Showing posts with label Peisey-Vallandry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Peisey-Vallandry. Show all posts
Sunday, 28 February 2016

BRAND MATTERS: All change at Peisey Vallandry

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I've always quite liked the Peisey Vallandry logo: It complements the Les Arcs one nicely, but reinforces the smaller resort'...
Saturday, 2 January 2016

THE VANOISE NATIONAL PARK: 1963-2015 RIP

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(My rudimentary translation taken from the  Alpes Magazine  editorial, Dec 2015-Jan 2016) A s we put together the latest version of this m...
Saturday, 2 May 2015

SUMMERTIME NEWS

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There is new  snow  up high, but it's the wrong type of snow.  In any case, all the resorts bar Tignes and Val Thorens are now closed. ...
Sunday, 7 September 2014

GATEWAY TO THE VANOISE: Peisey-Vallandry

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Peisey-Vallandry  needs little information - a resort of its own, reached by an extremely tough (for cyclists anyway) climb up from Landry, ...
Monday, 26 May 2014

LAKE TO COAST WALK: The GR5

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This month's  Alpes Magazine  devotes almost the entire issue to the  GR5 trail , also known as La Traversée des Alpes , an epic 60...
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Sunday, 25 May 2014

BEST FOR BEGINNERS? Les Arcs makes the shortlist

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Les Arcs has been nominated in the  Chillfactore  awards in the "Best Resort for Beginners" category. It is up against Soldeu,...
Sunday, 23 March 2014

ELECTION SPECIAL: Municipales 2014

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It's round one of the local elections today.   Here  is an open letter written by the proprietors' organisation  Avenir et Animation...
Friday, 7 February 2014

SOCHI 2014: Allez David!

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This February sees Peisey-Vallandry getting behind David Poisson  at the Sochi Olympics. He will be on show at 7am on Sunday morning.   Lad...
Sunday, 8 September 2013

NEW SKI SEASON: More new things in Les Arcs

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In addition to what's here , a few more things to look out for this season, courtesy of the excellent  www.peisey-info.com . The  Le...
Tuesday, 1 January 2013

WHAT'S NEW IN LES ARCS

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Updated 13/1/13 A couple of weeks into the season, the main news in Les Arcs - as across the region - is that there is A LOT of snow.  Th...
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Monday, 17 December 2012

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? New lifts for Les Arcs

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It's more than 50 years since the first ski lift appeared in the area, linking Bourg St Maurice to Les Granges.  And the last 10 years h...
Saturday, 30 June 2012

TOUR DE FRANCE: Les Arcs 2009

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The Tour de France stage to Bourg St Maurice lacked the drama of the 1996 visit to Les Arcs (scene of Indurain's downfall - more  here ....
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Monday, 7 May 2012

THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: How They Voted In Round 2

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The results are in, with Hollande scoring 51.7%, and Sarko 48.3%, on an 80% turnout. All the results, including by departement and comm...
Friday, 30 March 2012

PEISEY-VALLANDRY

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Peisey-Vallandry used to be a bit of a backwater, tucked away at the far end of Les Arcs' skiing, with some brilliant red runs served b...
Friday, 23 March 2012

TWEETERS OF THE TARENTAISE

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Here's an overview of the various  websites  covering the resorts and villages in the Tarentaise. To keep in touch on a day-to-day bas...
Saturday, 25 February 2012

EAT FOR A WEEK IN LES ARCS: A (sort of) Gourmet Guide

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Les Arcs is far from being one of the top resorts when it comes to mountain restaurants. In fact, it's fair to say that there simply are...
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Wednesday, 1 February 2012

THE "B" ROADS OF LES ARCS: Avoiding the February Crowds

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The February holidays see Les Arcs, like most of the other big resorts, getting very, very full.  To have a lift system in place which eradi...