programme - ValThorensGuide...60s, “Flower power”, the guitar riffs of the 70s, the powerful sounds of the 80s, right up to the present day. Through their brilliant musical covers

1st 9th may 2013

programme

9pm f irework Thorens Chalet

Come and join us for a spectacular firework for the opening of Apothéose Days and admire Val Thorens under a colorful sky.

to celebrate the end of winter…

To celebrate the end of the winter season, Val Thorens is organising Les Apothéose Days, combining the best of skiing and the best of atmospheres for each of you.

This new ‘made in Val Tho’ event gives you the chance to enjoy a number of different experiences thanks to its melting pot of activities, fun, sporty entertainment and high quality concert evenings at the Sports Centre, which will be magically transformed into a snowy mountaintop.

Apothéose Days is an event aimed at everyone: children, families, teens, friends, ski-lovers, mountain-enthusiasts, skiers and non-skiers, holidaymakers and Val Thorens locals.

Sports, music, pleasure, conviviality and originality are Apothéose Days’ themes, all of which are to be shared together over 9 days of

madness.

End the season on a high note!

tuesday 30th april

wednesday 1st may

ALL DAY LONG z Kontum Ski - Ski area.z Fanfare Attraction à Vents - To be found in the village10am/4pm z Ski Tests - Thorens Chalet - Register on site with valid ID card

10am/12am z Segway Mobilboard Introduction - Place Caron

11am/12am & 2pm/6pm z Bunjee Ejection Air sports Events - Place Caron

10am/4pm z Parallel Slalom Yannick Richard Stadium

10am/5pm zEntertainment Drift Mini - Place Caron Climb into a Mini for a unique “Drift” test drive. Alongside a professional driver, learn how to slide and control the vehicle. Guaranteed thrills.

10am/5pm zBig airbag - Thorens Chalet

1pm/5pm zWaterslide Yannick Richard Stadium

2pm/6pm z Village entertainment and Kids’ Park - Place Caron

3pm/6pm z Segway Mobilboard Ride - Place Caron Registration at the Tourist Office before 12am

4pm/5pm zGiant Yoga - Place Caron Registration at the Tourist Office before 12am on 1st May

5pm/7pm z Musical Cocktail - Sport Centre

9pm concert - Sport Centre

HIGH VOLTAGE (tribute to ACDC) • 5 musicians from the Rhône-Alpes region came together a little over 4 years ago through a shared passion: the biggest rock group in history: AC/DC. Aged between 42 and 50, these 5 die-hard fans pay dedicated homage to Angus and co. in their live shows. They’ve all knocked around on the national and international music scene, and even had the luxury of getting in one of the best bassists in France, in the form of Patrice GUERS himself.

SL@SH • 6 musicians / singers from a range of backgrounds have come together for this covers project; their energy and motivation giving this dynamic live project a surprising amount of oomph. 100% Pop Rock with: Adele, Selah sue, Gotye, Aloe Black, Bernhoft, Rihanna, Guetta, Black Eyed Peas, Lmfao, Jes-sie J, Pink, Jamiroquai, Eminem, ACDC….

thursday 2nd may

ALL DAY LONG z Kontum Ski - Ski area

Events in aid of ethnic minorities in Vietnam. T-shirts for sale at the Tourist Office (15€).

z “Attraction à Vents“ Fanfare Resort This street band features an instrumental quartet that covers major jazz rock hits from the seventies to the current day..

10am/4pm z Ski Tests - Thorens Chalet Registration on site with valid ID card

10am/12am z Segway Mobilboard Introduction - Place Caron


10am/4pm z Parallel Slalom - Yannick Richard Stadium

10am/5pmzEntertainment Drift Mini - Place Caron

10am/5pmzBig airbag - Thorens Chalet

11am/12am & 1pm/4pm z Introduction to Capoeira - Place Caron

1pm/5pm zWaterslide - Bottom of the Yannick Richard Stadium

2pm/6pm z Village entertainment and Kids’ Park - Place Caron The village at the heart of the resort will be host to a treasure trove of inflatable games including human table football, ‘pillow’ fights, mechanical snowboarding, gladiator fights, giant boxing ring, Velcro games/scrach, inflatable ladder races and even penalty shoot-outs. Have a go!

