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winter Resort News
– les saisies
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 Events
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Event
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Date(s)
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Cross Country Festival – Canadien
theme and village, Viking camp, tents,
costumes…dog sleighs rides, ski
jeering…
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12th – 13th December 2009
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13th Open Volaski – paragliding
competition
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9th -10th January 2010
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2nd Rallye du Diamant - Come attend the
RallyDiamond, a great
gametrail and treasure
huntwhich will take you
toDiscover the
Espace
Diamant ski area, the
surprises await
you,Many prizes to
win!
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10th January 2010
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1st Sixties Party - Life begins at 60
...A week of
activities,sports,
activitiesdiscoveries and
surprisesfor baby
boomers.
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11th – 15th January 2010
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Raphael
PoireeFilou's
Cup
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Friendly
Competitioninvolving
childrenSavoie ski
clubs.
They are
250 were between 10
and 11 yearsand they compete for
teamNordic
events.The objective of this
event:have fun, discover the
spiritand team
competition,
underthe watchful eye of
the sponsorthis
competition:Raphael
Poiree.
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January 2010
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Championshipsof France for Sled
Dogs
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Racing sled
dogsin two sets,
proofscoupling and proofs
Skijoering
(pulled by a dog).
Admire the Col des Saisies.
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13th – 14th March 2010
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Contest"Tribute to the
Air"
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3rd edition of this
contest Skiand snowboarding, open
to allgood
Freestylers.
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20th March 2010
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27th Air
Games
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Grand
GatheringBalloon
Festival.
Flights
around 9h and
14h.First flights in
captive flight(free), visit a
modelsize of a
Alphajet,airdrop paratroopers
andPrecision
landings
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20th – 21st March 2010
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Free
entertainment
Animation service,
offers allThroughout the week
the original activitiesand varied for all
tastes:
For sports: luge
competitions, cross country
night, snow football,
tournament tennis,
Badminton
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For artists: paintings
on supports
any kind, creative
workshops and artistic ...
For kids: crafts,
games,
shows children
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For teenagers:
sports, Wii ...
For slide
presentations, conferences,
competitions of all
kinds, concerts, dances,
parades and street
entertainment ...
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All events are courtesy of Les Saisies Tourist Office
– www.lessaisies.com
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2010 objective – 33% of area will
benefit from artificial snow making programme,
making Les Saisies a competitive resort. For
this to happen, new reservoirs have been
created at summit of Bisanne and at the Col de
la Legette.
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Luge (Mountain Twister) – the new
luge will be operational by Christmas 2009 at
the Nodic Festival (around 12-13th Dec) (in
parallel with the lift Periot). Bobsleigh,
“Big Eight”, curves, 2 spins 360
degress on the piste aux virages
relevés, descend 800m in ones or twos.
The run has been mounted on rails with turns of
up to 8m from the ground…An efficient
braking system allows you to regulate your
speed. Safety features – safety belts for
2 people, headrest for rear passenger,
automatic magnetic brake on
arrival….From 4years old, children under
1m25 must be accompanied by an adult.
- 400m climb
- 755m descent
- Maximum speed: 40km
- 3,90 € per person for a ride, 1 €
per passenger.
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2 new chairlifts for 09/10 – celui
du Chamois in Les Saisies on the northern slope
of the Mount Bisanne which replaces the old
lift with the same name (and Mont Rond in
Notre-Dame de Bellecombe)
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2 new draglifts for 09/10 – Les
Trolliers in Les Saisies and Les 3 Coins
allowing connection between Praz sur Arly and
Notre-Dame de Bellecombe for those who wish to
ski on Praz sur Arly and return directly to
Notre-Dame and Les Saisies without having to go
through the lower area.
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3 new blue pistes for 09/10 in Les
Saisies (Praz sur Arly and Notre-Dame de
Bellecombe)
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