WINTER 2016 - 2017 PRESS PACK White Magic www.savoie-mont-blanc.com White Magic Savoie Mont Blanc… first destination in the world p. 3 for winter sports 19 linked ski areas p. 4 New accommodation: hotels, chalets, residences, re- p. 7 novation Restaurants and après ski : new restaurants, p. 10 Michelin starred restaurants, le goûter, après-ski venues Fun in the snow p. 15 p. 17 Agenda Skiing in the spring p. 19 © BF © CLOS DES SENS CHEZ PEPE NICOLAS - © LES BELLEVILLE CHEZ PEPE NICOLAS - © LES BELLEVILLE 2 PRESS PACK • WINTER 2016 - 2 0 1 7 WHITE MAGIC CHAMONIX - © M. DALMASSO Savoie Mont Blanc is the first destination in the world for SAVOIE MONT BLANC IN NUMBERS winter sports • 116 ski resorts • 19 linked ski areas The area covers two thirds of the Alps and includes 116 ski resorts. They are all easy • 33.2 millions of day lift passes to access by plane (Chambéry, Grenoble, (winter 2014-2015) Lyon and Geneva), train or car. • 39.9 millions overnight stays (winter 2015-2016) ˃ New flights for winter 2016-17 : Chambéry airport, located in the heart of • A ski area covering 566 km² or 55% of French ski areas the French Alps, is connected to nine air- ports in the UK. There are four new routes • 74 Nordic skiing centres this winter: London Stansted (British Air- • 9,597 ski instructors ways), Doncaster (Flybe), Manchester (ESF) (Flybe) and Norwich (Flybe). The airport is being completely renovated • In winter, 47% of the clientele for this winter. is non-French Chambéry : www.chambery-airport.com • 203.8 million of investments in ski areas ˃ Social media : • 24 ski resorts have the In 2016, Savoie Mont Blanc exceeded «Famille Plus Montagne» label 500,000 fans on Facebook, 10,000 fol- lowers on Twitter and 30,000 on Insta- gram. ˃ A new pass, the Alpine Signature The Alpine Signature pass gives access to Europe’s largest ski areas: Les 3 Vallées, Paradiski and Tignes-Val d’Isère. 1,325km of slopes from €348 for a six-day pass. PRESS PACK • WINTER 2016 - 2 0 1 7 WHITE MAGIC 3 19 linked ski areas Fully linked ski area Linked with shuttles 4 PRESS PACK • WINTER 2016 - 2 0 1 7 WHITE MAGIC © SAVOIE MONT BLANC - LEBEAU 19 Linked areas 15 Linked areas (completely linked by lifts) 15 ˃ Espace Diamant ˃ Hirmentaz-Les Habères areas linked by lifts 192km, from 1000m to 2069m 50km, from 935 to 1610m Resorts: Crest Voland Cohennoz, Flumet-Saint Resorts: Bellevaux-Hirmentaz, les Habères + Nicolas la Chapelle, Hauteluce, Notre Dame de 6-day pass: €133.30 Bellecombe, Praz sur Arly, Les Saisies www.hirmentaz-bellevaux.com 6-day pass: €207 ˃ Paradiski www.espacediamant.com 4 425km, from 1200m to 3250m ˃ Espace San Bernardo Resorts: Les Arcs/Bourg Saint Maurice, Cham- areas linked by lifts and 160 km of slopes from 1850m to 2650m pagny-en-Vanoise, Montchavin-les-Coches, shulttles Resorts: La Rosière 1850, Séez, La Thuile (Italy) Peisey-Vallandry, La Plagne, La Plagne- in Savoie Mont Blanc 6-day pass: €206 Montalbert, Villaroger www.espacesanbernardo.com 6-day pass: €223.50 www.paradiski.com ˃ Evasion Mont Blanc 445km, from 1113m to 2350m ˃ Les Portes du Soleil Resorts: Megève, Saint-Gervais-Saint-Nicolas, 600km, from 1000m to 2400m Combloux, La Giettaz, Les Contamines/Hauteluce Resorts: Abondance, Avoriaz, Châtel, La Cha- 6-day pass: €231 pelle d’Abondance, Les Gets, Montriond, Mor- www.evasionmontblanc.com zine-Avoriaz, Saint Jean d’Aulps. Switzerland: Champéry, Morgins, Torgon, Val d’Illiez-Les ˃ Galibier Thabor Crosets-Champoussin 150km, from 1430m to 2600m 6-day pass: from €214 to €255 Resorts: Valloire, Valmeinier www.portesdusoleil.com 6-day pass: €197.50 www.galibier-thabor.com ˃ Praz de Lys – Sommand 50 km, from 1240m to 2000m ˃ Le Grand Domaine Resorts: Taninges-Praz de Lys, Mieussy- 165km, from 1450m to 2550m Sommand Resorts: Valmorel, Saint-François-Longchamp, 6-day pass: €141 Doucy-Combelouvière, Celliers www.prazdelys-sommand.com 6-day pass: €222 www.legranddomaine.fr ˃ Roc d’Enfer 50km, from 950m to 1800m ˃ Le Grand Massif Resorts: Saint Jean d’Aulps-Roc d’Enfer Belle- 265km, from 700m to 2500m vaux-Roc d’Enfer Resorts: Flaine, Samoëns, Les Carroz, Morillon, 6-day pass: €127.40 Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval www.espacerocdenfer.com 6-day pass: €242.40 www.grand-massif.com PRESS PACK • WINTER 2016 - 2 0 1 7 WHITE MAGIC 5 19 linked areas VALLOIRE - © BF ˃ Les Sybelles ˃ Les 3 Vallées 310km, from 1100m to 2620m 600km, from 1300m to 3230m Resorts: Le Corbier, La Toussuire, Les Bottières- Resorts: Courchevel, La Tania, Méribel, Brides- Jarrier, Saint-Jean-d’Arves, Saint-Sorlin-d’Arves, les-Bains (accessed by gondola), Les Menuires, Saint-Colomban-des-Villards