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Everyone on the slopes
19 Oct 2009
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The highest resorts in the Alps such as Val Thorens, Tignes or Val d’Isère sound the charge. The slopes will be opened by the end of November for snow lovers preview descents. Ready? Set? Go!

Ski dans les Aravis - Photo Rhône-Alpes Tourisme - P. Lebeau

Mountains in winter, means ski and every kind of snow sports, a lot of ski, but not only ski. In Les Arcs, one makes one’s first track of the season, but at night, one can go to the cinema to attend the projections of the 1st Festival of European Cinema which will open on December 5th.

An anthology of diversity which should allow both film buffs and mountain lovers, and everyone else, to discover all the talent which is sure to be present.

In the heart of one of the most beautiful skiable domain in the world, more than ten thousand spectators are expected to attend about one hundred and twenty shows, in the presence of more than five hundred guests from the world of cinema.

Ski à La Clusaz - Aravis - Photo Rhône-Alpes Tourisme - P. Lebeau .jpg

Five great European films will be presented in preview and ten full-length films will be in official competition to receive the Crystal arrow. One will also be able to see European films which have won prizes in their own country. Off, there will be evenings, animations, concerts and DJ’s at the decks. One exceptionnal week!

In Tignes and Val d’Isère, the glacier of La Grande Motte has closed hardly one month. On the Espace Killy, one can ski before and after everyone!

Lovers of charming resorts, on ski, will explore the bottom of the giant Paradiski valley by discovering Landry, Peisey, Nancroix, Vallandry and Plan-Peisey, the Savoyard villages which cultivate the alpine lifestyle on the sunny side of the Arcs range. There is something for everyone’s’ tastes.

Informations pratiques
1st Festival of European Cinema, at Les Arcs (Savoie)
From 5 till 12 December 2009
lesarcs.com
paradiski.com
Trophée Andros, at Val Thorens (Savoie)
5 and 6 December 2009.
Resort opening on November 21st 2009.
valthorens.com
Peisey-Vallandry (Savoie)
Opening on December 12th 2009.
peisey-vallandry.com
Tignes (Savoie)
Opening of the glacier on September 26th and opening of the resort on November 28th.
tignes.net
Val d’Isère (Savoie)
Opening from November 28th with the Ski Force Winter Tour equipment test week-end.
valdisere.com
France Montagnes 
france-montagnes.com
Tags : Haute-savoie, Nature and Sports, Savoie, Sports, Winter sports
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