nail Bar (by appointment) offers a Parent and Child manicure (from 7 years old). Price: €100 for 2 people. +33 (0) 4 79 00 42 30 myspa@meribel.net - www.meribel.net Morzine-Avoriaz Babysnow gives the chance for children aged 1 to 4 years old to experience the sensation of being on the snow with a special snow scoot that is controlled by their parents or an adult. The scooter consists of a forward facing surfboard, fixed handlebars and a separate handle controlled by the adult. It is available in Morzine with the ESF. PRESS PACK • WINTER 2014-2015 • www.savoie-mont-blanc.com P.13 FAMILY SKIING Burton Riglet is the perfect way for children aged 4 to 8 to learn the basics of snowboarding whilst having fun with equipment suited to their size. The Mint Snowboard School and Rude Chalets in Morzine have worked with the Burton brand to introduce the Riglet programme to offer unique courses tailored to toddlers who often thought they were too young start to learn. Burton Learn to Ride boards start at 80cm solely dedicated to children younger than 8 years. www.morzine-avoriaz.com Belle Plagne The Deval’K is a non-motorized kart which you can take up the lift and then use to speed down the snowy pistes. Suitable for children from the age of three and it is free. +33 (0)4 79 09 77 33 Maison.montalbert@la plagne.com Avoriaz _Riglet Park © Nico Lafay - Avoriaz Tourisme Sainte Foy Tarentaise During school holidays, Sainte-Foy’s spa is open to teenagers over 14 (with a parent) for specific treatments: manicure, massage and facials. Ô Pure Spa by Payot is situated in the MMV L’Etiole des Cimes Bookings: +33 (0)4 79 23 16 84 P.14 If being up in the sky is not your thing, you can take a ride in a piste basher. This activity is offered by the ice circuit of Val d’Isère, and although children cannot drive, they can sit next to the driver. www.valdisere.com Val Thorens New for 2014/15 is a night-time snow shoeing excursion for children aged 8-13 years old. From 5pm, once the lifts have closed, the ski school Evolution 2 takes children on a mountain adventure which includes snowshoeing, igloo building and an introduction to astronomy. Cost is €25 and the excursions run from 5pm to 7pm, 2 or 3 nights a week (group of 4-16 children - 1-2 ski instructors). www.evolution2.com Also new this year is Ski Babies (from 2 years) & Mini Riders (from 4 years) Both are a good way to discover snowsports with toddlers. Children can get their first taste of skiing in the presence of parents in the kindergarten with Ski Babies. Mini Riders offers an introduction to snowboarding for children from 4 years. From €15 for one session and €40 for 3 sessions. Run by Prosneige +33 (0) 4 79 01 07 00 www.saintefoy-tarentaise.com www.valthorens.prosneige.fr Val d’Arly The Baby Sleigh Park is a unique and new concept offered by Montagnes d’Aventures in Notre Dame de Bellecombe. Children can learn how to drive a sled and take care of the dogs. The professional musher Frederick Borgey welcomes children in a secure environment and runs workshops and games with the children and dogs. Info: +33 (0) 4 79 31 61 40 Valloire An unforgettable experience: walk with a llama! Mountain guide Gilles takes children and adults for a walk in the snow with llamas Tio and Tchupango and their friends the alpacas. Children from 4 years old will have lots of fun running with the llamas, observing the local flora and fauna, and sliding in the snow, before enjoying a yummy afternoon snack. €20 per person. Contact Gilles: +33 (0)6 26 23 83 24 www.valdarly-montblanc.com www.valloire.net Val d’Isère Val d’Isère is the ideal place to learn more about ice climbing at the icefalls in La Daille. The natural waterfall is part of a fabulous landscape with a view overlooking the lake Chevril. With a fixed belay point about thirty feet high, you ascend safely with your two ice axes and crampons to. Perfect for teenagers. Also in Val d’Isère, children from 4 years olds can try tandem paragliding from the Solaise. You can either go on skis or for nonskiers on foot. Valmorel et les Vallées d’Aigueblanche Dog sledding in Valmorel offers a scenic journey with 8 to 10 dogs. The comfortable ride is perfect for toddlers. Prices from €30 for children aged between 2 to 10 years. Info: +33 (0)6 87 33 93 49 PRESS PACK • WINTER 2014-2015 • www.savoie-mont-blanc.com escapades.nordiques@gmail.com ACTIVITIES OFF SLOPES New aqua centers There are 21 aqua centres in Savoie Mont Blanc. Four new centres are opening this winter and two more will open for winter 201516, in Courchevel and in the Chamonix-Mont-Blanc Valley. In Châtel, dive into Forme d’Ô! The new aqua centre has a large outdoor pool, an indoor pool, a steam room, a sauna and several treatment rooms. It is a family friendly aqua centre with family