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welcome contents March is one of our favourite months of the year at yodel. Here in Morzine the days begin to lengthen towards the promise of spring but we can still swoosh our way down the perfectly groomed pistes of the Portes du Soleil. It really isn’t a bad life out here in the mountains! For this issue we had the absolute pleasure of talking to the UK’s
Legal Off Piste..........................................................4 Don’t get caught out!
Chemmy Alcott ........................................................5 The UK’s best female skier talks to Yodel
The GB Boardercross Team ....................................8 Tom Farrow on life as a boardercross rider
The 82nd Geneva Motor Show .............................10 The world’s most important room of cars
How to make an Igloo ...........................................12 5 easy steps to a new winter holiday home!
En Francais… .........................................................13 The French you’ll need to get about town
Ride Safe .................................................................14
best skier and Dancing on Ice star
Freestyle safety tips from SnowZone
Chemmy Alcott. She was a right
The Perfect Vin Chaud ..........................................16
laugh and we’re all rooting for
Yodel’s favourite recipe - and we've tried a few!
her on the show. You’ll also find
Through the Keyhole .............................................17
all your other regular favourites including a full calendar of events for Morzine on the following pages. Enjoy and we’ll see you next month when spring should have well and truly sprung!
Inside Chalet Fourmiliere
What’s On? .............................................................20 Events in and around Morzine during March
Avalanche Science .................................................22 Snow awareness saves lives
The Winter X Games .............................................24 We preview Europe’s biggest snow sports event
Helios Design Labs ................................................26 Brothers Alex & Felix on designing for K2
Gadget Corner .......................................................29 The most effective ski boot warmer!
French Property Update ........................................30 What will quarter of a million get you?
The Yodel Competition..........................................32 Win big with attack attack and Salomon
James McPhail .......................................................34 Life as a pro snowboard photographer
Basscamp Festival .................................................36 It’s nearly here! stay in touch amie@yodelmagazine.com rowena@yodelmagazine.com
Onesie of the Month ..............................................36 The fashion fantastic return
Morzine on a Segway ............................................37 A great new way to get your bearings!
Stars in their Eyes..................................................38 Cover image © Axel Hildebrand
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The Avoriaz snowcross slopes offer skiers and snowboarders the thrill of off-piste powder skiing but without the extra risks involved. These pistes are not groomed but are surveyed and kept safe by setting off avalanches and fencing off areas that are deemed too unsafe for the public. The Combe des Marmottes (2,080m long) is a snow playground that is easily accessible by the Fornet chairlift. There is also the neighbouring slope called The Pschott, which is more technical with its successive natural canyons. Brochaux (1,340m long) is a naturally bumpy wall that is accessible by the Brochaux chairlift. The Frontaliére (1,150m) can be accessed from the top of the Mossettes chairlift and is a long and wide route down to the bottom. The Crozats (3,122m long) starts from the Hauts Forts and joins up with the world cup downhill run into Prodains and is sometimes referred to as the ‘mythical’ Crozats run due to its wild nature. We all love the thrill of off-piste skiing but let's be safe, not sorry!
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Chemmy Alcott is the British number one alpine ski racer competing on the World Cup circuit in all five ski disciplines. In December 2010, Chemmy suffered a horrific crash during training which caused a double fracture in her right leg. Since then, Chemmy has not been able to ski but has taken a different path albeit temporarily by competing in the UK’s Dancing on Ice. Chemmy spoke to yodel about life as a skier and now…ice skater. You started skiing at 18 months old, which must have given you a pretty good head start; do you think an early start is a necessity for people with ski career aspirations? I think if you are from Britain and want to be the best you have to start younger than your peers. It is all about time on skis and skiing in all conditions, you get a lot of feeling when the conditions are bad so don’t stop just because it is foggy or soft. Just lessen the tempo! Having said that I did start very young - I was a very fast learner and was already walking so my parents decided I was ready! Did you ever see yourself becoming anything other than a professional skier? I lived in a fantasy world when I was younger and wanted to be a skier in the winter and a tennis player in the summer - that was my other love at the time. The older I got, the more realistic I became and had to give up one sport for the other. Skiing was always going to come first! Do you find it easier dating someone else with a similar career who understands your constraints and aspirations? (Chemmy’s boyfriend is British downhill skier, Dougie Crawford). Most definitely. Dougie and I connect on every level from professional to personal. From the outside world we seem very different, I am just a bit more uninhibited and sillier than him! We understand when the other comes second place to skiing and that is what makes our relationship perfect. You had a pretty terrible skiing accident when you were 12, how did that affect your confidence? Maybe I am saying this with the beauty of hindsight but I don’t remember having any issues psychologically after I broke my leg. When you are that young you definitely think less! Injuries are just a nuisance as they stop you from playing. When you get older you have more responsibility to your family, friends and sponsors so the mental recovery is a lot tougher! 5
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Your accident in 2010 was also pretty brutal, how did you find the road to recovery? I turned to my friends, family and Twitter! Seriously, UK sport dropped me, I had no support and my Twitter account became an avenue for rehabbing sponsors to get in touch. Third Space Medical Centre in London got in touch straight away and devised a fantastic recovery programme. Compex sent me machines to keep my dormant muscles stimulated. Game Ready sent me a fantastic icing machine without which I wouldn’t have been able to sleep. I had a house full of healing gadgets and tools and I became super busy doing all my rehab, which helped distract me from getting depressed. What is the highlight of your career? When I became the first British person to ever win a run at the World Cup in Sölden 2010. To be the best in Britain is special but to finally prove yourself on a world scale has always been my dream. What are the best and worst things about being famous? I am lent some fabulous things! From my lovely Range Rover, to dresses for premieres. Also it’s the feeling that you have the opportunity to inspire people. Since I crashed and have strived to come back so many people have written to me to tell me I have motivated them to get up and be healthy again. That is a wonderful feeling. The worst…well, the other day I got papped and I looked like I was picking my nose - it was just an itch honestly! Also, occasionally people judge you without knowing your whole story. Have you spent time in the Portes du Soleil? What did you think of it? When I was younger and stayed in Flaine a lot and we had lots of club races in Morzine and Avoriaz. I really like it there as I’ve had some great results. The skiing is also great as it’s high enough that you are guaranteed great snow. What are your hobbies outside of skiing? Surfing, tennis and stand up paddle boarding (I live on the river and love the peace and quiet). In fact anything sport related or creative. Do you think that there is a mass deficit in the UK government’s snowsports funding? Yes. I am ranked 8th in the world and have no funding. But I will come back despite their lack of faith in me.
