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Monthly Archives: November 2009

Espace Killy: 3 days and counting!

By David Froom | Published: November 25, 2009

Here we are, another year has passed and another ski season is about to kick off. Forget all those excited blogs and tweets in October about new snow in Europe and a few resorts in the States opening early, we’re now getting ready for the real snow. The first guests for UK tour operators will be arriving in Tignes and Val d’Isere on Saturday, that’s the 28th November, which is the official opening date for the Espace Killy.

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Road Trip, anyone?

By David Froom | Published: November 16, 2009

So, we’ve established that travelling to resort by train is fun and surprisingly efficient. If you really must, then fly, But what about the third way, the Road Trip? Surprisingly, for someone who had done 4 seasons and been on family ski holidays since the age of 5, I’d never driven to France until March of this year when we drove from Dover to Morzine. Not strictly a holiday, as work were sending us to familiarise ourselves with chalets, but a Road Trip nonetheless.

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New chairlift in La Plagne

By David Froom | Published: November 3, 2009

Plagne 1800 has a new chairlift out of the village: the new Melezes chairlift which runs from the ESF meeting point to Plagne Centre. This then connects to another new chairlift – the Bergerie, arriving at 2184m just above Plagne Villages, which gives access to Plagne Centre and Plagne Bellecote, making Plagne 1800 a much more convenient option for beginners.

La Plagne 1800 - aerial shot with new chairlifts. Photo from www.laplagne.co.uk

La Plagne 1800 - aerial shot with new chairlifts. Photo from www.laplagne.co.uk

For more info checkout our La Plagne resort details or see our collection of La Plagne Chalets.

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