François Badjily, Director of the Alpe d'Huez Tourist Office, talked to us about the summer season and the upcoming winter season. How would you sum up the summer of 2024? 2024 was a good summer for Alpe d'Huez. June was modest, July saw a slight drop due to capricious weather and the elections which disrupted departures, but August exceeded expectations, with an increase of 10 % compared to 2023. Events such as the Marmotte Granfondo Alpes, the Megavalanche and the women's Tour de France...
Author: Romain Boisaubert
In less than three months, winter sports fans will finally be able to enjoy the first snows. Les 2 Alpes opens its winter season on Saturday 30 November. Here's a look at what's new this year. While most resorts close their doors well before spring arrives, at Les 2 Alpes the winter season will run until 4 May. One of this season's key innovations is the preparation of the new Jandri 3S cable car. Designed by the manufacturer POMA, this project is one of the most ambitious in the French Alps in recent...
The Tignes ski area is continuing to modernise. As resort manager Frédéric Porte told us in an interview, a number of new features will be unveiled this winter. Here's an overview. LIRE AUSSI: Frédéric Porte: "Tignes has a vocation to be dynamic all year round" One of the main new features this winter is the new 6-seater detachable chairlift "Le Marais", which will be inaugurated in December 2024. This chairlift replaces the old one, offering a faster and quieter ascent thanks to "Directdrive" technology. With a capacity of 2,020 skiers per hour,...
Christopher Diericx, Director of La Plagne Montalbert, talks to us about the summer season and the upcoming winter season in the La Plagne resorts. How would you sum up the summer of 2024? Compared with 2023, there was a slight drop in visitor numbers, between -3% and -5% depending on the different sites in La Plagne. This trend has been observed nationwide and is not specific to the mountains. It can be explained in part by a capricious spring, which delayed bookings, particularly in May and June, the key months. "July...
Jordane Juschka, Director of the Orcières Merlette Tourist Office, talks to us about the summer season and the upcoming winter season. How would you sum up the summer of 2024? It's been a pretty good season and we've had a good turnout. After the Covid period, we had a good momentum. The resorts in the Southern Alps had their best season ever, with more visitors than last year. The average occupancy rate rose by 1 %, reaching more than 50 % during the summer months. The...
Éric Chevalier, Director of the Bourg-Saint-Maurice/Les Arcs Tourist Office, talked to us about the summer season and the upcoming winter season. How would you sum up the summer of 2024? I have mixed feelings about the summer of 2024. July fell short of expectations and of previous years for a number of reasons. It's still a little early in September to have definitive figures, but the trend is clear: July was disappointing, especially in a context where, for the last ten years or so, every summer has shown an increase in visitor numbers....
Christophe Lavaut, Director of Val d'Isère Tourisme, talks to us about the summer season and the upcoming winter season. How would you sum up the summer of 2024? This summer in Val d'Isère was extraordinary, quite the opposite of what we're used to. The resort had a very unusual tourist season, with a huge drop in visitor numbers until the end of July. Fortunately, August more than made up for this and was exceptional. The last three weeks particularly outperformed, to the extent that Val d'Isère recorded an increase of...
Nicolas Restout, Director of the Val d'Allos Tourist Office, talks to us about the summer season, the forthcoming winter season and current projects. How would you sum up the summer of 2024? July was more complicated, with a slower start nationally. Fortunately, we made up for it in August. Some of the clientele carried over to September, with the July holidays shifted to that month. The Val d'Allos-Le Seignus bike park performed well this summer, thanks to a major investment policy....
The resort of Val d'Isère is preparing to unveil one of its biggest innovations for winter 2024: the complete replacement of the Vallon de l'Iseran gondola lift. The project, described by Christophe Lavaut, Director of Val d'Isère Tourisme, as "pharaonic and ambitious", aims to improve access to one of the most emblematic sectors of the ski area. In just a few months, the old gondola lift, installed in 1982, will be dismantled and replaced by a modern, high-performance machine, ready to welcome skiers from 20 December 2024. ALSO READ: Val d'Isère: mountain activities, highlights, restaurants, hotels... What to do...
Alpine skiing fans can start rejoicing. The first resorts will soon be opening their doors. Once again this year, the legendary Savoyard resorts of Tignes and Val Thorens will be the first to welcome skiers. They plan to open on Saturday 23 November. Chamonix, in Haute-Savoie, is also planning to launch its winter season on the same date, on the Grands Montets ski area. Montgenèvre, the first in the Southern Alps The following weekend, from Saturday 30 November, other ski areas will follow suit. These include Montgenèvre in the Hautes-Alpes, Chamrousse, L'Alpe d'Huez and...
