New Lift Developments in the Aravis – progress so far
There’s a huge amount of improvement work taking place in the Aravis, to get ready for the 2017-2018 ski season.
With major projects take place in both Le Grand Bornand & La Clusaz ski resorts, it’s a hive of activity.
Ski Weekender – Aravis Lodge & the Aravis
Our home base at the Aravis Lodge has had a bit of a make-over since this video was made, but it still gives you a feel for the place, & the great skiing to be had in the Aravis region – in the popular Alpine ski resorts of La Clusaz & Le Grand Bornand.
Red coats in town – ESF Ski Slalom Challenge
The Tolar run had been turned into a steep downhill slalom course where the ESF challenge finals were being held.
The best ESF instructors were racing down the course at up to 120 kmph, to the sound of cheers & cow bells…
The Defi Foly 2010 aka The Crazy Challenge
The Defi Foly sees over 100 competitors trying to break the record in the distance ‘skied’ across Lake Confins.
Entering via a steep run-in, the entrants try to stay upright as they traverse the lake at up to 100 kilometres an hour…
The trouble with living in a tourist town…
…is that once the tourists have gone home EVERYTHING closes down! The hustle & bustle of winter had been replaced by a solitary cat & closed shutters, until the start of June when things get in gear again for the start of the summer season…