changing rooms and changing areas for babies. It offers many group lessons such as Aquazen to relax, or Aquabuilding and Body Palm to keep fit. Le Signal will open on 13 December in Les Saisies. This brand new aqua sport centre includes a hydrotherapy pool, a Jacuzzi, a well-being area and a paddling pool. It also has an indoor climbing wall and a pitch to play volley ball, badminton and basketball, as well as two squash pitches. Le Signal offers training and oxygenation programmes. In Les Menuires, the new Aqualudique & Wellness des Bruyères has a hydrotherapy pool and an area dedicated to children, with an ice cave, toboggans, games and entertainment. The centre also includes a spa for adults only, with Jacuzzi, steam room and sauna. Le Mille 8 is a new aqua centre in Les Arcs with an indoor hydrotherapy pool, Jacuzzis, waterfalls, and an outdoor pool. There is also a children area, as well as a spa and a restaurant with some delicious healthy snacks. Adrenaline addicts Bobsleigh in La Plagne Try the Olympic bobsleigh run with former Olympian and world champion Bruno Mingeon, and speed up to 130km! Mingeon offers this thrilling activity during Christmas holidays and in March, once the slopes are closed. 6 people max. €295, which include a special bobsleigh suit, a drink at the end and a video of the run. Zip wire in Val Thorens For those who don’t find skiing high octane enough for one holiday, Val Thorens has launched, at the end of last winter, Europe’s highest zip wire. Daredevils can launch themselves from the top of the Bouchet chairlift in Orelle (3,230 metres) and whizz 1,300 metres down to the Funitel de Thorens in Val Thorens (3,000 metres). 50 € per ride, open to those aged ten and upwards. PRESS PACK • WINTER 2014-2015 • www.savoie-mont-blanc.com P.15 8 BEGINNER SKI EXPERIENCES La Clusaz La Clusaz offers a special beginners discovery package. The package includes a 5 day adult lift pass, equipment hire and 5 mornings lesson with ESF for a total of €262. But if you think skiing is not for you, the rest of the week will be refunded. www.laclusaz.com La Plagne La Plagne offers five Cool Ski areas which are dedicated spaces on the slopes offering suitable lifts for beginners, wide easy tracks and marked slopes. www.la-plagne.com Le Grand-Bornand Le Grand-Bornand offers a Starter Pack for €262, valid from 17 January to 7 February 2015 and from 7 to 28 March and 4 to 11 April 2015. The “Starter Pack” includes: - 6 day lift pass for Grand-Bornand - 6 half-day ski lessons - 6 days of beginner equipment hire www.legrandbornand-reservation.com The Portes du Soleil The Youcanski offer is a package for beginner adult skiers (over 16 years) and includes - Half-day ski lessons - Lift pass - Skiing in dedicated beginner areas Valid outside the French school holidays and lessons start on a Sunday, Monday or Friday. Les Menuires Les Menuires ESF offers a value for money beginner package. The package includes 6 half-day lessons and a lift pass for the beginner ski lifts. 6 afternoon lessons + lift pass for €192 www.esf-lesmenuires.fr Champagny-en-Vanoise Ski Discovery is a one hour free lesson for adults, which also includes lift pass and ski equipment. Perfect to give you a head start before hitting the next slopes. www.champagny.com Espace Diamant The Espace Diamant ski area is also offering one hour free ski lessons for adults, giving them no excuse not to try! The one hour includes a ski instructor, equipment and lift pass. www.espacediamant.com Val Thorens Ski Therapy is a new approach to ski lessons. The aim is to relieve stress and gain pleasure. The lessons end with stretching. It costs €189 per person. www.ski-cool.com P.16 PRESS PACK • WINTER 2014-2015 • www.savoie-mont-blanc.com © Savoie Mont Blanc / Lansard © Savoie Mont Blanc / Lebeau www.esf-morzine.com © Savoie Mont Blanc / Hagenmuller 12 SKI TOURING EXPERIENCES FOR BEGINNERS © Savoie Mont Blanc / Hagenmuller Arêches-Beaufort Arêches-Beaufort is a mecca for ski touring and plays host to the famous international ski mountaineering race, the Pierra Menta. The area is not just for experts as ArêchesBeaufort is a great place too for those new to ski touring to try it for the first time. From last year, they have marked ski touring routes which can be accessed for free. The introductory track offers a climb of 470m in altitude and is 3.2 km long – a perfect way to familiarise yourself before going to conquer the nearby peaks. The “Arêches Dynafit Experiences” are accompanied night time excursions with equipment included. They run on a Tuesday during the winter season. Reservation is required with the Arêches-Beaufort tourist office. www.areches-beaufort.com Châtel The ski school Châtel Sensations offers a private ski touring lesson which includes learning