3pm/6pm z Segway Mobilboard Ride - Place Caron Registration at the Tourist Office before 12am


21h concert Tribute U2 & POP (pop/rock) Centre Sportif

POP SINGS U2 rend hommage à ce groupe Irlandais mythique, en revisitant leurs albums, de Boy à How to Dismantie an atomic bomb en passant par The Joshua tree, Achtung baby, etc. Un voyage avec les plus grands succés de U2 : with or without you, Sunday bloody Sunday, news year’s day, one… mais aussi des perles comme Gone, Kite, Stay… Un show riche d’émotions, d’images et d’énergie.

friday 3rd may

ALL DAY LONGz Kontum Ski - Ski area.z Stilt Strolling - Resort

Settle in with your family to hear a mysterious character tell some wonderful traditional fairy tales. Storytellers on stilts will be spinning tales all day long through the resort’s streets. Cie Les Arts Verts

10am/4pm z Ski Tests - Thorens Chalet - Registration on site with valid ID card

10am/12am z Segway Mobilboard Introduction - Place Caron Enjoy exploring the resort and its environment on a Segway ride. This fun mode of travel offers a unique, fun experience, somewhere between “skiing and a magic carpet”.

11h/12am z Bunjee Ejection Air sports Events & 2pm/6pm Place Caron


10am/5pm zEntertainment Drift Mini - Place Caron



1pm/5pm zWaterslide - Bottom of the Yannick Richard Stadium.


3pm/6pm z Segway Mobilboard Ride - Place Caron - Registration at the Tourist Office before 12am



ECHOES (tribute to Pink Floyd) • A living homage to Pink Floyd! For the six musicians in Echoes, making music is a real art, carried out to honour the fabulous back catalogue of one of the most innovative and famous bands in the history of British psychedelic rock. From their «Barrettian» beginnings, to the departure of Roger Waters after The Wall and The Final Cut, Echoes combines sound and imagery for a musical journey through the magnificent heritage of Pink Floyd’s music.

PATCHwOrk • This show will take you on a journey through the history of rock and pop over the last 50 years. Rediscover the rebel anthems of the 50s, the light melodies of the 60s, “Flower power”, the guitar riffs of the 70s, the powerful sounds of the 80s, right up to the present day. Through their brilliant musical covers and authentic costumes, moves and stage props, Patchwork bring the musical legends who left their stamp on the History of Rock to life: Elvis Presley, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Queen, AC/DC, U2, Lenny Kravitz, Red Hot Chili Peppers...

9pm balinese kontum party Forum Joseph Fontanet Party (party not included in the pass, paid entry)

saturday 4th may

ALL DAY LONG z Kontum Ski - Ski area.z JAMESON BUS - Place Caronz French Championship of Street golf - Resort

Off-Piste Golf and the Sors d’ton Trou association present ‘Open Snow Golf de Val Thorens’. The 2nd 2013 stage of the “French City Pro Tour“ will bring together the best French Street Golf teams to compete on a 9-hole course at the heart of the resort! It’s the highest altitude Street Golf tournament in the world! - Registrations at the Tourist Office 10 euros /person - teams of 3..

z Strolling Capoeira - Resort

9am/4pm z Apo’Kids (slopestyle) - Snowpark Enjoy the last slopestyle contest of the season for the under 14s. Meet in the snowpark from 9am. Many prizes to be won.

Registration on friday 3rd before 6pm at the Club des Sports (Off pass)10am/12am z Segway Mobilboard Introduction - Place Caron11am/12am & 2pm/6pm z Bunjee Ejection Air sports Events - Place Caron11am/12am & 1pm/4pm z Introduction to Capoeira - Place Caron10am/4pm z Parallel Slalom - Yannick Richard Stadium10am/5pm zEntertainment Drift Mini - Place Caron10am/5pm zBig airbag - Thorens Chalet 1pm/5pm zWaterslide - Bottom of the Yannick Richard Stadium1pm/5pm zBow Trap - Yannick Richard Stadium2pm/6pm z Village entertainment and Kids’ Park - Place Caron3pm/6pm z Segway Mobilboard Ride - Place Caron

Registration at the Tourist Office before 12am3pm/6pm z Sambaloelek battucada - Resort5pm/7pm z Capoeira Cocktail- Sport Centre.