Frédéric Porte, Director of the Tignes resort, talks to us about the summer season and the upcoming winter season. How would you assess the summer season in Tignes? It's been positive. Over the years, Tignes has established itself as a must-visit destination for sports holidaymakers, thanks to a host of first-class facilities, including the water sports centre, Acroland, the new sports ground, the Olympic stadium, the recently-developed sports fields, the Tignespace sports and conference centre and the Le Lagon aquatic centre. These...
Sébastien Mérignargues, Director of Avoriaz, the iconic 100% pedestrian resort nestling in the heart of the Portes du Soleil (Northern Alps), talks to us about the summer season and the upcoming winter season. LIRE AUSSI : Rémy Counil: "The success of La Plagne? Its snow cover, its activities and its villages" How do you see the Avoriaz summer season developing? The objective set for the last four years was clear: to boost the resort's summer business. Even though we don't yet have the latest figures, we can...
Le Valléen, an innovative urban gondola lift, is set to offer an environmentally-friendly alternative to the car, linking Le Fayet SNCF station directly to the town of Saint-Gervais and the ski slopes. It is due to open on 6 September. This project, initiated by the municipality of Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc, is part of an approach to soft and sustainable mobility, in line with the growing need for eco-mobility in the mountains. LIRE AUSSI : Les Arcs: everything you need to know about the new Transarc gondola lift By linking the Le Fayet SNCF station to the centre of Saint-Gervais in just 5 minutes, this gondola lift promises to provide...
With a 25 % increase in sales over last year - a new summer record - Ax 3 Domaines enjoyed a successful summer season. The Pyrenean resort owes its success in part to a brand new activity: the devalkart. It was the big news of the summer at Ax 3 Domaines. And the least we can say is that the resort's new flagship activity has not disappointed. The devalkart has been a huge success," says Jacques Murat, Marketing Director of the resort. In August, we...
In December 2023, the transformation of Transarc began, marking the first phase of an ambitious project to facilitate access to the Les Arcs ski area. This first stage was crowned with success with the creation of a reception, advice and sales area, as well as the installation of a modern escalator, making access to the start of the Transarc from the Arc 1800 station more fluid. LIRE AUSSI : The Vanoise Express cable car, or how Paradiski was born This winter, the Domaine de Montagne Les Arcs/Peisey-Vallandry has breathed new life into the emblematic link between Arc 1800 and the summits. The new Transarc at...
As the Saulire cable car prepares to be operational again for the 2024-2025 ski season, Courchevel resort has recently unveiled images of its installation. Now equipped with new panoramic cabins offering optimum comfort, the Saulire cable car is not just improving comfort. It also offers a completely new way of discovering the majestic landscapes of Courchevel and the 3 Valleys. ALSO READ: La Saulire cable car, 2 Lacs cable car... What's new in the 3 Vallées? As a reminder, the two gondolas in the Saulire cable car had been...
On Tuesday 27 August, the Les 2 Alpes Town Council met to discuss an important measure aimed at supporting local families and promoting access to sporting activities for young people. After deliberation, it was decided that, from this winter onwards, the local authority would cover 100 % of the cost of ski passes for children aged between 5 and 18. LIRE AUSSI: Eric Bouchet: "Les 2 Alpes offers a wide range of activities and an unspoilt setting in summer" This measure specifically concerns nursery and primary school pupils...
The mountains, with their rugged beauty and unique ecosystems, are particularly fragile natural spaces. To ensure their preservation, all visitors must adopt environmentally-friendly behaviour. ALSO READ: What is Snowfarming, a technique for conserving snow from one year to the next? Le Petit Montagnard presents you with a few essential things to do on your mountain excursions. 1. comply with local regulations Before setting off, find out about local rules, particularly those concerning bivouacs. Some areas are protected, and camping there can harm the flora and fauna. Always give priority to...
Property developer of prestige residences, Rising Stone is continuing to expand in the heart of the 3 Valleys. In Méribel, the group is preparing to open three new top-of-the-range residences next winter. Focus on Alba. Located in the emblematic Rond-Point des Pistes district of Méribel, Alba is a new luxury residence distinguished by its timeless architecture and noble materials, such as real stone and old wood. Perched at an altitude of more than 1,650 metres, this residence sits alongside other prestigious Rising Stone developments, such as Le Village de l'Orée and Les Grands Chalets des Pistes. panoramic view of the...
September 2024 promises to be a dynamic and eventful month in Serre Chevalier. Whether you're a fan of sport, culture or festivities, you'll find plenty to fill your diary. Here are the highlights of the month you won't want to miss. Serre Che Trail Salomon The Serre Che Trail Salomon (7-8 September) is one of the major events of the month. Every year, this event attracts hundreds of runners who come to test themselves against the various routes on offer, ranging from 12 to 60 km. Runners cross breathtaking landscapes, with breathtaking views of the Écrins glaciers and the Cerces massif. What a...
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