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How do you feel about being the ambassador for charity Snow-Camp? I was so honoured to be asked to be their ambassador! To get involved with the sport you love and to be able to spread that love to people who haven’t had the opportunity to try it is amazing. But Snow-Camp isn’t just about teaching people to ski, it is about teaching them skills which
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will enhance their life. From the camps they can opt to become teachers themselves, thereby learning responsibility, organisation skills, communication skills...the list is endless. How did you end up in Dancing on Ice? Is it something you ever saw yourself doing? No to be honest it wasn’t part of my life plan but nor was breaking my leg and not being able to ski two seasons in a row. But fate sometimes intervenes, ice-skating is providing me with the opportunity to do some level of sport specific training when I am still not ready to ski. Also it is helping raise my profile and the sport I love. It costs me and the Ski Federation £90,000 to allow me to ski each year and naturally with the economy as it is, it has got more and more challenging to find sponsors. My biggest fear is to fight back from this injury then not have enough money for a world class programme - what would be the point? So I have to work harder now than ever. What is your typical training and diet regime to ensure you stay in shape? It changes all the time depending on my goals and the time of year. My diet only changes in the amount I eat, if I am not training so hard then I eat less. I never eat carbs in the evening, always start the day with some kind of eggs and snack on maximuscle meal bars and fruit. I also love fish I am going to grow fins one day! Training wise we have aerobic progression stages where we spend up to 4-5 hours a day on the bike supplemented with core and endurance weights. Towards race season the weight goes up and the rep goes down! What are you most looking forward to at the moment? Skiing. I am dreaming of it and I feel so close right now. Don’t get me wrong I LOVE the skating but skiing will always be my first love. Who is the most famous person in your phonebook? Zara Phillips and Mollie King from The Saturdays, neither because they are famous just because they are friends. Zara is a fellow worldclass athlete and we are really similar. Mollie and I went to school together and she was actually a fantastic skier! What would you have been if you weren’t a professional skier? Some other sport - I would have needed to find something to really get my teeth into, as I’m super energetic. Or doing what I am going to do when I retire…be a female adventurer! Thank you Chemmy! No thank you YODEL EL O OOH WHOOOOO!
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Snowboard cross is a race involving 4-6 people stood abreast and heading down a track competing to cross the finish line first. While heading down the track, competitors have to tackle berms, drops and gap jumps, all of which challenge the rider's ability to stay in control. The Great British snowboard cross team spends their winter season training in Morzine each year. yodel caught up with Tom Farrow of Team GB to discuss life as a snowboard cross rider.
for training camps and competitions. Some people miss competing in the competitions just because they can’t afford it, which is a real shame. We are doing a minimum of 8 competitions during this season. We will compete in more if our finances allow it though. My mum has adopted the role of my manager, which she is really good at. She badgers people to get me sponsorship and help me get along with my career. We have to do fitness training including running and going to the gym and when it comes to eating we all know to eat sensibly and in moderation. The team also knows when they can and can’t go out and get drunk, we have to stay dry around competition time.
“It’s my first season in Morzine but the team has been using Morzine as their base for around 6 or 7 years. We train here because of the excellent local tracks. Les Gets’ is amazing and so is the track at Avoriaz. Morzine is the perfect base to access both easily and it has a really welcoming atmosphere.
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There are 10 of us on the team overall and some of us live together which is wicked, it’s actually really fun. We all do seasonal jobs around our training, there’s no pay whatsoever therefore I have a transfer driving job. Some of the team can’t afford to be out here so they commute from the UK just
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People who want to get into boarder cross should just enter as many competitions as they can. Anyone can enter FIS (International Ski Federation) competitions no matter what their ability so they’re a great way to get into it. I started skiing when I was younger but made the change to snowboarding when I was 12 years old. I competed in competitions while I was at school and took it up again at University after focusing on getting my A-Levels. I got the opportunity to trial for Team GB after I was spotted by some scouts when I was competing.
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I studied philosophy at University and if I couldn’t get into Team GB I probably would have become a lawyer. My plan was always to get onto Team GB though, so if there hadn’t been scouts there that day I would have made it to trial for them off my own back.
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At the moment we do not have enough race points to enter the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics so our training plan is focused on entering South Korea in 2018. We are hoping to attract more sponsors and funding to help build up our race points. Ideally that will happen as a result of all the new members – the team has had a complete overhaul for this season. We need to build a bigger track record, it’s just getting us out there and competing for now.”
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Good Luck to The Team! For more information on what the team are up to, you can follow them on facebook.
French lessons - Private, Group and Intensive Courses - Increased variety of courses to suit all budgets - Locals discounts If you are a French registered business or are employed on a French contract, then you could be eligible for a training budget to cover the cost of lessons.
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Fiat 509
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Alfa Romeo 8C2300
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Citroen 7 CV
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Jaguar E Type Coupe
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Ferrari 260 Pininfarina
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Maserati Bora
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The 82nd annual International Geneva Motor Show or ‘Salon International de l’Auto’ takes place at the Palexpo Convention Centre in Geneva between 8th and 18th March. It’s the undisputed world champion of car shows and attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors each year. First held in 1905, the Geneva Motor Show once hosted the world’s first internal combustion engine, the first benzene powered cars and all of the most exotic supercars ever made have debuted in Geneva. All the major car manufacturers choose Geneva to launch their new models and prototypes and the show has a reputation for attracting an interesting mix of both production and concept vehicles. But why does the most important major international car show in the world take place in Switzerland, a country with no automotive industry to speak of?
Switzerland has been long known for its neutrality as a nation and it’s thought that the event provides a level playing field for the world's automakers. Because there are no Swiss car manufacturers there is no bias or leaning towards local producers as in other countries and there is no political agenda. Usually at car shows, low volume and specialist carmakers are relegated to low visitor volume areas. In Geneva the most high profile cars are placed around the outside of the huge convention hall, while the smaller carmakers occupy the display space in the centre. Geneva itself also has a history of attracting and servicing global leaders – many of the cities 5* hotels offer bedrooms for over €1000 per night during the motor show. There are two dedicated media days at the show each year. Scores of new cars are launched to the public and there
Audi Quattro
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can be as many as 65 individual press conferences each day. The most high profile car launch in the history of the Geneva Motor Show is thought to be the legendary Jaguar E Type in 1961. Each year the ‘Car of the Year’ award is fiercely contested. The seven finalists have already been shortlisted for this year’s event and they include the Citroen DS5, the Fiat Panda, the Ford Focus, the Toyota Yaris and the new Range Rover Evoque. The Geneva Motor Show is a great day out, either from your base in Morzine, Les Gets or Avoriaz, or if you're flying out of the nearby airport. Between Monday and Friday the show is open from 9am until 8pm each day and at weekends between 9am and 7pm. Entry for adults is 16 CHF (around €13) and entry for children is 9 CHF (around €7.50). Parking is 20 CHF per day. For more details visit www.salon-auto.ch
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How to Make an Igloo
They are warmer than a tent, they can be built anywhere and they are fun and easy to make. Here’s Yodel’s guide to building an igloo. You’ll need: Lots of snow, a snow shovel and a saw Jump up and down on a flat space of snowcovered ground and mark out a circle shape to form the footprint of your igloo. Don’t exceed 10 feet in diameter – the dome will be too big! Using the saw, cut rectangular blocks of snow from the ground. If the top layer of snow is soft, hard snow can usually be found underneath. Large snow bricks are used at the base of the igloo, smaller ones are used at the top. Try to make your snow bricks about 10 inches thick, adjusting the height and width accordingly. Stack your snow bricks one on top of the other in spiral layers. You have to bevel the edges of each brick so that the whole thing corkscrews upwards. Pack in any gaps between the bricks with snow, keeping the interior wall smooth so moisture can run down the side of the wall instead of dripping from the ceiling. Make your entrance. Build a door in the ground about 18 inches lower than the ground inside the igloo. Tunnel below the wall into the igloo. Using a stick, ski pole or something similar poke airholes all the way through the snow bricks from the inside to the outside. You don’t want carbon dioxide poisoning!
