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Spring events in Courchevel 2017

As the days get longer and sunnier, Clare of Ski Magic has sent us this handy guide on what's happening for spring in Courchevel.

Skiing in the Three Valleys in March and April is not only perfect because of the sunny days, high altitude snow and friendly atmosphere, there are loads of events lined up which are great for planning days (and nights) during your trip and making the most of what’s on offer in the largest ski area in the world!

Here’s the line-up:

March 20th – 24th

Ronnie Loves Music Festival 2017 at the famous apres-ski destination, Le Rond Point, Meribel.

Acts include Norman Jay MBE, Craig Charles Funk & Soul, Sunset Sons, The High Jives and local bands The Dominoes, Bring Your Sisters, Bubble & Crisp…

March 25th

Derby du Roc Merlet, Courchevel Moriond

A famous annual descent from 2734m down into Courchevel Moriond. Race on Ski, Snowboard, Telemark, Monoboard, SnowScoot – you name it!

18€ to enter (includes meal and drink at the Funky Fox, Moriond)

Booking via ESF Courchevel 1650 Moriond

April 2nd

3 Valleys Enduro Race: Across the 3 Valleys

Fun day of racing and activities for everyone beginners – experts, including Big Air Bag, Boardercross, Family Schuss and a big Savoyard lunch included!

April 5th

Family Charity Fete 2017, La Tania

Help to beat last year’s total of over £15k raised for UK and French charities, through money-raising kids’ games, bouncy castle, ski race, BBQ

April 12th

3 Valleys Charity Day, Meribel Village Local bands, live music and DJs, kids zone & bouncy castle, raising money for UK and French charities.

16th April

Feria Blanche, Courchevel 1850

Two water slides will be open at the family park, along with snow scooter, music, BBQs, prize raffles, equipment tests, biathlon, big air bag, snow-mobiling, paragliding and more…

16th April

Dynastar X3 Mountain Triathlon

Starting at Le Carrey (830m) and reaching the heights of La Saulire (2710m) the 3 stages of the race include a 13.9km bike ride, 6.3km trail run and 4.8km ski tour – watch these impressive athletes as they whizz by!

Easter 2017

Look for chocolate eggs on the bubble lifts all over the Courchevel Valley!

>> SEE OUR SPRING SPECIAL OFFERS! Big savings on our last few holidays available for Spring 2017. Late deals and discounts available for Easter skiing and 1st April

James Woods Takes Bronze in Men’s Ski Slopestyle at X Games Norway 2017

Woods secures podium with the last run of the night!

Congratulations to James Woods on earning a bronze medal in Men’s Ski Slopestyle Finals at X Games Norway 2017.

Woods was on fire throughout the action-packed contest, which took place at night under the bright lights on the massive slopestyle course at Hafjell Resort in Norway. On the last and final attempt of the stacked eight-skier contest, Woods, from Great Britain, put down a smooth and technically advanced run that judges awarded an 87.33. This was just enough for Woods to sneak onto the podium and claim a well-deserved third place.

Wood’s took to the course on his second run with clear confidence and landed a run that included; 180 up the roll, switch left 360 tail tap over the lollipop, switch tail frontside 630 out, switch rightside lip 270 blind 270 out, leftside double cork 1080 safety to Japan, rightside double cork 1260 tail, switch leftside 270 on blind 450 out, into a switch rag doll rodeo 1080 octo grab. This was one of cleanest and most stylish runs of the night and the energetic crowd at the bottom was hyped to see Woods land this run.

Once on the podium, Woods was visibly excited and exclaimed, “Oye mate, are you kidding me,” when handed his medal. Then he shook a bottle of champagne and showered the other guys on the podium to celebrate his bronze-medal finish.

Following the event, Woods commented on the course and snow conditions. “The major challenge was to get speed on that snow through the course, but it started snowing, which was good. In each of our competitions, both qualifiers and finals it started to snow, so we got a bit of fresh snow, which we actually weren’t sure if it was going to slow us down, or speed us up, but obviously the shows got to go on. We made the gamble and it actually put a lot more moisture back into the artificial snow, which kind of saved the day,” he quipped.

This concludes the first full day of finals at X Games Norway, but the action continues throughout the weekend with Men’s and Women’s Big Air taking place on Saturday, March, 11th.