Shops, Local Services and Activities in and around La Tania
From supermarkets, dog sledding, plumbing and paragliding to pharmacies & cash
All contact numbers are listed in The La Tania Directory
On-Line Shopping
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Food Shopping
Hyper Champion (still referred to as Provencia by the veterans) in Moûtiers is the place for a big grocery shop, it's 20 minutes away on a good run. Check out the exotic foods of the world section – Marmite, McVities Biscuits, Sharwoods Curry Sauce, Heinz Baked Beans, Walkers Crisps, PG Tips, Californian Earnest Gallo wines etc!
The Sherpa Supermarket in resort is not too expensive considering it’s up the mountain and they now stock some of those exotic foods too! It has all the essentials, fresh fruit and veg, lots of booze and useful items from electrical adaptors to Christmas trees in December. Hot roast chickens available every evening too. Opens at 8am, Closes at 7:30pm. Also closed from about noon until 3 (so you can't get food at lunch time!) and remember plastic bags aren't free in France!
Snow Food (Formerly The Pit Stop) is a sandwich & pizza takeaway (or eat on their terrace) open for lunch and evening and there are some snacks available from the Bakery including home-made jams and cakes.
The Bakery now stays open all day during the main part of the Winter season and as well as all types of bread has croissants, cakes, pizza slices etc to snack on.
La Saucisse Savoyarde is now under new ownership - La Tania locals Kirsty & Bruno have the shop / deli next to Le Farçon restaurant, it's the place to go for picnic lunches, hot bacon sarnies, homemade meals to go, great lasagne, cheeses, charcuterie, gift ideas, Genepi and wine, English bacon, sausages and tea ...and lots, lots more!!
You can check all this seasons important prices in La Tania on our Essential Costs page.
Catering Services
Extreme Cuisine - from La Tania year round residents Sandy & Becks offer a fully catered service for chalets and apartments for the odd day or all week. They also provide a delivery curry service all Winter - set to kick off again from 1st December 2007. Check out www.extreme-cuisine.co.uk or email enquiries@extreme-cuisine.co.uk
Chaletfood.com - arranges delivery of your groceries to your apartment on arrival at resort. So no time wasted messing about shopping - get out skiing!
Avid Eaters - another year round resident, Cath provides independent Chalet Catering all Winter, for the week or special one-offs.
Contact her to discuss all your catering requirements on +33 (0)631 521069
Ski Shops
We have four Ski & Snowboard outlets - Ski Higher (Twinner), Ski Wave (Ski Set), Sport 2000 and Intersport. We always use Ski Higher who stock all the latest ski & board gear from Salomon, Nordica, K2, Dynastar, Rossignol, Scott etc and have clothing & accessories from Animal, Think Pink, Da Kine, Fat Face and Lowe Alpine amongst others. They run a visiting ski, boots & board hire at your chalet or apartment and also have outlets in La Tania, Le Praz, 1850 and Les Allues.
Other Shops in La Tania
Also in La Tania we’ve a Tabac - incorporating a Newsagent with same day UK papers, Souvenirs, T Shirts, books and Bureau de Change (with cigarettes too) plus The Tourist Office and an irregularly opening Post Office and finally the lift pass office - open all day and later on Saturday nights (English spoken, plastic taken).
Cash Point / Credit Cards
The Cash Point machine next to the Tourist Office returned in Winter 2004/5 after being removed while access was improved for the delivery of cash by security guards back in 2001. There are also machines in Méribel (along the main road up to the square), and Courchevel 1850 (in La Croissette - the main gondola station / tourist office). The Le Praz machine was removed in Summer 2006 - no news on it's return yet. Just about everywhere takes plastic including the supermarkets, lift pass offices, ski shops and all the restaurants & bars.
More Shopping
Lots more shopping in Méribel and Courchevel with loads of ski and board shops with all the latest gear - although note that White Stuff and Fat Face no longer have a presence in The Three Valleys (even though Fat Face was started by 2 Ski Bums flogging T shirts in Méribel).
Head for 1850 if you really need to spend some money on designer furs, lingerie and jewellery.
For discounted ski gear the very large Decathlon and Intersport shops in Albertville and Annecy can be worth a visit at the start or end of season, there's also an O'Neil factory shop (now re branded) on the way towards Annecy which occasionally has some good bargains available.
Activities - Snow Related
The Tourist Office has details of several snow related activities including ski-doo riding, snow-shoe walking and cross country skiing.
Skating - Méribel and Courchevel 1850 both have ice rinks.
Sledging - Nightly sledging for the kids (and usually the adults after Aprés Ski) takes place on the floodlit Troika run in the centre of La Tania. The ski shops rent out or sell sledges / bum boards. There's a full on luge sledging run at 1550 which is great fun at night with the 1550 Gondola staying open to get you up there on the floodlit run.
You can also try a full on Olympic bob sleigh over in La Plagne that anyone can have a go on (for around £25).
Dog Sledding - This is a full on, great adventure with you, a sledge and 3 Huskies. Details from the Tourist Office.
Night skiing in St Martin (only a beginners 100m slope mind - check what night this happens) and a further luge run in Val Thorens - in case you're stranded over that way...
Ice Karting - Go-Karts on ice near Courchevel 1550 and on the ice rink in Méribel.
Mountain Guide - Olivier Houillot Tel 0479 083958 or email oliver.houillot@wanadoo.fr
Ski Schools - Magic in Motion, the ESF, Snowball or Ski Excel
Activities - Non Snow Related
Touch of Class Massage
Jessica and Kate from Touch of Class are performing a ten minute upper body massage (head, neck, arms, hands, ears, shoulders and arms) and at the end the client pays what ever they feel its worth!
They're working in La Tania at The Ski Lodge every Tuesdays and Thursdays with further days planned.
PS. This horrible trick of secretly swapping over to Big Steve half way through will never happen again - honest....
The Tourist Office has details of the Hotel Montana fitness club and details of what's on at the La Tania Cinema.
Swimming - A small pool at the Hotel Montana in La Tania and a large leisure centre with full facilities in Méribel.
Paragliding: Call Craig on 0681 646970 or www.paraglide-alps.com. Fully qualified English instructor, tandem trips or you can go on a course and fly solo!
Also, Christophe "Astro" Long lives in La Tania and offers tandem flights from Col de la Loze or Saulire. Contact Christophe on 0605 004567 or www.tandemtop.com
Internet Access - Pub Le Ski Lodge and The Tourist Office. WiFi is available in many areas across La Tania via the Tourist Office system. Free WiFi at Hotel Telemark and Lodge du Village, Méribel Village.
10 Pin Bowling - Available in Courchevel 1850 along with a small amusement arcade (Fun Land!).
Paintballing available in Méribel.
Child Care / Nannies / Baby Sitting
Are you looking for child care in in La Tania? I might be the answer!I have 10 years of nannying experience, my NNEB qualification, my First Aid for Children and Young Babies and I have a current police check (CRB) with children aged from 4 weeks to 10 years.I have worked 4 winters in La Tania for one of the Brtish Hoilday Companies in the resort so l know the area really well. I love my job and creating a fun safe environment is a speciality of mine as if the children have a good holiday so should you!My prices are: 120 Euros per day for a full day of 8 hours or 20 Euros per hour for half a day which is under 5 hours. This is regardless of number of children within safe ratios.Contact details: Kobie Biggs, Email: aupairkgb@yahoo.com, Phone: UK 07776 005210 |