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For more inspiration, check out our competition on page 32.
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En Francais s’il vous plaît Ever get a little lost around town? Help is here! Lost in Translation Language School (www.lostintranslation.com) helps you to find your way around with some basic directional phrases.
Directions I’m lost. Can you help me? Je suis perdu. Pouvez-vous m’aider? (Je swee pair-doo. Poo-vay voo may-day) Go straight Continuez tout droit (Con-tin-u-ay too dr-wah) Turn left/right Tournez à gauche/droite (Tour-nay a go-che/dr-wat) Where is…? Où est….? Oo ay….? -The Police Station -La gendarmerie (La jon-darm-er-ee) -The Hospital -L’hôpital (Lop-it-al) -Post Office -La Poste (La Poss-t) -Supermarket -Le supermarché (Le super-mar-chay) -The Opera nightclub L’Opéra Discothèque (Lopera disco-tek) -Bus Stop L’arrêt de bus (L’arr-ay de bus) -The Town Centre -Le centre-ville (le son-tre veel) Uphill Montée (montay) Downhill Descente (Des-sont) 13
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Ride S The Portes du Soleil is well and truly on the freestyle snow sports map. More and more of us than ever before want to experience the thrill of bouncing off jumps, jibbing off rails and running through the boardercross. But nothing ruins a good day on the hill more than an injury. Here’s a handy guide to getting the most out of the local freestyle terrain while playing it safe. Know your limits and your ability level and select the appropriate freestyle terrain for you. Natural and constructed terrain features in a dedicated snow zone are marked with difficulty levels. Choose yours wisely.
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Only attempt a feature or trick if you are confident you can land it. When you lose your balance you can cause yourself serious injury. Push yourself, but be sensible! Consider the condition of your equipment, your speed, balance, body movements, alignment and trajectory as you approach a freestyle trick. These things will directly affect your desired outcome and ultimately your success! Stay in control so that you are able to stop or avoid other people or objects if necessary. Remember that skiers or snowboarders ahead of you have the right of way – it’s your responsibility to avoid them. Only stop in places where you are visible from above and always observe all posted signs and warnings. Look before you leap – scope around the jumps first, not just over them. Work in pairs to check that your landing is clear. Know where to land. Focus on landing between the knuckle and the centre of the landing zone. As soon as you’ve landed clear the area quickly.
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Know the intended use of the freestyle terrain you have chosen. Some of the features are intended
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Freestyle Guide to be used in a series with no stopping such as a boardercross circuit and some are designed to be used for individual tricks such as kickers and jumps. The difference between the two will determine where you stop! You can break a snow park feature or module down into 4 sections.
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This is the zone for setting your speed and stance to use the feature. 2. Take Off
This zone is for making moves that start your trick. 3. Manoeuvre
In this zone you’ll control your body in the air and prepare for your landing. 4. Landing
The prepared slope between the knuckle of the feature and the run out slope beyond it. 2
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Be aware that freestyle features can change constantly due to snow conditions, weather, usage, grooming and the time of day. Always wear a helmet and body armour! Have loads of fun but be safe! For more information on the Avoriaz Snowzone visit www.snowzone.fr Helmets and body armour are recommended
WARNING! Always clear landing areas quickly
Respect nature and the environment, Use bins
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Vin Chaud Live sport and music venue
When you think back to your snowy holiday in Morzine, you’ll probably be able to taste the warm spiced red wine. Did you know how easy it is to make at home?
Open 7 days a week from 11am until late All Premiership matches on Sky TV throughout the bar Live music from new bands
Ingredients: 1 bottle of a fruity red wine 4 cinnamon sticks Zest of ¼ of an orange 4 tablespoons granulated sugar 2 cardamom pods (not essential, but they help with the spiciness)
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At the bottom of the Rue de Bourg
formerly known as the Buddha Café
Open every day from 2pm till 2 am
5 whole cloves 1/3 cup Cognac Method: Mix all of the ingredients except the Cognac together in a large saucepan. Bring the mixture to just under a simmer over the lowest heat setting – it’s really important that you don’t allow the wine to boil The Vin Chaud is hot enough when the sugar has dissolved. Strain the wine through a cheese-cloth lined colander. Pour 1-2 teaspoons of Cognac into a glass or mug and ladle the Vin Chaud over the top.
Live music every week for après ski Ski and snowboard videos on large screen Pool table, chess, and the best pop / rock music!