8.30pm daytime f irework and percussion show Cie Sambaloelek - Place Caron

9pm concert - Sport CentreTHE ExCITEMENTS are a surprising group of musicians from Bar-celona, who play raw, powerful Rhythm & Blues! Think Ike & Tina Turner, Etta James, early James Brown… and you’ll have an idea of their sound. Whenever they appear live, their name takes on different significance, from movement to joy, pleasure to groove and emotions. This Spanish sextet are rekindling the sound of the 60s, kept alive by the enchanting voice of their singer Koko-Jean Davis, a real phenomenon on stage. Koko and her bandmates will bewitch us with tracks like Nathaniel Mayer’s “From Now On”, Barbara Stephens’ “Wait a Minute” and Little Richard’s “Never Let You Go”…

EXIT • As part of the Apothéose Days concerts, EXIT version II are offering the best of Electro, Pop and Rock. The group’s 6 singers and dancers are no strangers to audiences in Val Thorens, having performed live for 10 years at Malaysia in various bands.

sunday 5th may

ALL DAY LONG z Kontum Ski - Ski area.z Jameson Bus - Place Caronz Percussion and dance strolling - Resort The Sambaloeleck group combines traditional rhythms from all over the world. Let yourself Drift away on the energy of the Afro-Brazilian dances and percussion.

z Strolling Capoeira - Resort

11h/12am z Bunjee Ejection Air sports Events & 2pm/6pm Place Caron

11h/12am z Capoeira Introduction- Place Caron 13h/4pm Enjoy an introduction to an astonishing sport

that combines martial arts and spectacular dance. Enjoy the warm, friendly experience filled with percussive chants and gravity-defying acrobatic moves.

10am/4pm z Parallel Slalom Yannick Richard Stadium

10am/5pm zEntertainment Drift Mini - Place Caron

10am/5pmzBig airbag - Thorens Chalet

1pm/5pm zWaterslide - Yannick Richard Stadium

1pm/5pm zBow Trap - Yannick Richard Stadium


5pm z Waiters race - Centre Resort Equipped with trays and (full) glasses, the aim is to be the first one to reach the Sports Centre having passed through the “checkpoints” at the heart of the resort. Speed and balance are essential to be in with a chance of winning one of the many prizes available. Places limited to 100 participants. Registration at the Tourist Office before 4pm.

5pm/7pm z Music & dance Cocktail - Cie Sambaloelek - Sport Centre

9pm/11pm funky f lip sessions

A GIANT Pinball Machine Competition and DJ Set - Place CaronWho fancies a little pinball party? See a sneak preview of this brand new giant flipper pinball game in Val Thorens. Projected onto a massive 8-metre by 6-metre screen, the funky flipper completely immerses you into the world of Pinball. Association What’s Up

monday 6th may

11h/12am z Bunjee Ejection Air sports Events - Place Caron & 2pm/6pm Thrill seekers will love the Bungee Ejection. Be propelled into the air on two elastic tethers which, once

released, create a sense of fast acceleration and a feeling of weightlessness.



10am/4pm zx-Speed Tour - Introduction to KL Yannick Richard Stadium Measure your downhill skiing speed and try to beat your own record. World monoski speed record holder Xavier Cousseau will be introdu-cing participants to speed skiing. His advice will help you progress and reach speeds of over 80, 90 or 100 km/h.


1pm/5pm zWaterslide - Bottom of the Yannick Richard Stadium End on a high note, or end up in the water! The Waterslide lets participants ski or snowboard across without any risk of falling. Daredevils wishing to take part and those who just want to watch should meet at the bottom of the Yannick Richard Stadium.




9pm/11pm funky f lip sessions A GIANT Pinball Machine Competition and DJ Set - Place Caron

10am/5pm zBig airbag - Thorens Chalet Come and test your jumping skills on the Big Air Bag and amaze your friends. 180°, 360°, Grabs… live out all your acrobatic fantasies in complete safety thanks to the air mattress there to cushion your fall.

