Dear readers,
After a shortened season and a white season, ski resorts are preparing for a long-awaited reopening. Since October 16, skiers can once again hit the slopes of the Grande Motte glacier in Tignes. The other areas will gradually open by mid-December. In view of the good booking trends, mountain professionals are regaining their morale and anticipate this winter attendance comparable to that of before-Covid. Accommodation, activities, packages ... It is therefore time to plan your stay in the Alps or the Pyrenees, especially if you plan to leave during the Christmas and winter school holidays. All with more peace of mind thanks to relaxed postponement and cancellation conditions. There remains a small unanswered question:will the sanitary pass be required for the ski lifts? A response from the government is awaited "
early November
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Mountain: tourist residences and holiday clubs ready for Christmas
Reservations for Christmas and end-of-year holidays in the mountains: overview of tourist residences and holiday clubs.
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If you feel the urge to breathe clean mountain air and hit the ski slopes, it's time to book your next vacation.
Club Med, Pierre & Vacances, MGM ... The major tourist accommodation brands are already in the starting blocks for Christmas and end-of-year holiday bookings.
Overview to organize your stay in winter sports, without bumps or false notes.
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Family skiing: choice of resort, lessons, altitude for the little ones ... Our guide for a perfect holiday
The choice of destination for a family ski vacation is based on multiple criteria, and the “Family Plus” label can help you.
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Not all ski resorts are suitable for children, either because of the altitude, the level of difficulty of the slopes or the type of activities offered.
Nurseries, lessons for the little ones ... The essential information to know to organize your winter stay as well as possible.
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From Mercantour to the Néouvielle massif, ten very confidential mountain villages
The village of Saint-Véran is classified among the “Most Beautiful Villages of France”.
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In the Queyras, Ecrins or Mercantour massifs, their names are Saint-Véran, Serre-Eyraud or La Colmiane.
These micro stations are real snow destinations where pleasures are experienced in the plural and social distancing is natural.
Up there, a few ski slopes are sufficient in normal times.
The rest, Nature took care of it.
And the inhabitants knew how to preserve it.
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Skiing: these stations easily accessible by train
Renovated in 2019, the Les Arcs funicular connects the Bourg-Saint-Maurice SNCF station to Arc 1600 in just seven minutes.
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Leave your car in the car park and join the ski slopes by train.
From Paris, this is possible by linking the TGV and seasonal buses or shuttles.
Our selection of resorts among the closest to the capital, from the Alps to the Pyrenees.
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2021-22 ski season: five ideas to pay less for your ski pass
By choosing the right time and the right way, we can hope to make significant savings on our sesame towards the ski lifts.
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This 2021-2022 season, the average cost of the day pass will increase by a further 2% to € 28.20.
An important budgetary item during a stay in a winter sports resort, the cost of this sesame, necessary to access the ski lifts, can be reduced in several ways.
Explanations.
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