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Deconfinement Plans / Rules for France – updated 01 May 2020
Translated from Maireinfo – 01 May 2020
Original below (2 pages)
Download English PDF here
Winter 2021 Three Valleys Lift Pass Prices Announced
Lift Pass prices for The 3 Valleys for Winter 2021 have been released with around the usually expected prices rises. Main Season, adult prices below:
One-day 3 Valleys goes up from €63 to €64.50 (2.4% increase)
Six-day 3 Valleys goes up from €312 to €321 (2.9% increase)
3 Valleys Season Pass goes up from €1336 to €1370 (2.5% increase)
Courchevel Valley and Wellness (inc Aquamotion) pass prices have yet to be announced.
Full details and downloads at: www.latania.co.uk/skiing/passes.htm
Duo and Tribu Discounts
The DUO pass discount was introduced in Winter 2014 for 2 adult passes, of 6 days or more, of the same type, dates and duration, bought together.
A 2021 Three Valleys 6 day pass is €311 instead of €321. A 3.1% discount.
The TRIBU discount is for 3 are more passes of 6 days or more, of the same type, dates and duration, bought together.
A 2021 Three Valleys 6 day pass is €306 instead of €321. A 4.7% discount.
The Duo and Tribu passes do apply right through to Season Passes.
3 x Tribu 2021 Three Valley Season passes bought together saves €180.
A 4.4% discount.
The Family Pass 2021
For 2 adults with 2 to 7 kids and minimum of 6 days:
All skiers pay the same price eg: €256.80 each for 6-day 3V instead of €321
They must be of the same type, dates and duration (minimum 6 days) and bought together. Note that kids in this instance are under 18 rather than under 13 for a “normal” kids pass and that separate passes are issued, you don’t have to ski together!
So in 2021 two adults with four kids who are aged 13 to 17:
6 Family Passes costs €1540.80 rather than €1926
Saving a total of €385.20 which is a full 20% discount
Snow Guarantee and Stats
The 3 Valleys is the biggest ski area in the World – it has 169 modern, high performance ski lifts, 600km of pistes from 3230m to 1100m with 85% of the skiable area above 1800m, 120km of cross-country tracks, 2535 snow cannons covering 53% of the ski area, 77 state of the art grooming machines for 1512 hectares of groomed pistes, 335 marked runs, 25 accessible summits, 6 glaciers, 1200 lift staff, 424 ski patrollers and over 3000 Ski instructors. Plus, they guarantee to have more skiing than anyone else…
All the lift pass prices details, opening dates, options, discounts & offers at:
www.latania.co.uk/skiing/passes.htm
Winter 2021 Opening and Closing Dates
All subject to change, snow cover, weather conditions, safety, staff availability, maintenance and utilisation with limited areas & lifts open at the beginning and end of the season.
| La Tania | Sat 12 Dec 2020 to Sat 17 Apr 2021 |
| Courchevel 1850 | Sat 05 Dec 2020 to Fri 23 Apr 2021 |
| Le Praz | Sat 05 Dec 2020 to Fri 23 Apr 2021 (for urban access only 5-12 Dec) |
| Courchevel Village 1550 | Sat 05 Dec 2020 to Fri 23 Apr 2021 (for urban access only 5-12 Dec) |
| Courchevel Moriond 1650 | Sat 12 Dec 2020 to Sat 17 Apr 2021 |
| Méribel Valley inc Mottaret | Sat 05 Dec 2020 to Fri 23 Apr 2021 |
| Brides-Les-Bains | Sat 12 Dec 2020 to Fri 16 Apr 2021 |
| Saint Martin de Belleville | Sat 12 Dec 2020 to Fri 23 Apr 2021 |
| Les Menuires | Sat 05 Dec 2020 to Fri 23 Apr 2021 |
| Orelle | Sat 28 Nov 2020 to Sun 9 May 2021 |
| Val Thorens | Sat 21 Nov 2020 to Sun 9 May 2021 (partial from 21/11 subject to snow ) |
| 3 Valleys Links | From Sat 05 Dec 2020 to Fri 23 Apr 2021 |
La Tania Classic Travel Poster from Colsy available on-line
Ex Ski Lodge barman Aussie Colsy created this great classic travel poster of La Tania during lockdown with having more than the usual amount of free time on his hands…
“Hopefully this piece captures some of the magic of that little country town in the sky”
If you didn’t manage to buy an old Plattières 3 Gondola (they sold out in minutes) maybe this is a good reminder of La Tania, Snow and Mountains…
Prices start at £13.84 for small posters (including postage in the UK) plus get 11% off using code 11FORYOU
Art Prints up to size 61cm x 81cm are also available.
Old Gondolas for sale today – 28 April 2020 – for €500
The Plattières 3 gondola in Méribel Mottaret is to be replaced by a high speed 6 seater chairlift and the old (36 years) gondolas, many with unique paint jobs, are to be sold off for €500 each with the money going to charity.