Enjoy
Happy Hour every day from 4-6 pm // DJ every night Check our website: www.tibetan-café-morzine.com You can also follow us on Facebook or Twitter
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Chalet Fourmiliere
Through the
key hole yodel opens the doors to some of Morzine’s most unique and design-led buildings. Other than the date stone above the entrance, there aren’t many details surrounding the previous use of this 1805 traditional Savoyarde farmhouse. Its current state is much more interesting. The double height dining room with a solid stone floor leads to bedrooms more reminiscent of a chic, smart hotel. Armchairs and tables from the very prestigious Graham & Green of London create a cosy, polished, modern and yet unpretentious space. Bookshelves were made using original wood from within the building – they now display over 1000 books left in the farmhouse by the previous owners. Old slate tiles from the roof of an outbuilding look great as part of the leather-covered bar. A unique style filters right through La Fourmiliere. Old features are perfectly blended with new. What’s thought to be one of the largest open fires in Morzine stands before understated corner sofas. Barcelona chairs and other items of iconic furniture collected by the owners over the years fit in perfectly. Inside Chalet Fourmiliere feels like the inside of a French farmhouse as it should. But it also feels like a modern, well considered and beautifully designed space too. The perfect mix of old and new. 17 Images © yodel magazine
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Fri 2nd Mar 10.00am . . . . . . . . . Rossignol Demo Tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bottom of Pleney 10.30am . . . . . . . . . Visit to the Slate Mines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Route des Ardoisiere 10.30am . . . . . . . . . X Speed Ski Tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . La Combe piste, Nyon 4.00pm . . . . . . . . . . Basscamp Apres Party – We Love House Music! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Le Tremplin 4.00pm . . . . . . . . . . Live DJ - John Lord Fonda & Veronika Nikolic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Le Crepu 7.00pm . . . . . . . . . . Stacks & Snow Offs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sherpa, Route de La Plagne Sat 3rd Mar 11.00am . . . . . . . . . Live Sport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dixie Bar 1.00pm . . . . . . . . . . Live Sport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Le Sherpa, Route de la Plagne Sun 4th Mar 11.00am . . . . . . . . . Live Sport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dixie Bar 12.00noon . . . . . . . Sunday Roast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rhodos Bar 2.00pm . . . . . . . . . . Live Sport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Le Sherpa, Route de la Plagne 4.00pm . . . . . . . . . . Live Groove Lounge Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Le Tremplin 5.00pm . . . . . . . . . . Cab Collective Live Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Cavern 9.00pm . . . . . . . . . . Sherpa Pub Quiz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Route de La Plagne 10.00pm . . . . . . . . . Live DJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Café Chaud Mon 5th Mar 5.00pm . . . . . . . . . . Open Mic Night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rhodos Bar 9.00pm . . . . . . . . . . Retro Rentals 80’s Night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Cavern Tue 6th Mar 5.00pm . . . . . . . . . . Live Acoustic Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rhodos Bar 5.00pm . . . . . . . . . . Cab Collective Live Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Cavern 6.00pm . . . . . . . . . . The History of Skiing Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pleney 6.30pm . . . . . . . . . . ESF Torch Lit Descent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pleney 6.30pm . . . . . . . . . . Live Music – ‘Lucid’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bar Tabac, Montriond 7.00pm . . . . . . . . . . Shooter Night – Create Your Own Shots! . . . . . . . Sherpa, Route de La Plagne 10.00pm . . . . . . . . . Live Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Café Chaud
Event listings\\March 2012\\
Thrs 1st Mar 9.00am . . . . . . . . . . Jelly Shared Working Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Le Petit Coq, St. Jean D’Aulps 2.30pm . . . . . . . . . . Dark Dog Show Music Tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Office de Tourisme 5.00pm . . . . . . . . . . Live Acoustic Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rhodos Bar 5.00pm . . . . . . . . . . Live music from Cab Collecive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cavern 5.30pm . . . . . . . . . . Live music with Alex R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tibetan Bar 6.00pm . . . . . . . . . . Gospel Concert – Mr Blaize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Office de Tourisme
Wed 7th Mar 8.00am . . . . . . . . . . Local Market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Place de la Poste 4.00pm . . . . . . . . . . Basscamp Apres Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Le Tremplin 7.00pm . . . . . . . . . . Sherpa Curry Night – All You Can Eat - €15 . . . . . . . . . . . . Route de La Plagne 10.00pm . . . . . . . . . Toss the Boss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rhodos Bar 10.00pm . . . . . . . . . Cab Collective Live Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Cavern
Fri 9th Mar 10.00am . . . . . . . . . Husky dogs and mooshers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lac Montriond 10.00am . . . . . . . . . Annual Geneva Motor Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Palexpo, Geneva 10.30am . . . . . . . . . Visit to the Slate Mines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Route des Ardoisiere 4.00pm . . . . . . . . . . Basscamp Apres Party – We Love House Music! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Le Tremplin 7.00pm . . . . . . . . . . Stacks & Snow Offs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sherpa, Route de La Plagne Sat 10th Mar 9.00am . . . . . . . . . . Annual Geneva Motor Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Palexpo, Geneva 11.00am . . . . . . . . . Live Sport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dixie Bar 1.00pm . . . . . . . . . . Live Sport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Le Sherpa, Route de la Plagne Sun 11th Mar 9.00am . . . . . . . . . . Annual Geneva Motor Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Palexpo, Geneva 11.00am . . . . . . . . . Live Sport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dixie Bar 12.00noon . . . . . . . Sunday Roast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rhodos Bar 2.00pm . . . . . . . . . . Live Sport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Le Sherpa, Route de la Plagne 4.00pm . . . . . . . . . . Live Groove Lounge Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Le Tremplin 5.00pm . . . . . . . . . . Cab Collective Live Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Cavern 9.00pm . . . . . . . . . . Sherpa Pub Quiz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Route de La Plagne 10.00pm . . . . . . . . . Live DJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Café Chaud Mon 12th Mar 10.00am . . . . . . . . . Morzine Loves Women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Office de Tourisme 10.00am . . . . . . . . . Annual Geneva Motor Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Palexpo, Geneva 5.00pm . . . . . . . . . . Open Mic Night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rhodos Bar 9.00pm . . . . . . . . . . Retro Rentals 80’s Night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Cavern Tue 13th Mar 10.00am . . . . . . . . . Morzine Loves Women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Office de Tourisme 10.00am . . . . . . . . . Annual Geneva Motor Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Palexpo, Geneva 5.00pm . . . . . . . . . . Live Acoustic Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rhodos Bar 5.00pm . . . . . . . . . . Cab Collective Live Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Cavern 6.00pm . . . . . . . . . . The History of Skiing Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pleney 6.30pm . . . . . . . . . . ESF Torch Lit Descent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pleney 6.30pm . . . . . . . . . . Live Music – ‘Les Pissalochons’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bar Tabac, Montriond 7.00pm . . . . . . . . . . Shooter Night – Create Your Own Shots! . . . . . . . Sherpa, Route de La Plagne 10.00pm . . . . . . . . . Live Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Café Chaud Wed 14th Mar 8.00am . . . . . . . . . . Local Market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Place de la Poste 10.00am . . . . . . . . . Morzine Loves Women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Office de Tourisme 10.00am . . . . . . . . . Annual Geneva