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The coordination team invites you to its welcoming drinks party every Monday in the late afternoon, to discover the various activities available during your stay. On the menu: mulled wine, torchlight descent and show performed by French Ski School instructors.

Every Monday

The church offers a top-quality programme every Tuesday in season, with performances by renowned organ players. You’ll enjoy the excellent sonority of the Aeolian philharmonic pipe organ. Free admission.

Every Tuesday

Visit of the Father Christmas’ Cabin

This Christmas week will be a time of wonder for children and adults alike who will be welcome to Santa Claus’ world. Santa Claus will open the doors of his chalet, in the heart of an enchanted forest, where many little elves make the final preparations for the grand tour of our chimneys on the 24th of December. Included in the week in which dreams come true: drawing competition, Christmas concert, snow sculptures, Father Christmas cakes, arrival of Santa Claus, shows and free snacks for the children, grand Christmas parade, fireworks.

12th December – 26th December 2009

«Famille Plus» Magic Show

26th December 2009 – 2nd January 2010

Pyrotechnic show for the new year’s day

31st December 2009

«Familly Plus Montagne» week for the Grande Odysée

For the fifth time, the Portes du Soleil resorts will host an unusual event, uniting the best mushers in the world: «La Grande Odyssée».

It is a long-distance race inspired by the legendary Yukon Quest and Idirarod.

This has been the first wide-spreading event in the Alps since the end of the Alpirod: a virgin territory for mushers from all over the world never crossed by any sledge dog.

Several races are programed in this event, with a departure from the heart of the village.

The Grande Odyssée will be the bigest event of the week; you will fi nd for the whole family

animations, spectacles, exhibitions...A stage of the Grande Odyssée will take place in Les Gets

on Tuesday 13th January 2009

11th - 14th January 2010

17th anniversary of the Snow Carnival

On the agenda: entertainment, shows, make-up, parades, finish of a festive day with fireworks. The 17th Snow Carnival will be the high-life of this week, during which you will enjoy entertainment and street shows and celebrate all these happy events together.

26th February 2010

Great Egg Hunt

To celebrate Easter, the Indians and Trappers from Grand Cry territory invite the children to participate in an egg hunt on skis. (Every Friday, a treasure hunt will take place on Grand Cry territory).

4th April 2010

«Familly Plus Montagne» week for the Grande Odysée

For the fifth time, the Portes du Soleil resorts will host an unusual event, uniting the best mushers in the world: «La Grande Odyssée».

It is a long-distance race inspired by the legendary Yukon Quest and Idirarod.

This has been the first wide-spreading event in the Alps since the end of the Alpirod: a virgin territory for mushers from all over the world never crossed by any sledge dog.

Several races are programed in this event, with a departure from the heart of the village.

The Grande Odyssée will be the bigest event of the week; you will fi nd for the whole family

animations, spectacles, exhibitions...A stage of the Grande Odyssée will take place in Les Gets

on Tuesday 13th January 2009

11th - 14th January 2010

NEW 09/10: THE MAPPYS’ AREA (BEGINNERS)

Close to the arrival point of the Chavannes cable car, this learning area is located in a quiet and secure environment away from the ski area. It consists of two magic carpets, a snow cable and a rope tow to ski smoothly on 4 slopes. This area is entirely accessible to pedestrians; families and friends are invited to come and encourage their loved ones. Ski professional welcome this new zone, which significantly expands their teaching space. Note that a

direct connection is possible with the Grand Cry Territory via the cable car with the same name.

Now 3 runs instead of 2 reserved for toboggans – a new run at Chavannes for 4-6 year olds.

WORKSHOPS

Poterie Element-terre

Tel: 00 33 (0) 6 82 58 28 40

anoukbonhomme74@yahoo.fr

At the workshop, you’ll find a wide variety of decorative and useful creations made on-site by Anouk the potter.

Shaping and glazing demonstrations every Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. (10 people max).

Free visit (booking advisable)

The workshop/shop is open all year round.

Winter hours: 9 a.m. to 12 noon and 4 to 7 p.m.

Closed Sundays and Mondays.

WOODEN DOVES WORKSHOP

Pierre Chaix definately is a great talker. He organises a different original workshop, where he teaches the public how to make traditional wooden doves. In Savoyard tradition, doves are a sign of good luck and protection, and can be found at marriages, baptisms and in private houses, for example hanging over a new-born baby’s cradle. A beautiful souvenir to take home from the mountains.

From age 8 (accompanied by an adult). Workshop lasts 3 hours. Free, every Tuesday afternoon at 2 p.m. (except during French School holidays).

"LES BAMBINS DES BOIS" WORKSHOP

A carpentry workshop where children can try their hand at a trade that requires dexterity and creativity. They learn to saw in a straight line, drill a hole in a specific place, and make their own wooden objects. A pleasant educative activity for all budding young carpenters!

Once a week, from 3 to 6 p.m., under the watchful eyes of a professional.

SNOWPARK IMPROVEMENTS

In Les Gets, newer snow sports have taken up residence on the Mont Chéry sector. Facing the splendid Mont Blanc panorama, those in search of a thrill will find exactly what it takes on the Freestyle and JIB district. Work has been carried out on the beginner lines in preparation for the forthcoming winter, including more modules of better quality, on both the tables and the JIB.

The ‘MOUILLE RONDE" – a new ski-slope

A new blue ski-run making it possible to ski directly back down to the very middle of the resort. Starting from the bottom of the Nauchets chairlift (Rosta/Ranfoilly sector), after an attractive passage through the forest it skirts around the Ecoles lake back down to the village. Suitable for lower-intermediate skiers.

THE “GRAND CRY” AMERICAN INDIAN RESERVE, PARADISE FOR BUDDING YOUNG SKIERS

A real Red Indian village, with tipis, wild-west decor and a face-painting workshop, this little snowy paradise for children is Les Gets’ key product for ages 5/12. It consists of ski-runs decorated with giant scene-setting cut-outs of totem poles, American Indians and wild animals. There’s a ski-run complete with loud speaker system and a cowboys’ log-cabin full of skill-games and music.

Every week during the season there are drawing competitions, Red Indian stories told in Tipis, face painting and treasure hunts.