Saint Martin de Belleville, Val Thorens, Orelle 6-day pass: €220.30 (accessed by gondola) www.sybelles.com 6-day pass: €264.60 www.les3vallees.com ˃ Tignes - Val d’Isère 300km, from 1550m to 3456m ˃ Val Cenis Vanoise Resorts: Tignes, Val d’Isère 125km, from 1400m to 2800m 6-day pass: €278 Resorts: Val Cenis (Lanslevillard-Lanslebourg), www.tignes.net and www.valdisere.com Termignon la Vanoise 6-day pass: €173 www.valcenisvanoise.fr 4 areas linked by lifts and shuttles ˃ Lake Annecy Ski Resorts (Massif des ˃ Chamonix Mont Blanc Valley: Mont- Aravis) Blanc Unlimited 220km, from 1000m to 2600m 163km, from 1035m to 3300m Resorts: La Clusaz, Le Grand-Bornand, Resorts: Ski lifts of the Chamonix Valley inclu- Manigod, Saint-Jean-de-Sixt ding Aiguille du Midi, Montenvers as well as 6-day pass: price to be confirmed Evasion Mont Blanc, Courmayeur and the Funi- www.lakeannecy-skiresorts.com via Monte Bianco in Italy. 6-day pass: 299€ ˃ Savoie Grand Revard www.chamonix.com 50km, from 1200 to 1550m Resorts: La Féclaz, Le Revard, Saint-François- ˃ Eski-Mo de-Sales 300km, from 1400m to 3050m 6-day pass: €94 Resorts: Aussois, La Norma, Val Cenis, Val www.savoiegrandrevard.com Frejus, Bonneval-sur-Arc 6-day pass: price to be confirmed www.eski-mo.com 6 PRESS PACK • WINTER 2016 - 2 0 1 7 WHITE MAGIC HOTEL ROCKY POP - VALLEE DE CHAMONIX-MONT-BLANC - © ROCKY POP HOTEL New accommodation New hotels K Collection ˃ Chamonix: Three-star hotel RockyPop ˃ Courchevel: The Barrière Group will open is a new concept – a mixture of a hotel and its first mountain hotel with Les Neiges in The luxury Hotel Kilimandja- a hostel that offers cheap and cheerful ac- Courchevel 1850. Located at the foot of the ro in Courchevel has been commodation in the Chamonix valley. Lo- Bellecôte slope, the five-star hotel will transformed into Le K2 Alti- cated in the village of Les Houches, the be ultra-luxurious. It includes 42 rooms and tude. The 32 rooms and RockyPop has 148 bedrooms that can suites across seven floors – some of which suites of this five-star hotel sleep from 1 to 12 people. The ground floor have a fireplace – and all rooms are have been decorated in a has a fun and open space, with pop-art equipped with the latest technology. Guests Himalayan theme. Le K2 Alti- décor, a boutique hairdressers and barbers, will be able to enjoy a 1,000m2 Diane Bar- tude includes a chalet dedi- a photo booth, movies and plenty of enter- cated to wellbeing and pam- rière spa, a cinema room, a 240m2 ski room, pering, with a spa, a taining games. The first floor includes a ski three restaurants, including brasserie Fou- hairdressers and a barbers. shop and a storage area.The RockyPop quet’s, an indoor bar and a large terrace on www.lek2altitude.com has three food counters: gourmet burgers, the slopes. Hotel Barrière Les Neiges is part local specialties and pizzas. Groups of of the prestigious label The Leading Hotels friends can stay at the RockyPop from as of the World. little as €10 per person per night, families http://hotel-les-neiges.bebarriere.com from €25 per person per night, and couples ˃ Val Thorens: The Mercure, one of the first from €60 per person per night. hotels built in Val Thorens, is becoming the www.rockypop-chamonix.com Fahrenheit Seven. Two families who have been friends for many years and are passio- ˃ Les Arcs: Les Arcs’ first five-star hotel, nate about skiing and hospitality – the Unger 4**** the Taj-I Mah, will open in December. Lo- family and the Vidoni family – have bought cated at the top of Arc 2000, the new luxury the Mercure. They are keeping only the ex- A new four-star hotel, Deux hotel will be full of light thanks to large bay ternal walls of the building and are renova- Domaines, will open in La windows all around the complex. The Taj-I ting and redesigning everything else. Fa- Rosière. Built in a Savoyard Mah boasts 48 bedrooms and two restau- hrenheit Seven boasts 107 spacious be- style, the hotel has 71 rooms rants, one of which is gastronomic and drooms (of 27m2 minimum) with chic and and suites decorated in a serves a menu signed off by Michelin- vintage décor, including artwork showing Val contemporary fashion. Deux starred chef Eric Samson. It will also in- Thorens’ history. The hotel also has living Domaines has a spa, a pool, clude a 400m² spa with treatment rooms, an and dining areas: an outdoor après-ski bar, a a bar and two restaurants. indoor swimming pool, a Jacuzzi, a sauna, Le Zinc eatery, a fireside dining area, a rotis- Larosiere.net a steam room and a relaxing area serie restaurant, two rooftop-style terraces with a salt wall. The hotel will also have a and a wellbeing area.