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Let’s get down to it
21 Oct 2010
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The ski season started on September 26th on the Tignes glacier in Savoie and the highest and biggest resorts in the Alps follow closely from November. Schuss!

Snowboard aux 2 Alpes - Oisans - RA Tourisme - F. Maire - 21turns.net

On the Tignes glacier, all those who are crazy about snow sports had a cheerful expression on this September 26th. A ten centimeter fresh fall of snow had fallen during the night, which allowed the glacier to recover its beauty.

From November 28th, the resort will open for good and will take advantage of its opening to inaugurate the new Boisses cable car, so powerful that it reduces the ascent time by more than half (four minutes instead of nine).

The Most punchy resort in the Alps which welcomes a very cosmopolitan clientele also develops well-being with fun treatments during evenings of the full moon in the CGH residences where the Spa remains open until midnight.

Sommets du domaine de Val d'Isère - Tarentaise - Photo RA Tourisme - S. Chappaz

Its lovely neighbour, Val d’Isère, also opens on November 28th and invites snow sports fans to try the new equipment during the Ski Force Winter Tour in most of the resorts.

It will display stands of the biggest brands on November 20th and 21st in Val Thorens to inaugurate also the opening of the Alps highest resort at two thousand and three hundred meters altitude.

But it is a resort in Isère that takes up the best position of early openings. The 2 Alps resort also profits from their glacier to welcome the fine blades of snow sports from November 27th. It is the same in Val Thorens, where first snow weeks are organized to welcome additional Dutch and German skiers in 2 Alps.

Not to be missed, to brilliantly open this promising ski season (the powder began to touch summits at the end of September), the European Film festival in Les Arcs, returning for the second year in mid-December. For all those who like great ski and cinema.

Informations pratiques
European Cinema Festival, at Les Arcs (Savoie)
From 11 till 18 December 2010
lesarcs-filmfest.com
Les 2 Alpes (Isère)
Resort opening from 23 October 2010 till 01 November 2010 and from 27 November 2010
Opening week and Dutch Festival from 27 November till 1st December.
and Power week from 27 November till 4 December for the Germans.
les2alpes.com
Val Thorens (Savoie)
Resort Opening 20 November 2010.
Ski Force Winter Tour on 20 and 21 November.
Pack Ski Force Winter Tour from 67,50 € per person for 2 days in a 4 people studio. Ski season for the Netherlands, official launch from 27 November till 3 December.
Andros Trophy on 3, 4 and 5 December 2010.
valthorens.com
Val d’Isère (Savoie)
Resort Opening on 28 November with the week end of Ski Force Winter Tour equipment testing.
valdisere.com
Tignes (Savoie)
Open from 26 September for the glacier and resort opening on 28 November. New Year in Tignes.
tignes.net
Full moon treaments – Massage with precious oil and moonstones 50€.
cgh-residences.com
Tags : Air sports, Haute-savoie, Nature and Sports, Savoie, Sports
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