Celebrate new year's eve in the European Alps
Enjoy the most splendid evenings in the Alps!
Reach for the sky and celebrate the New Year skiing on the summits of the Alps. In winter, the ski resorts have a festive and breathtaking atmosphere.
New Year's eve at the Alpe d’Huez
Do you wish to spend your New Year’s Eve skiing this year? Alpe d’Huez is the ideal place for you to experience this festive period with your loved ones. The resort, located on the mountain some kilometres from Grenoble, is an area where you can spend the New Year with your family. During the New Year’s Eve, you will be delighted by fireworks and downhill skiing with torches which are characteristic of the region. This is an unforgettable moment for a New Year evening with your friends or family. The resort enjoys exceptional sunshine and is well-known internationally. Alpe d’Huez has a group of ski resorts in surrounding villages like Huez-en-Oisans, d’Auris-en-Oisans, Vaujany, Villard-Reculas and Oz-en-Oisans offering a great choice of tracks at different levels. The resort is equipped with sport and cultural facilities to help visitors explore this splendid mountainous region.
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New Year at Val Thorens
Another treasure of the Savoyard Alps, the Val Thorens area is known for its New Year celebrations. Nested at a height of more than 2,200 metres, the Val Thorens Resort is known for delighting children and adults on New Year’s Eve every year. Spectators will be amazed by the firework displays. You will be immersed in Savoyard traditions with the torch-lit descent and the distribution of warm drinks and other spirits of the region. This is perfect for enjoying the first moments of the New Year as a family while discovering the pleasures of the region.
The Val Thorens area is covered by six glaciers and is great for skiing during winter. What is better than enjoying the high quality snow of Val Thorens before the New Year’s Eve? The area offers a multitude of snow sports like ski touring, snowboard, carving and others.
Did you know?
Val Thorens is the highest resort in Europe, it is also the largest skiing area in the world! The entire family will be delighted by these 600 km of tracks.
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La Plagne and its Red Pompom
The Grand Plagne Resort comprises of about ten villages with different skiing tracks for all levels. The area will offer numerous festivities to visitors during the New Year’s Eve: the mythical torch-lit descent, warm drinks as well as the red Pompom night concluded with a huge fireworks display.
For more than fifteen years, La Plagne has been part of Paradiski, the second largest continuous skiable area in the world. Paradiski comprises of the resort of Les Arcs together with that of Peisey-Vallandry and La Plagne, all linked together by Vanoise Express, the biggest cableway in the world. This gives you access to a great diversity of landscapes with a view of Mount Blanc and a 360° panoramic view of the French Alps. Surf on the tracks with varying slopes over an area with ski lifts and artificial snow that is accessible to all.
Did you know?
The continuous skiable area of Paradiski has 425 km of skiing tracks, 225km of which is occupied by the La Plagne Resort.