Local Events
The
region is well known for the local events held here during the Winter season.
Any excuse for a party - there are normally one or two extraordinary events
taking place every month throughout the season for which the locals turn
out in force - normally in fancy dress! Join them this year for one of the
following unmissable events for Winter 2007/08 :
Les Pestacles du Pere Noel
24th - 31st December
10 year anniversary!
Rediscover the magic of Christmas with this wonderful weeklong festival consisting of games, street entertainment and concerts - all overseen by Father Christmas, his elves and the beautiful lights of La Clusaz.
Carnival
5th February
Just like the Rio Carnival, only in -12 degree temperatures and surrounded by snow! Fantastic costumes, huge headdresses and stunning floats wind their way through the streets of La Clusaz accompanied by carnival percussion music and finished off with a spectacular firework display.
Boat Show
10th - 16th March
Sea
meets mountains - you won't believe your eyes when you see enormous yachts,
powerboats and hydrofoils sitting in the middle of the snowy main square
in La Clusaz! If you're after a great deal on a Sunseeker whilst skiing
this year then this could be the place to come!
Full Moon Skiing
19th January, 22nd February, 21st March
A lovely event for all mountain lovers - experience the pistes in the quiet of night by the light of the full moon. The main lifts running out of La Clusaz open from 10pm - 1am allowing you to ski the main Cret du Merle piste down to the village, stopping en-route to enjoy a vin chaud in a lively mountain bar lit by fire torches and often with live music. A real party atmosphere abounds in the village centre too. We invited Caitlin Moran from The Times to a full moon party, read what she had to say here.
Candide Thovex invitational
29th & 30th March
A
weekend dedicated to the best freestyle skiers and boarders in the world
- unmissable! Local World Champion freestyle skier - Candide Thovex - and
his friends turn the La Balme sector into an enormous playground of jumps,
rails and kickers hundreds of feet high. Combined with plenty of reggae
music and a great party atmosphere this event will inspire all wannabe tricksters!
Defi Foly
27th April
A surreal end of season event enjoyed by young and old alike. Locals design sliding objects to toboggan down a piste to try and travel as far as possible over the Lac de Confins lake before losing momentum and sinking! The person who travels the furthest across the lake before sinking - wins!