to put on your skins and skis, kick turns, how to climb and descend, some map reading and the use of an avalanche transceiver. Prices: 2 hours: €115 (transceiver included) 3 hours: €170 (transceiver included) www.chatelsensations.com Haute Maurienne Vanoise The Haute Maurienne Vanoise guides offer ski touring lessons from beginners upwards. From €70 per person for the day (minimum 4 people per group) with safety equipment included (transceiver, shovel and probe) The area offers some accessible routes for ski touring such as le Mont Froid 2822 m, Le Refuge des Evettes 2590m and Le Refuge de Vallombrun 2270 m. www.haute-maurienne-vanoise.com La Clusaz Known for having one of the best freeride areas in France (World Champions Candide Thovex and Loïc Collomb Patton are from La Clusaz), La Clusaz has several ski schools and shops that offer ski touring and freeriding products. New for this winter is the “Freerando Out”. Every Sunday in January you can join an ESF PRESS PACK • WINTER 2014-2015 • www.savoie-mont-blanc.com P.17 © Savoie Mont Blanc / Givois 12 SKI TOURING EXPERIENCES FOR BEGINNERS instructor to discover the Aravis mountains safely by ski touring. www.laclusaz.com Les Houches and Servoz In Les Houches there is a dedicated ski touring trail away from the main slopes. The trail is secured by the piste patrol and takes in over 900m of elevation. The route is located at the bottom of the Prarion lift, passing through the forest to the very top of the lift. www.leshouches.com © Savoie Mont Blanc / Givois Megève Every weekend ESF Megeve organises beginner ski touring sessions, except during the school holidays. It includes rent of a backpack with probe, transceiver and shovel. www.megeve-ski.com Les Menuires New for this winter, the Les Menuires ESF is organising beginner ski touring sessions. They will start at 8am before the lifts open so you can enjoy the scenery in peace! www.esf-lesmenuires.fr Praz de Lys - Sommand The resort offers a discovery ski touring session of 2 or 3 hours where you can learn how to use ski touring equipment and discover the trails. Open to all from 12 years with a good ski level. €82 for 2 hours and €150 for half day, with equipment. +33 (0) 6 86 91 25 09 www.prazdelys-vacances.com/multi-activity Saint Gervais Mont-Blanc Saint Gervais Mountain Guides offers a 2 day ski tour for good skiers who want to try ski touring. The tours run from mid-March to May depending on snow conditions. 4-6 people max per guide +33 (0) 4 50 47 76 55 www.guides-mont-blanc.com Saint Sorlin d’Arves Mountain guide Philippe Vincent introduces you to ski touring and the handling of equipment including transceiver, shovel and probe. Half-day for 5 people is € 44 per person. +33 (0) 6 81 44 53 97 www.sybelleshorspiste.com Val Thorens Dynafit Ski Leopard Tracks : from 5pm, once the ski lifts are closed, you can tackle the ski tour from the village to the Chalet de la Marine at 2,500m. Join professional skiers including Timothy Théaux (freeride skier) and Julien Chorier (ski touring specialist) to take on the 5km of ascent. Your efforts are then rewarded by a tasty onion soup and mulled wine in the mountain restaurant Chalet de la Marine. Registration required through the Val Thorens tourist office. Val Thorens also offers introductory ski touring from March to June. Half a day from 1pm to 5pm costs €60 per person. Open to everyone with a good level: skiers, snowboarders (equipped with a splitboard) and children (9-10 years). +33 (0) 4 79 00 02 86 www.valthorens.com P.18 PRESS PACK • WINTER 2014-2015 • www.savoie-mont-blanc.com Roc’n Bike Festival © Cyril Cousin EVENTS Take part Singles Week 7 – 14 February, Brides-les-Bains Brides-les-Bains is the place to be for single skiers and boarders, from 7 February…to maybe find a Valentine for the 14th of February! During Singles Week, Brides-lesBains offers discounts on accommodation, and many activities for single people: an opening evening ‘Brisez la Glace’ to start the week, dinners in the resort’s restaurants mixing single people at the same tables, and groups can ski together, each morning departing from the Olympe gondola. The Bécoin will become a sandy beach with deckchairs, beach huts, DJs and shows and L’Arpette will be transformed into a relaxing area with Taï Chi lessons, massages, a Jacuzzi and a sauna, with classical music in the background. Grand Rochette will become a mini Lapland with deer and dogs from Lapland. Roche de Mio will delight adrenaline addicts with a ski diving simulator, a slack line and a bungy jump. Fornelet will have a hut full of sweets, and activities for children and La Rossa will hold an art exhibition Roc’n Bike Festival 17 – 18 January, Les Menuires After last year’s success, les Menuires is organising a second Roc’n Bike