Savoie
News from the Savoie ski areas
Wednesday, 01 January, 2003
2 Snow Shoers Killed by Cornice Fall
Two snow shoers were killed after falling 400 meters when a cornice broke away above Méribel (Savoie), according to a spokesman for the Mountain CRS (Compagnie Républicaine de Sécurité). The accident occurred on the ridge above the glacier du Borgne on the Gébroulaz side at 3,042 meters altitude.
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Friday, 15 November, 2002
New Station for Les Arcs
This new section of the station will be built geographically below Arc 2002 and will be called Arc 1950. It will be roughly under the chair lift of Prés St Esprit. The resort will initially comprise 1000 beds to be built by the end of 2003 with a total of 3500 beds. The first stone of the village was laid in June 2002 and landscaping work is moving ahead.
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Monday, 11 November, 2002
La Plagne – New Lifts and Pistes
The longest piste in La Plagne, the Mont de la Guerre has been linked to the Bois on its lower half. It was always on the more exposed side of the valley to Champany and this should now enable it to open for more of the season.
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Saturday, 09 November, 2002
Val Thorens opens for Winter
Val Thorens, located at 2300 meters in the Three Valleys ski area is traditionally the first resort to open the winter domain. This had been schedule for the 1st of November but in the end had to be put-off to the 9th due to lack of snow. Under grey skies and flurries of snow the funitel and glacier lifts were opened but it was possible to return all the way to resort on light powder.
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Tuesday, 15 October, 2002
Val Thorens Bouquetin Funitel News
One of our informers was up at Val Thorens a few days ago. He took a look at the work on the new Bouquetin Funitel (two wire cable car) which will replace an exiting chair and give quicker access to the other parts of the Three Valleys.
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Friday, 13 September, 2002
New Ski Lifts for the Three Valleys
Here are the new lifts for the 2002/2003 season in the Three Valleys.
Thursday, 07 March, 2002
Missing Val d’Isère skiers found dead
The bodies of the remaining five skiers were recovered in Val d’Isère today. They had been skiing the popular off piste itinerary: the tour du Charvet. The skiers had been hit by a large avalanche near the exit from a narrow valley. They were buried to a depth of 6 meters.
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Wednesday, 06 March, 2002
1 dead 5 missing in Val d’Isère Avalanche
A search for five missing skiers from the Lyon in France will resume tomorrow in the Manchet valley in a zone at 2,100 meters altitude after the body of one of the missing had been located at nightfall.
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Sunday, 03 March, 2002
Two die in Arcs Avalanche
An avalanche killed two skiers close to the piste in Les Arcs at 13h40 yesterday. The skiers were part of two groups, one of four skiers and the other of eight who were off-piste in the Grand Col sector of les Arcs. The avalanche was between 2700 - 2800 meters altitude and caught four skiers. Two were rescued alive.
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Monday, 25 February, 2002
Pisteur Killed in Tignes
A pisteur-artificier was killed at Tignes on Monday morning when he was caught by an avalanche on a slope he had just tried to clear with explosive. The victim was 27 years old, married and came from the Gard department.
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