Winter Ski Holidays in Oz & Alpe d'Huez
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The new Clos Giraud lift is progressing well in the Oz-Vaujany sector.
Another new lift project this year to go with the new Eau d’Olle express between Allemond and Oz.
The old four-seat chair will be replaced by a Téléporté mixte, chairs and gondolas on the same cable, sometimes referred to as a Chondola in English.
The other Téléporté mixtes are on Signal, Les Jeux and Rif-Nel.
Continue reading “New Clos Giraud Lift”The builders of the new lift have started pouring concrete in Oz.
The big bases at the top and bottom were poured at the end of last summer. Now they are constructing the bases for the pylons and starting to assemble the lift.
Continue reading “Pouring Concrete in Oz”A brief reminder of what spring skiing is usually like in our area.
This is La Grave in April 2019.
Ski Rental: Skimium, the well known franchise, is located right by the Poutran lift.
They have a good range of skis and boots as well as some big fat skis for powder days.
Continue reading “Ski Rental-Skimium”Looking for ski rental? 2G Sports is a small, independent shop with a good range of skis and snowboards.
It also has the best boot fitter in town. Antoine has a complete comfort guarantee if you want to buy a pair of ski or snowboard boots.
Continue reading “Ski Rental-2G Sports”Everyone loves to make a ski video, its a great way to remember the best parts of the trip. Here’s my first ski videos lesson.
The cameras are small and light, easy to carry; you can even use your phone.
Of course, the way you get the best shots is to nudge them into place with a bit of direction.
Easy stuff like: “I’ll ski down a bit and then you guys ski past me on my left”. Something like that.
So what I said to my friend, who wanted his exploits on a board recorded, was: “I’ll ski down there”, so far so good, “and then I want you to ski towards me”.
Oh dear! What I meant was that he should approach me directly and then pass below me. There wasn’t really space above me and I thought this was obvious.
In retrospect, nothing is obvious unless clearly explained.
So he sets off, pulls a few nice turns and then starts braking near me, throwing up a bit of snow. But then I see his board bouncing and I reckon he is going to pull a last minute swerve around me.
No, he has lost control and sweeps me off me feet.
No harm done but next time I’ll be better at giving clear instructions.
I hope this ski videos lesson helps you next time you get out on the slopes.
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Big, comfortable rooms, space for your clothes, great food to fuel days and a friendly welcome. That’s what we provide for all our guests at Le Château d’Oz, when they stay with us on a skiing holiday. Contact us for more details.
Do you really need to stay in Alpe d’Huez? In the main village? How about in one of the 6 other satellite villages?
What!? There is more than one Alpe d’Huez? Well, yes, and that leads to some exciting possibilities.
Continue reading “Do you really need to stay in Alpe d’Huez?”