10am/4pm zx-Speed Tour - Introduction to KL - Yannick Richard Stadium








SM (electro) • Formed in Montpellier in 2004, SM are an electro-rock duo whose music is tinged with pop and dance. Their first album “Movement” came out in 2006. Since then, they’ve toured venues and festivals, sharing the bill with groups such as hiligh tribe, shakaponk, yuksek, hocus pocus, fishbone…. SM are currently recording their second album, which is due to be released in the autumn.

LES PARTYMAKERS - FOLIE DOUCE • When the slopes are closed, Les PartyMakers light up Val Tho’s mountaintops with DJ LYRICS, setting the mood with his funky deep house sound, accompanied by the jazzy feel of FABOU or LAURENT AUDINOS on the sax. Perfecting this musical cocktail is KAPS LA DIVA, whose powerful vocals will enchant the crowd, and MISTER FLUO, bringing the groove and a touch of madness to an altitude of 2,300 metres.

tuesday 7th may

wednesday 8th may

ALL DAY LONG z Kontum Snow Banked slalom - Ski area

z Péclet Vertical Kilometre / Ski tour, run race Come and take up the challenge of a 4 kilometre course over a 1,000 metre vertical climb. Ski tourers and trail runners will be able to climb alongside Val Thorens athlete Julien Chorrier and reach the Péclet glacier at an altitude of more than 3,000 metres. Sets off from the P4 parking Information & registration at the Club des Sports

10am/4pm zx-Speed Tour - Introduction to KL Yannick Richard Stadium

10am/5pm zBig airbag - Thorens Chalet 11am/12am & 2pm/6pm z Bunjee Ejection Air sports Events - Place Caron



4pm zTimba del Mundo fanfare - Place Caron This striking group offers a mixture of percussion, singing, dancing and street theatre and really interacts with its audience. Come and share this versatile, fun experience with your family.


5pm/7pm z Musical Cocktail Sport Centre

9pm concert SORTIE DE SECOURS - Sport Centre

SORTIE DE SECOURS have been getting all the best parties buzzing in France and abroad since 1989.

A 4-hour concert divided into 3 sections “Prestige, Party, and Club/Rock” with 12 ar-tists playing live accompanied by high quality sound and lights.

Covers of hits from the 70s, 80s, 90s, 2000s up to the present day… an exceptional musical programme featuring 3 international singers including Elodie Balestra (The Voice - season 1)

thursday 9th may

12am z giant picnic Meeting at Plateau du Snowpark

The Apothéose Days’ final event is a giant picnic taking place at the Moutière plateau, a really fun experience to share with everyone. Musical atmosphere guaranteed. Hot meals are available to order from Benoit at Café Péclet before 8pm on Monday the 6th of May (10€) and are on sale at the event (15€).

3.30pmz fancy dress descent with music Meeting at the top of the Moraine Chairlift

Meet at the top of the Moraine Chairlift at 3.30pm, wearing colourful t-shirts or jumpers for a fun, friendly descent set to music. It’s a great way to celebrate the end of the season in the company of local champions and to take some really unusual photos. Open to everyone. (Valid ski pass required)

thank you for taking part and

see you again next winter

between the 23rd of november 2013

and the 4th of may 2014

the places to be !

place caronBunjee Ejection, Village entertainment and Kids’ Park,

Capoeira, Jameson Bus, Funky Flip Sessions, Percussion Timba del Mundo, Vertical Kilometer,

Entertainment Drift Mini, Segway Mobilboard, Giant Yoga, Daytime Firework, Fanfare Attraction à Vents

sport centreCocktail, Concerts,

forum joseph fontanet Balinese Party

yannick richard stadium

Parallel Slalom, Waterslide, Bow Trap, X-Speed Tour,

thorens chalet

Big Air bag,Ski Tests

your program in a f lash!

