Jean Baptiste Grange's ski resort
Saturday 04 February
Partly cloudy
-14°
Sunday 05 February
Sunny
-10°
Domaine skiable : 100-190cm
Slopes: 83 / 83
Lifts: 31 / 31

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Story

1930

Valloire is a small mountain village. A few youngsters start training with military troops.

1935

Valloire  has 2 hotels, the tourist office is created. The Paris ski club organises ski lessons in Valloire.

1936

the Paris Alpine Ski club (linked to CAF) establishes 2 ski schools : one in les Pyrenees,  the other in Valloire.
That year, the village becomes a ski resort. There are 12 instructors. New hotels, family pensions, various shops, ice rink, dancings are created.

1937
1938

the first lift was installed in les granges.

1938
1939

Pomagalski installs a draglift near the Grand hotel.

1945

A draglift on Rocher St Pierre, another in les Verneys, A gondola  on la setaz and on cret rond.

1970
1971

the village equips the crey du quart, doubling the ski area.
Construction of  the chair lift of pre rond
Construction of  of 3 draglifts : Pré rond, Lac de la vieille and la Crête.

1974

Link Valloire-Valmeinier

1980

Construction of  the chairlift in les Verneys.
The link between Valloire, Valmeinier and Les Verneys exists.

1982

Construction of  Montissot and Colérieux chairlifts allowing to link Le Crey du Quart and la Setaz areas.

1983

Construction of  an outdooor artificial icerink.

1985

Construction of  the setaz gondola.

1987

Extension of the ski area to valmeinier 135 km of slopes

1988

Inauguration of the outdoor swimming pool.

1989

Ste Thècle campsite opens.
A 1st series of snow cannons is done.
Construction of  the thimel chairlift.

1990

2nd series of snow cannons.
Construction of  the beginner draglift in les Verneys.

1994
1995

Construction of  the lac de la vieille chairlift.
remaking of chateau ripaille and grand plateau draglifts.

1996

Extension of the snow cannons installation.

1999

Making of the Cret de la Brive gondola and the Séa and Pagoret draglifts.

2000

UTN project (New Touristic Unity) for the reconstruction of the Crey Rond area with the link to La Setaz area.

2001

Extension of the snow cannons installation.

2002

With 266 snow cannons, the artificial snow covers all level slopes.
Making of a 4-seat chairlift in Moulin Benjamin on the Setaz Area.

2003

72 new snow cannons are placed on the Crey du Quart area enabling to ski from the Lac de la vieille to Setaz area and to come back to the resort.

The automatic snow making with 350 snow cannons enables to come back from both areas.

  A 6-seat detachable chairlift  (Brive 2 chair lift) replaces the 4-seat Lac de la vieille chairlift with arrival on top of the crey du quart.
  4-seat  Lac de la vieille chairlift replaces the Pagoret draglift.
  Old machines are dismantled : Pré rond chairlift, the old Montissot chairlift and the Cabestan de richelieu draglift in Les Verneys.

2004

25 new snow-canons are placed on the Crey du Quart and Sétaz areas for a better skiing comfort
  Re-arrangement of a beginner area on the Séa Plateau, at the top of the Brive cable-car.
  Increase of the Brive cable-car delivery thanks to 20 additional cabins.
  Dismantling of old equipments: Crêt-rond chairlift, Ruaz draglift and the old Sétaz cable-car.
  Turfing of recent slopes (Moulin, mulots, etc)

2005

New snow cannons complete the equipment of the crey du quart and setaz areas for a maximum of comfort.
A second 6-seat detachable chairlift !
The Grandes Drozes chairlift improves the link between Valloire and Valmeinier.

2006

More than 380 snow cannons! The automatic snow making enables to go back to the resort skiing from both areas (crey du quart and setaz).
Snow cannons complete the equipment of the Crey du Quart and Setaz areas for a maximum of comfort.

2007

4-seat girodière chairlift
ARVA park training area for avalanche research
More than 400 snow cannons!
New this year: hands free lift pass !

2008

The “Moneul” quad chairlift to replace the skilift « La Combe »
Brive Altitude Restaurant (access by the cable-car Brive)
Easy parks : access for everyone
Free-hand ski pass system
Family ski pass, 4 hours ski pass
5 days out of 7 skipass
Snowpark ski pass
Our snowpark is rated one of the 15 best snowparks in Europe.

2009

Re-shaping and turfing of the ski slopes
Improvement of the existing artificial snow network
Creation of an Igloo village
Night activities, ski, restaurant in altitude
Development of playing areas for everyone (Easyparks)
Opening of two new black slopes on two new areas

 

TOURIST OFFICE rue des Grandes Alpes - 73 450 Valloire - France - Phone: 04 79 59 03 96 - Fax: 04 79 59 09 66
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