The Societe des Trois Vallees lift pass company are offering special deals for lift passes over the Christmas holiday period from the 18th to 25th December.  They are offering 6 days pass for the Courchevel or Three Valleys for the price of 5 days and 7 days for the price of 6.  Prices apply to family passes and individual adult and child passes. To benefit from these prices lift passes must be pre-ordered by November 1st.

Eurostar has opened ticket sales for its direct day ski services from St. Pancras International and Ashford International to the French Alps.

The first direct day service begins Dec. 19 and return fares start from £149. Eurostar’s direct ski service offer access to leading ski resorts in the French Alps such as LaTania, and Courchevel. Eurostar stations are located a short  mini bus ride from the resorts to avoid lengthy transfers. Moutiers is about 20-30 minutes away.

Travelling by Eurostar is a popular choice for skiers wanting to minimise their carbon footprint. Eurostar’s Mary Walsh said, “On average, a Eurostar journey accounts for just one tenth of the carbon emissions of an equivalent flight and allows travellers to arrive relaxed, refreshed, and ready to hit the slopes.”

Research commissioned by Eurostar has shown that a Eurostar journey to Bourg St Maurice generates 14kg of CO2 per passenger. By comparison, a typical return flight from London to Geneva emits 147.8kg of CO2 per passenger.

BA is to start a new service this winter between London City airport and Chambery, the gateway to the French Alps. The service is to run from December 18th to the end of March 2011.  Chambery is the nearest airport to La Tania and the Three Valleys at just over an hour.

Snow cannons  being installed during this summer on Plan Fontaine, the green run into La Tania in the Three Valleys, for the new season 2010-11.  This will mean the blue run, Folyeres and the green run, Plan Fontaine, will both be snow sure right down to the village. Folyeres already has the benefit of snow canons all the way down to the village making this one of the nicest and most snow sure tree lined runs in the Three Valleys. Chalet Chalouis is situated right at the junction of the bottom of the green and the blue run and there is always at least a metre of snow outside the chalet at the end of the season.