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Update from S3V on Opening Preparations
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An update from the Courchevel, La Tania and Mottaret ski area infrastructure & management company S3V.
A little reminder for the winter season: the dates to remember…
In Courchevel you can find the pleasures of skiing from 08 December to 22 April!
For your information:
08 December: opening of Courchevel 1850 / Courchevel-Village / Courchevel-Le Praz and 3 Valleys connections (Le Praz & 1550 Lift access only).
15 December: La Tania & Courchevel 1650 Moriond open along with The 3 Valleys links.
The first 2 weeks planned opening of lifts & pistes in Courchevel & La Tania
A few days before the arrival of the first snow, our teams checked the avalanche release systems.
The Courchevel station uses 4 types of trigger: the Gazex system (gas explosion), the Catex system (explosive charges transported and dropped using a ski lift type installation), manual triggering using explosives and ski release.
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The first dynamic tests of the artificial snow installations were carried out in early October with the IEA (Artificial Snow Installation) service, involving the start-up of the 9 engine rooms spread over the entire Couchevel – La Tania area.
Air and water have been sent under pressure to all the networks and now all 3 snow cannon reservoirs are full!
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S3V are now just waiting for the temperatures to fall – this is forecast and snow making is expected to commence next week.