Motor Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Palexpo, Geneva 12.00noon . . . . . . . Cab Collective Live Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inferno Bar, Nyon 4.00pm . . . . . . . . . . Basscamp Apres Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Le Tremplin 7.00pm . . . . . . . . . . Sherpa Curry Night – All You Can Eat - €15 . . . . . . . . . . . . Route de La Plagne 10.00pm . . . . . . . . . Toss the Boss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rhodos Bar 10.00pm . . . . . . . . . Cab Collective Live Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Cavern Thrs 15th Mar 9.00am . . . . . . . . . . Jelly Shared Working Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Le Petit Coq, St. Jean D’Aulps 10.00am . . . . . . . . . Morzine Loves Women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Office de Tourisme 10.00am . . . . . . . . . Annual Geneva Motor Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Palexpo, Geneva 5.00pm . . . . . . . . . . Live Acoustic Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rhodos Bar 5.00pm . . . . . . . . . . Live music from Cab Collecive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cavern 5.30pm . . . . . . . . . . Live music with Alex R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tibetan Bar 20 Fri 16th Mar 10.00am . . . . . . . . . Morzine Loves Women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Office de Tourisme 10.00am . . . . . . . . . Annual Geneva Motor Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Palexpo, Geneva
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Thrs 8th Mar 9.00am . . . . . . . . . . Jelly Shared Working Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Le Petit Coq, St. Jean D’Aulps 10.00am . . . . . . . . . Annual Geneva Motor Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Palexpo, Geneva 5.00pm . . . . . . . . . . Live Acoustic Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rhodos Bar 5.00pm . . . . . . . . . . Live music from Cab Collecive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cavern 5.30pm . . . . . . . . . . Live music with Alex R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tibetan Bar
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Fri 16th Mar 10.30am . . . . . . . . . Visit to the Slate Mines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Route des Ardoisiere 4.00pm . . . . . . . . . . Art Exhibition by Helene Richard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Salle d’Exposition 4.30pm . . . . . . . . . . Live DJ – K Sandra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Le Crepu 7.00pm . . . . . . . . . . Stacks & Snow Offs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sherpa, Route de La Plagne Sat 17th Mar 9.00am . . . . . . . . . . Annual Geneva Motor Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Palexpo, Geneva 11.00am . . . . . . . . . Live Sport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dixie Bar 1.00pm . . . . . . . . . . Live Sport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Le Sherpa, Route de la Plagne 4.00pm . . . . . . . . . . Art Exhibition by Helene Richard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Salle d’Exposition Sun 18th Mar 9.00am . . . . . . . . . . Annual Geneva Motor Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Palexpo, Geneva 11.00am . . . . . . . . . Live Sport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dixie Bar 12.00noon . . . . . . . Sunday Roast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rhodos Bar 2.00pm . . . . . . . . . . Live Sport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Le Sherpa, Route de la Plagne 4.00pm . . . . . . . . . . Art Exhibition by Helene Richard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Salle d’Exposition 4.00pm . . . . . . . . . . Live Groove Lounge Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Le Tremplin 5.00pm . . . . . . . . . . Cab Collective Live Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Cavern 9.00pm . . . . . . . . . . Sherpa Pub Quiz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Route de La Plagne 10.00pm . . . . . . . . . Live DJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Café Chaud Mon 19th Mar 4.00pm . . . . . . . . . . Art Exhibition by Helene Richard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Salle d’Exposition 5.00pm . . . . . . . . . . Open Mic Night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rhodos Bar 9.00pm . . . . . . . . . . Retro Rentals 80’s Night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Cavern Tue 20th Mar 5.00pm . . . . . . . . . . Live Acoustic Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rhodos Bar 5.00pm . . . . . . . . . . Cab Collective Live Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Cavern 6.00pm . . . . . . . . . . The History of Skiing Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pleney 6.30pm . . . . . . . . . . ESF Torch Lit Descent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pleney 6.30pm . . . . . . . . . . Live Music – ‘La Crise’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bar Tabac, Montriond 7.00pm . . . . . . . . . . Shooter Night – Create Your Own Shots! . . . . . . . Sherpa, Route de La Plagne 8.00pm . . . . . . . . . . Brendon Cook’s Yodelling Birthday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chez Roger 10.00pm . . . . . . . . . Live Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Café Chaud Wed 21st Mar 8.00am . . . . . . . . . . Local Market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Place de la Poste 4.00pm . . . . . . . . . . Basscamp Apres Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Le Tremplin 4.00pm . . . . . . . . . . Art Exhibition by Helene Richard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Salle d’Exposition 5.00pm . . . . . . . . . . Live music with ‘Lucid’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dixie Bar 7.00pm . . . . . . . . . . Sherpa Curry Night – All You Can Eat - €15 . . . . . . . . . . . . Route de La Plagne 10.00pm . . . . . . . . . Toss the Boss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rhodos Bar 10.00pm . . . . . . . . . Cab Collective Live Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Cavern Thrs 22nd Mar 9.00am . . . . . . . . . . Jelly Shared Working Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Le Petit Coq, St. Jean D’Aulps 4.00pm . . . . . . . . . . Art Exhibition by Helene Richard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Salle d’Exposition 5.00pm . . . . . . . . . . Live Acoustic Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rhodos Bar 5.00pm . . . . . . . . . . Live music from Cab Collecive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cavern 5.30pm . . . . . . . . . . Live music with Alex R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tibetan Bar Fri 23rd Mar 10.30am . . . . . . . . . Visit to the Slate Mines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Route des Ardoisiere 4.00pm . . . . . . . . . . Basscamp Apres Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Le Tremplin 4.00pm . . . . . . . . . . The Capers – Live Funk Band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L’Etale 7.00pm . . . . . . . . . . Stacks & Snow Offs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sherpa, Route de La Plagne Sat 24th Mar 11.00am . . . . . . . . . Live Sport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dixie Bar 1.00pm . . . . . . . . . . Live Sport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Le Sherpa, Route de la Plagne 1.30pm . . . . . . . . . . Rock the Pistes Festival – Louis Bertignac . . . . . . . . Top of Belvedere chairlift Sun 25th Mar 11.00am . . . . . . . . . Live Sport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dixie Bar 11.30am . . . . . . . . . Rock the Pistes Festival – Medi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lindarets 12.00noon . . . . . . . Sunday Roast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rhodos Bar 1.30pm . . . . . . . . . . Rock the Pistes Festival – Gerald de Palmas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Le Crosets 2.00pm . . . . . . . . . . Live Sport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Le Sherpa, Route de la Plagne 4.00pm . . . . . . . . . . Live Groove Lounge Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Le Tremplin 4.30pm . . . . . . . . . . Live DJ – Springbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Le Crepu 5.00pm . . . . . . . . . . Cab Collective Live Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Cavern 9.00pm . . . . . . . . . . Sherpa Pub Quiz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Route de La Plagne 10.00pm . . . . . . . . . Live DJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Café Chaud Mon 26th Mar 1.30pm . . . . . . . . . . Rock the Pistes Festival – Shaka Ponk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Plaine Dranse 4.30pm . . . . . . . . . . Live DJ – Wutr3e & Guest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Le Crepu 5.00pm . . . . . . . . . . Open Mic Night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rhodos Bar 9.00pm . . . . . . . . . . Retro Rentals 80’s Night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Cavern Tue 27th Mar 4.30pm . . . . . . . . . . Live DJ – Kris Matteo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Le Crepu 5.00pm . . . . . . . . . . Live Acoustic Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rhodos Bar 5.00pm . . . . . . . . . . Cab Collective Live Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Cavern 6.00pm . . . . . . . . . . The History of Skiing Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pleney 6.30pm . . . . . . . . . . ESF Torch Lit Descent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pleney 6.30pm . . . . . . . . . . Live Music – ‘Duo Generation’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bar Tabac, Montriond 7.00pm . . . . . . . . . . Shooter Night – Create Your Own Shots! . . . . . . . Sherpa, Route de La Plagne 10.00pm . . . . . . . . . Live Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Café Chaud Wed 28th Mar 8.00am . . . . . . . . . . Local Market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Place de la Poste 1.30pm . . . . . . . . . . Rock the Pistes Festival – Archive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arare Piste 4.00pm . . . . . . . . . . Basscamp Apres Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Le Tremplin 4.30pm . . . . . . . . . . Live DJ – DJ Faf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Le Crepu 7.00pm . . . . . . . . . . Sherpa Curry Night – All You Can Eat - €15 . . . . . . . . . . . . Route de La Plagne 10.00pm . . . . . . . . . Toss the Boss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rhodos Bar 10.00pm . . . . . . . . . Cab Collective Live Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Cavern Thu 29th Mar 9.00am . . . . . . . . . . Jelly Shared Working Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Le Petit Coq, St. Jean D’Aulps 5.00pm . . . . . . . . . . Live Acoustic Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rhodos Bar 5.00pm . . . . . . . . . . Live music from Cab Collecive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cavern 5.30pm . . . . . . . . . . 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Avalanche Science
An avalanche has three ingredients; snow, a sloped surface and a trigger. It’s a common misconception that they strike without warning but most avalanches occur when their victims trigger them. Preventing an avalanche is far easier than surviving one. Having an awareness of the conditions that increase the avalanche risk means you’ll be safer on the mountain. Atmospheric conditions such as temperature and humidity affect the size and shape of snowflakes as they fall to the ground. The snowpack – that’s the snow already on the ground – is made up of different layers of snow that have different properties according to the atmospheric conditions when the snow fell. Digging a couple of feet into the snowpack, the different layers of snow will be visible. Some of these layers will be stable, other layers on top will be less stable. One layer can detach from the other when there is a trigger. Avalanches can occur on slopes that are between a 25˚ and 60˚ angle to the ground, but most occur
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Bar 04 50 79 07 50 Opening Hours
16.00 - 01.00 on 35˚ – 40˚ slopes. We asked avalanche experts Recco, the makers of avalanche rescue technology about the dangers of backcountry or off-piste skiing. ‘Getting caught in an avalanche is not simply bad luck. Avalanches happen for particular reasons at specific places and at specific points of time. Avalanche safety therefore relies more on identifying the danger as much as recovery’. How do we identify the danger? • Avalanches are most likely to occur after a fresh dump of snow. This new layer of snow could slide off the existing snowpack. • Check the avalanche risk at the lift station in the morning before you venture off-piste. • Avalanche paths are often obvious. An open slope, bowl or gully will be more affected by atmospheric conditions. Know when to say no. • High winds on exposed pistes could trigger an avalanche. Stay low and sheltered when the avalanche risk is high. You can download Recco's 'White Book' on avalanche safety for free on the yodel website.
Après ski every afternoon from 5pm till 8pm
Bar Snacks available from 6pm till 9pm
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Live sporting events
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WINTERXGAMES EUROPE The third European Winter X Games will be held in Tignes between the 14th and 16th of March. But just what are the roots of this extreme sports competition? The X Games were started by American broadcaster ESPN in the summer of 1995 and were held on Rhode Island. They were originally called the Extreme Games and the first lineup consisted of mountain biking, street sledging, rollerblading, skateboarding, bungee jumping and sky surfing. The games were a revelation in a country where baseball, basketball and football were the staple sports. Despite being just its first year, the magnificent arena reminiscent of the gladiator games attracted 200,000 spectators. The X Games became popular so quickly that in 2006 a second annual event was announced in the shape of the Winter X Games.
While the winter games had previously been focused in America and Shanghai, in 2010 a European Winter X Games was debuted in Tignes and has continued to be held there. Based in the centre of Tignes Val Claret, the Games hosts 8 events in total including men’s and women’s slopestyle and superpipe. The 2011 Tignes X Games commanded 1900 hours of television coverage, which was broadcast across 198 countries and has only grown in popularity ready for this year. In 2012, more than 150 athletes will be heading to Tignes for the event. We take a look at just a few of the hopefuls.
2012 Hopefuls Jamie Anderson, 22, is an American snowboarder from Lake Tahoe and is one of the greatest Slopestyle riders in the world. In the US X Games she claimed 3 gold medals, two bronze and a silver and took gold at Tignes in 2011 by spinning three different ways off the three kickers.
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Jenny Jones, 32, is a British professional snowboarder and an X games stalwart. In 2009, she became the first British rider ever to win gold at the US X Games by completing a front-side 720 on the last jump of her third run. Overall, Jones has won two gold and a silver medal at the US games in Slopestyle and a gold in the 2010 European games. Iouri Podladchikov, 24, is a SwissRussian professional snowboarder and has been competing since 2000. At Tignes 2010, Podladtchikov successfully landed a Double McTwist 1260 making him the only other person in the world alongside Shaun White to have ever landed this trick. Kevin Rolland, 22, is the French freestyle skier who is hot tipped to take medals at Tignes 2012. He has won gold in Superpipe at Tignes 2010 and 2011 as well as three further medals in the last two Aspen X Games meaning he’s taken back-toback golds at the US and European Games in the previous two years. The Winter X Games in Tignes will be particularly poignant this year following the death of Sarah Burke. A four-time Winter X Games gold medalist, Burke died following a training accident in Salt Lake City in January.
Morzine
Opening Hours: 4pm - 10pm Daily!
Good Food at Great Prices • All food cooked fresh to order • Eat in or take away • Phone orders taken for collection • Licensed premises with beer, wine and sodas available when dining in or to take away • The only place in town offering English, Italian and Asian style cuisine, catering for even the fussiest of eaters.
Phone Orders Welcome: 04 50 74 31 62 New for this Winter at Chalet Le Boomerang Les Gets: "Mammas" Restaurant and Take away & "Qué-tal?" Wine Bar and Tapas
“Mammas, the original and the best, beware of imitations" www.mammas.fr
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Helios Design Lab is run by brothers Alex and Felix Wittholz and is a design studio that has completed work for K2 snowboards and Coca Cola. The siblings talk to yodel about their lives as designers. What are the roots of your company, how did you first set it up? Alex: I graduated into a recession; there were no jobs so I started freelancing and just never stopped. Eventually some other people stuck around as well. Felix: I joined a couple of years later after a two season snowboard bum stint in Whistler. What is your personal background in design? Alex: I went to the Ontario College of Art and got me a fancy degree. Felix: No degree here. Photoshop and Illustrator were brand new when we started and I just picked it up.
on a Nokia commercial. Felix: Having our own clothing line OK47. As they were your first snowboard graphics, how did you go about designing for K2? Felix: They contacted us after seeing an ad of ours in Vice magazine. Alex: We just did what we wanted and they liked it. Is it hard to design something original for someone like Coca Cola who have had such a wealth of different adverts over the years? Felix: It’s always hard to do anything original and get paid for it.
