La Tania is a ski resort in the
Courchevel
Courchevel () is a French Alps ski resort. It is a part of Les Trois Vallées, the largest linked ski areas in the world. Courchevel also refers to the towns of Courchevel 1300 (Le Praz), Courchevel 1550, Courchevel 1650 (Moriond), and Cou ...
area of
Les Trois Vallees at 1400m above sea level. It was developed for the Albertville Olympics of 1992 and is approximately a 25 minutes drive from
Moûtiers
Moûtiers (; Arpitan: ''Motiérs''), historically also called Tarentaise, is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. In 2018, it had a population of 3,511.
Moûtiers is the main access poi ...
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Overview
The ski resort is near numerous hotels and other residential buildings, as well as a small town.
The village is served by a 12 person gondola which links to two high speed chairs (Dou des Launches (4 man) & Bouc Blanc (6 man)) from where touristscan ski down to either the Courchevel or Meribel ski areas. There is a series of 2 drag lifts that connects the Courchevel side of the mountain to the nearby village. La Tania also is associated with the ski-school ''École du ski Français'', the largest ski-school in
France
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, and other ski-schools; Supreme Ski and Snowboard School, Magic In Motion, New Generation, Ultimate Snowsports, Cab9, Momentum Ski and Ski Class.
There are three pistes that wind down through the forest into the village from the top of the gondola - red, blue and green; with the blue and green benefiting from snow cannons for all season access. La Tania also has a free beginners drag lift which runs throughout the season (Troika).
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With its northeast facing slopes, the powder here can often remain overlooked for several days, especially the
Gazex couloirs off the
Col de la Loze, named
Gazex 1,2 and 3, by La Tania legends Nic Atkinson, Mark Jones & Billy Manson. Pub Le Ski Lodge is the main social centre of La Tania run by Tim Wall since the building of the resort. The local community website updated by Toffa keeps everyone informed of what is going on.
Image:La Tania run.JPG, La Tania is known for its many wild ski-runs
Image:LA TANIA lift.JPG, The beginners draglift, 'Troika', in action
References
External links
Vanoise National Park
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Ski areas and resorts in France
Tourist attractions in Savoie
Sports venues in Savoie