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New La Folie Douce Hotel in Serre Chevalier for 2020
Date Posted: 14 May 2019Dancing on tables whilst sloshing a beer around and getting sprayed with champagne is what we all think of when we think of La Folie Douce. La Folie Douce is an après ski favourite for many and shortly after launching the La Folie Douce Hotel in Chamonix, its planned to expand into other reso...
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La Folie Douce Hotel launches in Chamonix
Date Posted: 24 May 2018The famous après ski bar and restaurant chain, La Folie Douce, has announced that it is embarking on the hotel industry with its first property in Chamonix. La Folie Douce currently has 5 bars across the French Alpes - Val d’Isere-Tignes, Val Thorens, Meribel-Courchevel, St Gervais-Mege...
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Mont Blanc's Hidden Lake to be Drained
Date Posted: 26 Aug 2010The lake was discovered earlier this summer whilst routine checks were being made on the Tete-Rousse glacier. The lake, trapped below the glacier holds 65,000 cubic metres water, enough to form a torrent with mud, rocks and trees that would flood the St Gervais valley in 15 minutes. Engineers yester...
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New iPhone app to give snow reports on Chamonix and other resorts
Date Posted: 05 Feb 2010Holidaymakers can now access snow reports on popular European ski resorts such as Chamonix using their mobile phones thanks to the launch of a new iPhone application (app).British carmaker Land Rover and the Ski Club of Great Britain have unveiled the app, which features live snow report data from 2...
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Ski posters offer glimpse into 1920s marketing
Date Posted: 01 Feb 2010Ski lovers and winter sports enthusiasts may want to check out Christie's annual Ski Sale, which offers a great opportunity for them to get their hands on rare vintage ski advertisement posters dating from the 1920s and 1930s.Designed to encourage people across the world to take up winter sports, th...