What has been your most exciting / challenging project?
How would you describe your work?
Alex: Other than running your own business? Getting to work with explosives and high-speed cameras
Alex: We try to come up with surprising or unexpected images that work for our clients, but usually there’s
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Private & Group ski lessons with a local French instructor Lessons tailored to your individual needs
Helios DESIGN LAB
Fluent in English
HervĂŠ Gaillard info@reachyourpeak.co.uk www.reachyourpeak.co.uk Mobile: 06 68 92 88 86
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mpm Morzine Project &
Property Management Specialists in Morzine since 2002
Building Projects - Renovations - Kitchens - Bathrooms - Decking - Property Management & Rentals
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a bit of humour in there. Felix: Surreal irreverence and experimentation tempered by corporate necessity. Who is your dream client? Alex: Any client that hires us for what we do well and then trusts us to do it well…and pays on time. Felix: Someone willing to let us experiment with new techniques. What are your main influences and inspirations? Alex: The concept of collage; movies, music, art, books. Anything that’s nothing to do with advertising. Felix: I used to follow specific designers, but now I just go on late night internet freestyle sessions. How do you go about creating a project? Alex: Depends on the project of course. We usually try to get as much information as we can and let it rattle around our heads for a while. Sometimes we’ll get an idea fairly quickly and other times it's like pulling teeth. This part of the process can be great or frustrating. In the end if we’re really stuck I find that if you just sit down and start things will happen. Do you come from a very artistic background? Alex: No, but we travelled a lot as kids.
Felix: Our mum painted flowers on cabinet doors once. Do you listen to music while you work, if so what sort? Alex: Yes. All kinds. Actually no, only the good kind. Felix: I specifically hate Dixieland, Opera, New Country, Jazz Fusion, and Portuguese folkmusic. What are you working on at the moment? Alex: We’re building an app that will show you the location of free drinking water in your area, working on an interactive documentary about the dangers of off-shore oil drilling, re-branding a sports channel, building an interactive virtual walkthrough of a university campus and renovating my house. What is your average day from morning to night? Alex: Pretty average. Felix: Coffee. Walk dog to work. Coffee. Work. Walk dog home. Beer. What do you think you would be doing if a career as a designer had not worked out? Felix: I always wanted a caretaker job, like Jack Nicholson had in “The Shining”. Alex: Raising unicorns and farming their tears. Find out more at: heliozilla.com
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Anyone who has left their ski boots in the car overnight will understand the pain of trying to ease your feet back into them. But could this agony be resigned to the history books? The Go! PEET portable boot dryer could be the answer to your prayers as it dries and warms your ski boots ready to put on. The dryer contains small ceramic stones, which heat up your boot and dry the residue moisture. While these may not be effective in the same way as the commercial boot dryers found in many chalets, this downside may be replaced by sheer convenience. The PEET boot dryer comes with two adapters which means that it can be used not only in your home but also by plugging into your car. The dryer will set you back approximately â‚Ź40 but we consider that a small price to pay for the luxury of warm dry toes in a ski resort!
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Come and enjoy our Burgers and our Original Brittany Buckwheat Crepes
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For many it is just a dream to own a property in the Alps. For some the dream will surely come true but for others it may have to stay that way after ski property prices bucked the trend for collapse following the global recession. Many property markets in the Eurozone are facing collapse as a result of the global financial crisis. For example, Spain has become littered with up to 1 million unwanted properties and there are reports in Ireland of brand new houses facing demolition because it is cheaper than selling them in the current climate. As a country, France has remained popular due to the stability of its economy, making it an attractive country to invest in. This is especially true of the ski property market. One major reason for the continued appeal of ski properties is the potential for a second home or bolt hole that also has excellent potential as a rental property. France is the most popular destination in Europe for buyers interested in the ski market and attracts a third of the market. An important factor for buyers today is stability over fast returns. Ski property in the French Alps attracts
wealthy buyers that are less likely to panic sell during times of economic uncertainty, which in turn creates a stable market. Contrary to popular belief, altitude is not the most important factor in the ski property market for all buyers. Many buyers are more interested in the actual infrastructure of a resort such as the lift system and accessibility to the nearby ski area. With easy access to over 650km of pistes throughout the Portes du Soleil, this has made Morzine a popular destination for its great value properties. The increasing popularity of Morzine as a summer resort has also increased demand, expanding the letting potential to encompass another season. Other ski resorts, which may have great winter letting practically shut down in the summer with little to no chance of summer rentals. Things are looking good for the ski property market across the
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French Alps and specifically in the local area in 2012. It may be just about time to think about making that dream investment! How does our resort compare? An average 2 bed apartment in this area will set you back approximately €250,000, but what will that money get you in other destinations? London – For €270,000 you could own a garage in Stanhope Mews East, Central London. The exceptionally large lock up garage comes with a door and pretty much nothing else! Bali – A luxury 4 bedroom villa with private swimming pool and views over the Indian Ocean on the tropical island of Koh Samui can be yours for just €248,000. Burnley – You could buy 10…yes 10 properties in this town in North West England! The average two-bedroom terrace house will set you back around €25,000 and consists of two beds, a bathroom, lounge, kitchen and yard. Paris – For €257,000 a ‘cosy’ apartment with an overall floor space of just 22m² could be yours. The apartment also boasts one room with a separate bathroom and kitchen…but no bedroom! Monaco - You can get a 4 bedroom, four bathroom apartment in the centre of Monaco with a private roof terrace and swimming pool. Or at least you can live there for just under half a year with a whopping rental of €49,000 per month. 31
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Chalet Suppers Enjoy wonderful home cooked food prepared & served in the comfort of your chalet by our experienced chef and chalet host. We offer you a great choice of meal options from our extensive menu. All you have to do is just pick up the phone and give us a call - it’s that easy. We’ll come to you on the evening and time of your choice and all you have to do is simply sit down and enjoy. Just think... a three course meal, chosen by you and prepared, hosted and served by us - we’ll even clean the dishes before we leave!
