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Lift opening dates for French ski areas 2013-14 season

Following on from our last blog post where we gave you the lift opening dates for the Portes Du Soleil, here is a run down on the season dates for the other major ski areas throughout France.
Our best advice is always to check with the local tourist office before booking for the start or end of season as dates are subject to change based on snow conditions.

Chamonix Valley
The Grand Montets area in Argentiere will be the first to open, with a partial opening on the 7th December 2013 and full opening from the 21st December.
The full area will close on the 28^th April 2014, but some lifts will remain open until the 4^th May.

Les Houches will be fully open from the 21^st December 2014, with a closing date of the 13^th April 2014.
The Brevent area in Chamonix will be fully open between the same dates as Les Houches, but will have selected lifts open from the 14^th December.

Grand Massif
Flaine is the highest of the resorts in the Grand massif and therefore has the longest season, with lifts open from the 14th December 2013 until the 27th April 2014.

The other resorts such as Samoens, Morillon and Les Carroz open one week later on the 21^st December, until the 21^st April 2014.

3 Valleys
The Three Valleys will be open from the 7^th December 2013 until the 25^th April 2014.
Some lower lifts, such as in La Tania, are scheduled to open one week later on the 14^th December.

Val Thorens will be open longer, from the 23^rd November 2013 until the 11^th May 2014.

Espace Killy
The full Espace Killy ski area (Val D’Isere and Tignes) will be open from the 30th November 2013 until the 4th May 2014.

However, the Tignes glacier is already open and will not close until the 11^th May 2014!

Paradiski
The resorts that make up the Paradiski area (Les Arcs and La Plagne) all open from the 14th December 2013, although the connecting lifts to open up the full area do not open until the 20^th December.
The lift system closes on the 26^th April 2014.

The Southern Alps
And finally a run down on the opening dates for the major resorts in the Southern French Alps.

Alpe D’Huez is open from the 6^th December until the 26^th April, although some of the satellite resorts will close earlier on the 21^st April.

Les Deux Alpes is open from the 30^th November until the 26^th April.
Because of it’s glacier skiing, they also plan to open next week for school half term (26^th October until the 3^rdNovember)!

La Grave is also open from the 21^st December until the 4^th May.

Serre Chevalier plans to open from the 14^th December until the 21^st April 2014.

Wherever you are going, we hope you have a great time and don’t forget that we can provide transfers to all of these resorts and more.

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Portes du Soleil Lift Opening Dates for the 2013/14 Season

Winter is in the air here in the Portes du Soleil! Following a hot summer and rainy September, temperatures are now dropping steadily. Whilst the very first flakes dusted rooftops in Avoriaz in September, it looks like the first significant snowfall of the winter is set to arrive this week. So it seems like a fitting time to be looking at lift openings and airport transfer start dates for the coming winter season!

The first lifts in the Portes du Soleil are due to open in the Pre-la-Joux area of Chatel at weekends from 30^thNovember. Avoriaz, Morzine and Lets Gets follow with partial openings on 14^th December 2013. The full Portes du Soleil ski area will then be open from 21^st December.

Following the record-breaking snowfall in Avoriaz last winter, the 13/14 ski season has been extended by an additional week. Avoriaz will remain open until 27^th April 2014, so despite Easter falling late next year (April 20^th) holiday makers will still be able to ski in Easter week (snow-permitting).

Ski Lifts will be starting our shared transfers from Geneva airport to Morzine, Avoriaz and Les Gets from 14^thDecember. Private transfers are available year-round.
Following high demand for many dates in the 202/13 season, we would like to encourage our customers to book their transfers from Geneva airport early this year to ensure they secure their preferred dates.

Key Dates

• Chatel – Partial openings on the weekends of 30^th Nov/1^st Dec and 7^th/8^th Dec (Pre-la-Joux area only and snow permitting).
• Morzine & Les Gets ski lifts are partially open (Pleney and Chavannes) from the 14th December 2013(snow permitting) and then fully open from the 21st December 2013 – 21st April 2014
• Avoriaz ski lifts are open from the 14th December 2013 – 27th April 2014 (partial openings in the first and last weeks)
• Ski Lifts shared transfers to Morzine, Avoriaz and Les Gets start from 14^th December 2013
• The Portes du Soleil ski area will be open daily from 21st December 2013 to 27th April 2014

We’ll follow up over the coming weeks with more information on lift opening dates for other resorts and areas throughout Europe, but many high altititude glacier resorts are already open so if you simply can’t wait to get on the snow until December then get yourself out there – we are offering transfers right now!

The Ski-Lifts Team