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News FromThe AlpsThe IBEX black run features a 600-metre-long couloir, as well as a 300-metrevertical drop. It’s the ideal run for keen skiers to sink their teeth into – thoughwe’d recommend tackling it in the morning when your legs are still fresh!GONDOLA REPLACEMENT AND NEW CLIMATE INTERPRETATION CENTRE,CHAMONIXTHE LATEST AND GREATEST NEW ADDITIONS ACROSS THE ALPS,FROM NEW CHAIRLIFTS UP THE MOUNTAIN TO NEW RUNS DOWN ITJessica BuckEXPERIENCE TEAM LEADThere’s plenty to get excited about this season. Whether it’ll be your first orfiftieth time visiting a ski resort, there’s bound to be something new in store foryou this winter.We’ve done some digging and put together a list of the most exciting newfeatures and events coming to the ski resorts this season. Get excited – winter’sjust around the corner. You’ll be amid the action before you know it.A NEW BLACK RUN COMES TO MÉRIBELFeeling brave? The IBEX black run is ideal for those seeking a challenge thiswinter. Still a relatively new addition to the resort, Méribel’s IBEX black run madeits debut only last year. Accessible via the 2,700 metre Bouquetin chairlift,challengers can get a sense of what awaits them as they journey to the top, theirfellow thrill-seekers taking on the black run below them.Development has been underway on the gondola between Montenverse and Merde Glace. Spurred on by the diminishing glacier, the replacement gondola is setto be situated further up the glacier than its predecessor.The gondola is on course to open for the 2023/24 season and will run fromDecember 2023. Alongside this new gondola, construction is underway on anInternational Glacier and Climate Interpretation Centre – an important climatefocusedinitiative from the Chamonix resort. The Centre is expected to open nextwinter.BEGINNERS’ CARPET AND SLEDGING RUN, MORZINEFirst time skiing? There’s no need to worry. The new beginners’ carpetmagic carpet ski lift in Morzine is the latest edition to the resort’s beginners’area, making skiing more accessible – and a little less nerve-wracking - fornewcomers. The 147-metre magic carpet lift is to be installed near Pleney cablecar.A NEW SLOPE-SIDE HANGOUT IN COURCHEVELCourchevel has introduced a new spot for skiers to kick back, relax, and takein the stunning alpine vistas. The Nid de la Saulire is a quaint wooden chalet6 7
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News From
The Alps
The IBEX black run features a 600-metre-long couloir, as well as a 300-metre
vertical drop. It’s the ideal run for keen skiers to sink their teeth into – though
we’d recommend tackling it in the morning when your legs are still fresh!
GONDOLA REPLACEMENT AND NEW CLIMATE INTERPRETATION CENTRE,
CHAMONIX
THE LATEST AND GREATEST NEW ADDITIONS ACROSS THE ALPS,
FROM NEW CHAIRLIFTS UP THE MOUNTAIN TO NEW RUNS DOWN IT
Jessica Buck
EXPERIENCE TEAM LEAD
There’s plenty to get excited about this season. Whether it’ll be your first or
fiftieth time visiting a ski resort, there’s bound to be something new in store for
you this winter.
We’ve done some digging and put together a list of the most exciting new
features and events coming to the ski resorts this season. Get excited – winter’s
just around the corner. You’ll be amid the action before you know it.
A NEW BLACK RUN COMES TO MÉRIBEL
Feeling brave? The IBEX black run is ideal for those seeking a challenge this
winter. Still a relatively new addition to the resort, Méribel’s IBEX black run made
its debut only last year. Accessible via the 2,700 metre Bouquetin chairlift,
challengers can get a sense of what awaits them as they journey to the top, their
fellow thrill-seekers taking on the black run below them.
Development has been underway on the gondola between Montenverse and Mer
de Glace. Spurred on by the diminishing glacier, the replacement gondola is set
to be situated further up the glacier than its predecessor.
The gondola is on course to open for the 2023/24 season and will run from
December 2023. Alongside this new gondola, construction is underway on an
International Glacier and Climate Interpretation Centre – an important climatefocused
initiative from the Chamonix resort. The Centre is expected to open next
winter.
BEGINNERS’ CARPET AND SLEDGING RUN, MORZINE
First time skiing? There’s no need to worry. The new beginners’ carpet
magic carpet ski lift in Morzine is the latest edition to the resort’s beginners’
area, making skiing more accessible – and a little less nerve-wracking - for
newcomers. The 147-metre magic carpet lift is to be installed near Pleney cable
car.
A NEW SLOPE-SIDE HANGOUT IN COURCHEVEL
Courchevel has introduced a new spot for skiers to kick back, relax, and take
in the stunning alpine vistas. The Nid de la Saulire is a quaint wooden chalet
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