Go on pick up the phone and call STARTERS
MAIN COURSES
DESSERTS
Oeuf en cocotte baked with mushrooms, ham, gruyere cheese & cream
Lamb Chops with new potatoes & leeks served with seasonal veg
Peach brown betty – spicy buttery crumble with whipped cream
Carrot & coriander soup Chicken Liver Pâté Home made pâté served with melba toast Warm Salad Avocado served with mozzarella & roasted cherry tomatoes Roasted Peppers Stuffed with baby tomatoes, fresh basil & marjoram Individual Onion Tart Traditional French onion tart served with a rocket salad
Boeuf Bourguignon in red wine with bacon, shallots & mushrooms served with mash & ratatouille Pot Roast Pork In white wine with garlic, fennel & rosemary, served with puree of spinach and pommes anna Salmon Fillet Marinated in a sweet chilli & dill rub served with legume medley & crushed new potatoes Moroccan Filo Pie Layers of filo pastry filled with spinach, lentils & feta served with sautéed peas & roasted sweet potatoes
Apricot & cardamom crumble served with crème fraiche Walnut, Honey & Mascarpone Tart served with vanilla ice cream Banoffee Pie Tarte Tatin served with pecan ice cream Chocolate Fondant served with crème anglaise
Roasted Chicken Glazed with honey & orange, cooked with a selection of root vegetables and crispy rosemary roasted potatoes
Tarte au Citron served on a light raspberry coulis
Homemade Spaghetti Choose from fresh pesto or salami, fennel & tomato sauce
Grilled White Fish With green olive gliomata crust, served with caramelised carrots & sautéed new potatoes
Profitta Roles served with rich chocolate sauce
Filo Parcels Stuffed with garlic puree, goats cheese & fresh herbs
Chicken en Croute Stuffed with mushrooms & wrapped in puff pastry with a mustard sauce, green beans & new potatoes
Choose from one type of starter, main course and dessert per order and then call us on:
24 hours notice required, minimum of 6 persons- We cover Morzine, Les Gets, St Jean d’Aulps and Montriond
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James McPhail, photographer, has been at the forefront of creative snowboard photography for over a decade and his work for magazines such as Whitelines and Document Snowboard have taken him to remote corners of the globe. Here James tells Yodel about life as a professional snowboard photographer.
Bespoke roams can be organised for groups
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LES LINDERETS
Traditional Savoyard Dishes Bookings recommended Open 9am - 5pm every day Sur le Piste d’Avoriaz, Village des Chevres, Les Linderets Tel: 06 75 25 28 15 / 04 50 74 05 35
Were you interested in snow sports before photography? Which came first? I got my first 35mm camera when I was eighteen and started shooting whatever caught my eye. I didn't start snowboarding until much later. How did you become a snowboard photographer? What was your first commission? At first I just started shooting my friends and a few of them started to get really good and pick up sponsors. The best tip I can give to anyone who wants to shoot is to get yourself some friends that are keen and have got skills. Without good riders you're not going to get good photographs. When my shots started to look as good as the ones in the magazines I started submitting and things just grew from there.
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www.jamesmcphail.com
It took quite a few years of hard graft, shooting in the winters and working at other jobs in the summer to save for the season. Back then I was submitting freelance to all the UK and French mags. Most of my work went to Whitelines first so they got the best of it. I started shooting full time when I landed the job as senior photographer and photo editor for Whitelines. My first trip for the mag was a tour of Eastern Europe with about ten other people....... it was carnage! POP_FEB_2012.pdf
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The whole resort has been gearing up for this one all winter and as new headline acts have been added to the line-up, festival wristbands have been selling like hot cakes. The Basscamp Festival is Morzine’s first electronic music and snow sports festival, featuring acts such as The Correspondents, FOAMO, A Skillz and Thomas Gandey along with about 30 other international acts and DJs. Events take place in exclusive Basscamp venues in the heart of Morzine, from après sessions to late night club parties. There’s a stonking fancy dress theme for each day and there’s piste side amateur ski and snowboard comps too. We expect it’ll take some time for Morzine to recover from this one. Basscamp Festival wristbands are priced at just €100 for the full 5 day event. To win yourself a Basscamp Festival hoodie answer this simple question – there are two Basscamp après parties in Morzine each week this winter. Where are they held? E-mail your answer to competition@yodelmagazine.com before 31st March for your chance to win! WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/BASSCAMPMORZINE
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ONESIE IE OF THE MONTH This is what we call BANG on trend. It’s a sparkling white onesie against a sparkling white piste. This cheeky lass is hot and she knows it. Colour contrasting zips are all over the big brands this winter but it’s the cheeky blue flowers that make this outfit really special. And lipstick that matches a fluorescent headband? No mean feat in France, we can tell you…
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on snow There’s a new way to get around town this winter. You can take a ‘Segway Authorised’ tour of Morzine along the river trail, do Morzine by night as part of a group tour or spend an hour circling Lac Montriond. For those of you not in the know, the Segway is ‘the world's first self-balancing human transporter’. It has two wheels and stays upright all by itself. You move backwards or forwards, left or right by leaning and steering on the handlebars. They travel at about 20kmph and can go for about 38km on one battery charge, which makes them fairly practical and very economical for the mountains. We think that this is a great activity, especially for groups. It’s a good way to get your bearings, it’s a nice alterative to snow sports and it looks like a lot of fun too! Price: From €35 for a 1 hour accompanied tour of Morzine Suitable for Children: The minimum age is 14 years Equipment: Helmets provided, Yodel recommends warm clothes! Contact: Bernard - +33 (0) 6 34 65 14 22 E-mail - morzine@mobilboard.com
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France is the home of the Michelin Star and some say the home of gastronomy. Which is ironic seeing as though Michelin is actually a tyre company. Michelin launched their first guidebook in 1900 to encourage road tripping in France. They then began anonymously reviewing restaurants for inclusion in their guidebooks in 1926 using a 3 star system. There are ski resorts in France that have Michelin starred restaurants. Courchevel has 11 stars in total; the Chamonix area has the same. Could Morzine be set to join them in the ranks of posh nosh? Alexandre Baud-Pachon has literally grown up at the Hotel Le Samoyede in Morzine – his grandfather built the hotel 40 years ago. The 36 year old Head Chef has always been inspired by the culinary arts and his passion has taken him to work in some of the most renowned and highest rated restaurants in France. A Michelin star is a personal objective for Alexandre – he makes no effort to deny that. Indeed from his CV it would seem that Michelin stars are the only standard Alexandre knows. ‘It would be a great reward for my team and it would really put Morzine on the map I think’. Last year, after an anonymous inspection by Michelin, the feedback was very positive.
L’Atelier restaurant at Le Samoyede is always very busy – regular diners book tables weeks in advance. So how does Alexandre manage to juggle the quality and consistency required for a Michelin Star with the volume of hungry diners each evening? ‘Guest satisfaction is actually my main focus. The nature of our business is very seasonal so we have to make sure that the 80 – 90 people who dine in our restaurant each evening leave happy. And if one of those just happens to be a Michelin inspector, then that’s fine, I’ll cross my fingers and hope for the best!’ In any holiday resort it’s important that there are a range of different dining options to suit everyone’s tastes and wallet and Morzine certainly has an excellent, varied mix. But wouldn’t it be great if Morzine became part of the culinary elite?
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