They are to be sold on the internet from “the morning of Thursday 28 April 2020” – click on this link
They weigh 320kg and you have to collect yourself from Mottaret on one of two days towards the end of May – colours / paint jobs can’t be chosen.
Final Escapade in a Day for Winter 2020
Jan Barnett:
Day Summary – We originally planned to do the 3VE on Saturday, but changing weather conditions and poor visibility put an end to that idea. Mainly following the route posted by Andy Lee on 20 Jan 2020, we set off Sunday morning on the 2nd gondola out of La Tania at 9am making very good progress until we hit queues at Legends. Again progress was good until a 10 minute wait at St Martin Express due to “problème technique”.
Changes to Andy’s route were taking Moutiers and Grand Fond instead of Cime Caron to get down to Orelle and we missed out Sunny Express, as were able to stay high to get to Becca. There were no queues at Plan des Mains, so took the chair out of the Mont Vallon sector rather than taking the Ours piste. Made it to Forêt at 16.33 and had a fantastic last run down Folyères for a well earned drink in Ski Lodge.
Such an enjoyable day and great challenge. Big thanks to LaTania.co.uk for keeping the unofficial challenge going.
Jan⛷ Paul & Matthew⛷
What’s this all about?
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 – then we had the idea of doing it in a day…
It’s probably the toughest day skiing ever for a recreational skier but lots of people have got involved over the years so we feature them in our Escapade in a Day Hall of Fame
This is no longer being promoted by The 3 Valleys but we’ll still stick you in the Hall of Fame if you complete it – send a Ski Tracks or similar trace in plus a pic of your group.
What started out as a late night “is it possible?” discussion became a challenge the following week – the history and our original route are here
Originally punch cards had to be stamped at each check point until electronic passes arrived – they could then be checked by the lift company. The original Escapade was 30 lifts, 13000m vertical and 70km and 2016 peaked with 34 lifts, 17000m vertical (twice the height of Everest) and around 100km total distance. It became a little less for 2017 and 2018 saw the use of the Roc de Tougne fast new chair instead of the drag plus we lost the Montaulever drag altogether. In 2019 we gained the new faster Legends chair out of Méribel and then an improvement in speed on the Mont Vallon lift too.
Certainly getting easier with the improvement in lift infrastructure and we will make it harder for 2021. But, it’s still a big, big day out with all the planning, chatting, moaning (and lunch) kept to the lifts…
Updated 2020 PDF route with the 19 “Escapade Lifts” in bold
You do this entirely at your own risk, act responsibly, take full ownership for your own actions and all of those with you, respect other people (& the mountain), ski & ride within your limits, always obey the skiers & snowboarders code, observe all signs, pay attention to all notices, advice & instructions from Pisteurs, only ski off piste if fully equipped & knowledgeable, it’s not a race (and you won’t be insured), think about the safety of others as well as yourself but above all, take care, don’t wreck things for others & don’t even think of blaming anyone else if it all goes horribly wrong…..
Courchevel Elections – Candidate Information, Manifestos and Presentation Times in La Tania
For those interested in the upcoming municipal elections, here are the 3 dates in La Tania when candidates will present their manifestos. Events are held in the La Tania Cinema opposite the Tourist Office and below the Ski Lodge.
While we’d never tell anyone how to vote, we think Isabelle represents a real change rather than the same old school ideas – she has interesting things to say on sustainable, balanced development, the well-being of residents & tourists, 2023 World Cup divisions, the “luxury developments” causing a loss of customers to Tignes, Val etc and ensuring complete transparency & an absence of conflicts of interest. Will certainly fight for La Tania and the other Courchevel Villages against the might of 1850 too.
- Mr Jean-Yves Pachod
- Vivre Courchevel
- Saturday 7 March at 18:30
Program / Agenda / Manifesto
- Mme Isabelle Monsenego
- Pour Courchevel, Traditions et ambitions
- Friday 13 March at 19:30
Program / Agenda / Manifesto
- Mr Jean-Marc Belleville
- Tous pour Courchevel, Courchevel pour tous
- Tuesday 10 March at 19:00
Program / Agenda / Manifesto
The Ronnie Loves Music Week 16-20 March 2020
The Rond Point in Méribel hosts its annual Ronnie Loves Music Festival from 16th to 20th March 2020.
Featuring many of their regular live acts plus the excellent Beatles tribute band Patchwork, along with OMG It’s The Church!, DJ Yoda and Shaka Loves You!
Music kicks off each day from mid afternoon and it’s all free!
Details of all the weekly events in La Tania plus The Ronnie Loves Music, Piste Bash and 3 Valleys Charity Day events in our constantly updated What’s On this week in La Tania plus our Three Valleys Diary.