Festival. During this event, mountain bikers can test equipment, take lessons to learn how to mountain bike on snow and take part in different types of competitions. Les ArcSpring Final 11 – 24 April, Les Arcs The resort offers many activities in April: slackline, ride’n golf, beach party at the waterslide, freestyle shows and concerts on the slopes. Spring skiing is fun in Les Arcs! 50th Birthdays Les Menuires/ Saint-Martin-de-Belleville, Les Portes du Soleil and Plaine-Joux (the ski area of Passy) are all 50 years old. They will celebrate their half century with entertainments and activities all winter. Défi Foly 25 – 26 April, La Clusaz Since 1987, this event attracts every year over 150 mad riders who try to cross the Confins Lake in La Clusaz on skis, snowboard, monoski or other inventive ways to ride the water! New event in La Plagne 4 – 17 April, la Plagne La Plagne is taking spring skiing to a new level! Six summits over 2,000m will be transformed: PRESS PACK • WINTER 2014-2015 • www.savoie-mont-blanc.com P.19 Rock the Pistes © Sylvain Cochard EVENTS Listen 5th Rock the Pistes Festival 15 – 21 March, Avoriaz The Rock de Pistes is a unique festival in Europe where concerts are taking place on the slopes, all over the Portes du Soleil. After Babyshambles, Keziah Jones, Shaka Ponk and Cali, the 2015 Rock the Pistes will be hot too! New! Concerts Sauvages 28 March – 5 April, Flaine Concerts Sauvages is a week of free concerts on the slopes at lunch time and in the resort at the après-ski. The exact location will be revealed each day at the last minute. Watch some spectacular sport events! Ladies World Cup 13 – 14 December, Courchevel Courchevel is hosting the Women’s Alpine World Cup for the fifth year running. This year will see the best female skiers descend on the Emile-Allais stadium for GS and Slalom races. 13,000 spectators watched the World Cup last year. Grande Odyssée Savoie Mont Blanc 10 – 21 January The Grande Odyssée is one of the world’s most difficult dog sledding races. It starts in Samoêns and goes across Savoie Mont Blanc to end in Haute Maurienne Vanoise. P.20 PRESS PACK • WINTER 2014-2015 • www.savoie-mont-blanc.com It is a fantastic show to watch and there are entertainments all along the race. www.grandeodyssee.com Swatch Freeride World Tour 24 January, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc The world’s best freeriders compete on the Pentes de l’Hotel face, on the Brevent side of the valley. This is a spectacular show to watch and there is a great atmosphere in town during the event, with live music, parties and entertainments. www.freerideworldtour.com Pierra Menta 2013 © jocelynchavy La Grande Odyssée Savoie Mont Blanc © Jérôme Lardat EVENTS Bobsleigh World Cup 26 January – 1st February, La Plagne The Olympic Bobsleigh run will host the World Cup, with competitors from over 20 countries. Ice Climbing World Cup 5 – 7 February, Champagny-en-Vanoise Watch the world’s best ice climber in Champagny. Last year, the resort hosted over 100 competitors from 19 different countries. Ski Cross and Moguls World Cup Finals 11 – 15 March, Megève Freestyle is part of Megève’s DNA! The resort will host the world’s best freestylers for the Ski Cross World Cup final and the Moguls Wold Cup Final. 30th Pierra Menta 12 – 15 March, Arêches-Beaufort The Pierra Menta is a legendary ski alpinism, or ski mountaineering, race, which has been taking place in Arêches-Beaufort, France’s capital of ski alpinism, for 30 years. During 4 days, 200 teams of two will compete in this challenging race, with a total of 10,000m of uphill vertical. The race is open to professionals and non-professionals alike. Alpine Skiing World Cup Finals 18 – 22 March, Méribel The resort is proud to host the Ladies and Men Alpine Skiing World Cup Finals. PRESS PACK • WINTER 2014-2015 • www.savoie-mont-blanc.com P.21 HOW TO GET TO SAVOIE MONT BLANC Easily accessible from the UK By plane A large number of airlines fly to Lyon, Geneva, Chambéry and Grenoble Lyon: www.lyonaeroports.com Geneva Aiport: www.gva.ch Chambéry: www.chambery-airport.com Grenoble: www.grenoble-airport.com By train Savoie Mont Blanc’s two main cities are easily accessible by train. Chambéry is a three-hour train journey from Paris and Annecy is a four-hour train journey from Paris. During the winter season, Eurostar trains run direct from London to the French Alps (Moûtiers), Aime-la-Plagne, and Bourg-St-Maurice) on Friday evenings and Saturday mornings during the ski season. www.raileurope.co.uk By car From Britain, use the A6 or A39 motorways to head rapidly towards the French Alps. Savoie and Haute Savoie’s towns, villages, valleys and ski resorts are easy to get to, whatever the time of year. 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