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Thursday, may 22, 2008 - 20:03

What's On

Lifts
Cable cars on their own at Val Thorens
This winter Val Thorens is signing the most important investment of the season with regard to ski lifts: €20m to replace two of its principal cable cars. Comfort and integration are the key words of the new installations which, and this is a world first, are being run without operators.After ... [more]


 Woodstock in the air
 Flying with the Gods

Shopping

custom-decorate your skis and snowboards
Kaorigin custom-decorate your skis and snowboards and helmets
 Kaorigin, born in September 2007 at Saint-Laurent-du Pont, results from the inspiration of three passionate guys crazy about skiing, surfing, whether on snow or water, as well as fan of graphic art design: Jacques Lacroix, former R&D Director at Dynastar and Rossignol, and ... [more]



People

Savoie
Fine Wine Choice
 A new wine outlet, Le Caveau du Monal has recently opened in Sainte-Foy- Tarentaise. Installed in the basement of the hotel of the same name it is home to some 200 wines meticulously selected by the wine waiter Christophe Quetel. It is a rare mountain address whether for a tasting or the ... [more]


 Mont Blanc : A magnet for overseas guides
 Valley Roots and Mountain Goats

Sport

Ski and paragliding
Ski take off in Chamonix
 A new activity is taking to the air in Chamonix: speed riding, which brings together the sensations of skiing and paragliding. Sandie Cochepain, former world paragliding champion and instructor at Les Ailes du Mon- Blanc school tells us more. “The idea is to descend off-piste ... [more]


 Going down in the Chamonix Valley
 The Megavalanche : a mythical descent


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