Nov. 15, 2025

Ep 72 Mikaela Shiffrin Eyes 102nd World Cup Victory, and a new reindeer.

Ep 72 Mikaela Shiffrin Eyes 102nd World Cup Victory, and  a new reindeer.
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Ep 72 Mikaela Shiffrin Eyes 102nd World Cup Victory, and  a new reindeer.

1. Weather 15th November 2025.
2. World Cup Ladies Slalom in Levi Today.
3. 60's snow in London
4. Cyclocross and Cross-country running are not popular.
5. December Deals.
6. Tomorrowland Winter Festival.
7. Novemberfest is tonight.
8. Mont-Blanc tunnel repairs.
9. Café des Parents.
10. Harry Potter fans
11. Legends of the Criterium
12. Rugby on Blue Note’s Big Screen.
13. Recycling Day.

Calendar

Special Offers I have Spied....

Mikaela Shiffrin is racing for her 102nd World Cup victory - she has already won 8 times in Levi, and has 8 reindeer to show for it ...

Funny photos from London in the 60's including a milkman doing his rounds on skis.

The Winter Olympic Federation, which represents the many sports already included, has come out strongly against inviting cyclocross and crosscountry running to join as they are not sports for either snow or ice...

When planning your holiday..... look out for bargains..... Alikats are offering private airport transfers for the first week of their season.

You come 2 weeks earlier and stay with VIP in Val…. and ALSO get a free lift pass.

Alpe d'Huez have announced more than 100 artists for Tomorrowland Winter from 21st to 28th March.

Tonight, in our Club des Sports is the Novemberfest....

Work continues on the Mont Blanc Tunnel, and debate as to how and when they close it to complete the work. ? 3.5 or 17 years....

Café des Parents is an event on Tuesday 18th for parents of young children in Tignes.

Email petiteenfrance@tignes.net for more information.

Harry Potter fans should shop in SuperU.... lots of offers and you could win a holiday to Hollywood. Vivez la magie Harry Potter dans vos Magasins U !

70TH Criterium, the World Cup races are here in a month. Meanwhile there is a mini series on Facebook reels, interviewing "Legends of the Criterium"

Rugby fan ? Head to the Blue Note this afternoon.

Recycling day in the USA. Why not get second hand kit - save the planet and your euros...

00:11 - Weather 15th November 2025.

00:27 - World Cup Ladies Slalom in Levi Today.

00:52 - 60's snow in London.

01:04 - Cyclocross and Cross-country running are not popular.

01:54 - December Deals.

02:15 - Tomorrowland Winter Festival.

02:34 - Novemberfest is tonight.

02:51 - Mont-Blanc tunnel repairs.

03:20 - Café des Parents.

03:33 - Harry Potter fans.

03:50 - Legends of the Criterium.

04:05 - Rugby on Blue Note’s Big Screen.

04:16 - Recycling Day.

Good morning Val d’Isère

Looks as though

Will be cloudy 

Damp….

And cooler.

 

BBC say rain…

But meteo blue

Says snow

 

Actually says MIGHT

Be snow In the afternoon….

 

Hopefully even if rains in town

We will have

Snow on our peaks..

 

World Cup ladies slalom in Levi today…

30 year old Mikaela Shiffrin

Will be racing for her

one hundredth and second world cup victory….

Sixty four, so far,  in slalom

 

She has stood on the top of Levi’s podium

Eight times

Each time winning

A medal

And

A reindeer……she now has a small herd !

 

I saw some funny photos

From the early 60’s

In London….

So much snow

That a milkman

Was doing his rounds

On skis…

 

A while ago I mentioned that

There is a move to include

Cyclocross and

Cross country running

In the 20 30 Winter games.

 

The Winter Olympic Federation

Which represents the many and varied

Sports already included

Are against it….

Saying

“It would dilute the brand,
heritage,
and identity
that make the Olympic Winter Games unique –
a celebration of sports practiced
on snow and ice…”

 

They are obviously

 pleased that

Ski mountaineering has been added

 

And support the IOC                                       

Fit for the Future project

Looking for ways to modernise

And attract new audiences.

 

Someone pointed out that                                        

If they were super popular sports

They would already be in the

Summer games….

 

Oouch.

 

If you fancy a December

Holiday in Morzine

Alikats

Are offering

Private airport transfers…

For the first week of their season.

 

Though you could come

2 weeks earlier …

And stay with VIP in Val….

THEY are offering

Free transfers PLUS

Free lift pass

If you arrive on the 30th November.

 

 

Music lovers

Should think of

Booking for Alpe d’Huez ….

Their sixth Tomorrowland Winter

Festival

Runs from 21st to 28th March

And more than 100 artists

Are lined up.

Thinking more electronic

Than

Classical or jazz…

 

Details are on the calendar page.

 

 

Don’t forget Val’s version of the

Bavarian Octoberfest….

TONIGHT

At the Club des Sports,

Organised by our firemen.

Live music

Food and

Drinks….

Men in Lederhosen

And ladies in their best Dirndl

Are especially welcome.

 

Road News…

The Mont-Blanc tunnel

Has been closed

For essential upgrades.

 

since the 1st September

 

Due to open

12th December….

All very understandable.

However they won’t be finished….

 

Two scenarios are on the table….

Close until the work is finished….

Which will take 3 and a half years…

 

Or close for 3 and a half months

Every autumn

For seventeen years….

 

If you are in Tignes

And have young children

There is an event for you

Café des Parents.

On Tuesday

From 12 thirty.

I have put the email

For further info in the

Episode description

petiteenfrance@tignes.net

 

If there are any Harry Potter fans

In your household

Shop at Super U

 

Lots of Harry P offers

And YOU could win

A trip for four

To visit Warner Brothers Studio

In Hollywood….

Link is in the episode description.

Vivez la magie Harry Potter dans vos Magasins U !

 

In the run up to Val’s

70TH Criterium

The World Cup races ….

 

There is a mini series on Facebook reels

Interviewing

Legends of the Criterium…

(1)   Critérium de la 1ère Neige - AUDI FIS Ski World Cup Val d'Isère Reels | Facebook

Started with Val’s own Clément Noël …

 

If you are a rugby fan…

The Blue Note

Is showing

The English, Welsh and Irish games

On a big screen

Starting just after four o’clock this afternoon.  

 

America celebrates recycling today…

 

We are all much better attuned to waste…

 

Of course a good way to save money

On your ski holiday

Is to buy second hand kit….

 

A friend bought a jacket on Ebay

And found 200 dollars in the pocket !

Feeling bad

He did contact the seller

 

Apparently she

Was recycling

Her husband

Ex husband

And anything he had owned.

 

The 200 dollars must have been his

And

No

She didn’t want him to get it back !

 

A beginner friend got a really nice

Almost brand new

Jacket and ski trousers

For £15 on preloved….

 

Suspect the seller

Hadn’t loved skiing !

 

Don’t forget the

Second hand sales

In Seez

And Bourg

Today and tomorrow.

 

AND

The B’Bar

Are holding a

Clothing exchange event

And drinks

on

Thursday

Details of all are on the calendar page.

See you on Sunday.