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Wednesday, 03 January, 2007
Off piste snowboarder killed at les Arcs
A seventeen year old snowboarder was found dead yesterday at 16h30 by the ski patrol at les Arcs in the Savoie. The young man, who came from the nearby Ain department had been buried by a fresh snow avalanche. He is the first avalanche fatality in France this season. The avalanche risk was 3 (Considerable) on a scale of 5 below 2200 meters, 4 (high) at altitude.
Les Dailles, Arc 2000 sector
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Monday, 01 January, 2007
Val d’Isere for sale?
The rumour has been doing the rounds over Christmas. The Blas family are looking for a cool half Billion euros for the Sofival which controls the ski lifts of Val d’Isère, La Rosière, Valmorel and Avoriaz. The main name in the frame is the Compagnie des Alpes (CdA) which already run 8 of the 12 top French ski resorts including nearby Tignes, la Plagne and les Arcs.
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Friday, 24 November, 2006
Get Clarines
The ski resort of les Menuires, long time the poor relation of the Trois Vallees ski domain, is continuing its move upmarket. In 2004 the massive Solaret complex, dubbed Butlins-sur-neiges, was dynamited. Now it is the turn of the concrete “Hotel Les Clarines”.
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Sunday, 19 November, 2006
German skier killed at Tignes
A German skier has died following a fall near the summit of the Leisse (2792 meters) yesterday. The Leisse is part of the Tignes Grande Motte glacier ski area. The man, who was in his 50s, who had complained of back pain following the fall died before he could be evacuated to hospital by helicopter. The accident occured around 13h00. The exact circumstances of the accident are not yet clear although the area is not heavily crevassed. Lack of snow and strong winds have left some areas very icy.
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Thursday, 16 November, 2006
Go ahead for the Val-Cenis Termignon link
After what has been a battle royal between mountain and environmental groups and the French Environment Minister on one side and strong lobbying from developers, local parliamentarians and the Minister of Works on the other the link between Val-Cenis and Termignon as well as an extension of the ski domain into the ecologically sensitive Cléry valley, sole habitat of the extremely rare plant Carex glacialis Mackenzie (glacial sedge), has been given the go-ahead.
The Turra and snow making at Val-Cenis
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Friday, 10 November, 2006
Apocalypse Snow - le retour
Anyone who is a fan of garish pink and yellow one piece ski suits, sweat bands, mullets, monoskis and Zorbing should procure themselves a copy of the cult movie Apocalpse Snow. Up until now video tapes of Didier Lafond and Regis Rolland’s classic had been hard to find. You would have to ask your local Blockbuster manager if he had something a little bit raunchier than the Warren Miller you rented last week hidden under the counter.
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Thursday, 02 November, 2006
The Gorges de l’Arly reopen tomorrow
During the winter the gorges de l’Arly linking Albertville with St Gervais are more often closed than open due to the real danger of landslides and stone fall. The last 8 months have been a bit of nightmare for anyone wanting to use this important route. It is has been completely closed with a complicated detour through the mountains by Héry en Ugine. Now after over 6 million euros of work the road will reopen tomorrow, one month ahead of schedule.
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Friday, 06 October, 2006
Concrete rot hits Savoie ski resorts
Numerous buildings constructed since the spring of 2004 and some ski lifts may have to be rebuilt in the Maurienne valley’s ski areas due to defective concrete. The concrete becomes friable in the presence of humidity. The problem affects the foundations of a number of buildings as well as public works including road strengthening. The Savoie highways department is undertaking a thorough investigation of both roads and 13 ski lifts. The concrete was used in the valley from March to July 2004.
Hauts de Valmeinier will be demolished
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Wednesday, 06 September, 2006
Ski Resort Monopoly
It is transfer season for ski resorts with the main players the first division teams Transmontagne and Remy-Loisirs. On the first of August Vosges based Remy took control of the ski lifts of Notre Dame de Bellecombe and Flumet which has previously been run by the local communities. The group, which in 2005 ranked 5th largest in France just begin Transmongtagne with 2.62% of total lift turnover already controls neighbouring Crest-Voland / Cohennos
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Tuesday, 05 September, 2006
Les Arcs doubles snow making
York Neige is completing a project that will double the snow making capacity at les Arcs for the start of the 2006/7 season. The aim is to be ready for the cold weather in November to enable the resort to build a good artificial base for the winter. York is currently installing 4500 meters of snowmaking on runs in Arc 1600 and 1800 and a further 4800 meters at Arc 2000.
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