tuesday 30th april

wednesday 1st may

thursday2nd may

friday 3rd may

saturday 4th may

sunday 5th may

monday 6th may

tuesday 7th may

wednesday 8th may

thursday 9th may

9pmOPENING OF

APOTHEOSE DAYS

FIREWORK

Au Thorens Chalet

ALL DAY LONG • kontum Ski - Ski area - ALL DAY LONG • kontum Snow

Banked slalom Ski area

12am GIANT PICNIC

Meeting at Plateau du Snowpark

• Jameson Bus - Place Caron

ALL DAY LONG • Fanfare Attraction à Vents

To be found in the village

ALL DAY LONG • Stilt Strolling

Resort Cie Les Arts Verts

ALL DAY LONG• French

Championship of Street golf Resort

• Strolling Capoeira Resort

ALL DAY LONG • Percussion and

dance strolling Cie Sambaloelek

• Strolling Capoeira Resort • Vertical kilometer

Péclet/ Ski touring & run race Departure Parking P4, Information at Club des Sports

10am/4pm • Ski Tests Thorens Chalet Register on site with a valid ID card

9am/4pm • Apo’kids (slopestyle)

Snowpark

10am/5pm • Entertainment Drift Mini - Place Caron

10am/5pm • Big airbag - Thorens Chalet

10am/12am • Segway Mobilboard Introduction -Place Caron 10am/4pm • X-Speed Tour - Introduction to kL Yannick Richard Stadium3pm/6pm • Segway Mobilboard Ride - Resort - RDV Place Caron - Registration at the Tourist Office

11am/12am & 1pm/4pm • Introduction to Capoeira - Place Caron

11am/12am & 2pm/6pm • Bunjee Ejection Air sports Events - Place Caron

10am/4pm • Parallel Slalom - Yannick Richard Stadium

1pm/5pm • Waterslide - Bottom of the Yannick Richard Stadium

2pm/6pm • Village entertainment and Kids’ Park - Place Caron

1pm/5pm • Bow Trap - Yannick Richard Stadium

3.30pmFANCY DRESS

DESCENT WITH MUSIC

Meeting at the top of the Moraine Chairlift

4pm/5pm • Giant Yoga - Place

Caron. Registration at the Touris office before 12am the 1st may

3pm/6pm • Sambaloelek

Battucada - Resort

5pm • waiters race

Centre Resort

4pm • Percussion Show

Timba del Mundo Place Caron

5pm/7pm • Musical Cocktail

Sport Centre


Sport Centre


Sport Centre

5pm/7pm • Capoeira Cocktail Sport Centre

5pm/7pm • Cocktail Music &

dance - Cie Sambaloelek Sport Centre


Sport Centre


Sport Centre


Sport Centre

9pm CONCERT• HIGH VOLTAGE

Tribute ACDC & SLASH (rock) Sport Centre

9pm CONCERT• POP SINGS U2

& Tribute U2 Sport Centre

9pm CONCERT• ECHOES

Tribute P.Floyd & PATCHWORK (pop-rock) Sport Centre

8.30pm • Daytime firework

and percussion show Cie Sambaloelek Place Caron

9pm-23pm • FUNkY FLIP SESSIONS

A Giant Pinball Machine Competition and Dj Set Association What’s Up Place Caron



9pm CONCERT• SM (electro / rock)

& PARTYMAKERS FOLIE DOUCE (electro / pop) Sport Centre

9pm CONCERT• SOrTIE DE SECOUrS

Sport Centre

9pm BALINESE PARTY• kONTUM - Forum

J.Fontanet (party not included in the pass, paid entry)

9pm CONCERT• THE ExCITEMENTS

& ExIT (electro / pop / rock) Sport Centre

tuesday 30th april

wednesday 1st may

thursday2nd may

friday 3rd may

saturday 4th may

sunday 5th may

monday 6th may

tuesday 7th may

wednesday 8th may

thursday 9th may

9pmOPENING OF

APOTHEOSE DAYS

FIREWORK

Au Thorens Chalet

ALL DAY LONG • kontum Ski - Ski area - ALL DAY LONG • kontum Snow

Banked slalom Ski area

12am GIANT PICNIC

Meeting at Plateau du Snowpark

• Jameson Bus - Place Caron

ALL DAY LONG • Fanfare Attraction à Vents

To be found in the village

ALL DAY LONG • Stilt Strolling

Resort Cie Les Arts Verts

ALL DAY LONG• French

Championship of Street golf Resort

• Strolling Capoeira Resort

ALL DAY LONG • Percussion and

dance strolling Cie Sambaloelek

• Strolling Capoeira Resort • Vertical kilometer

Péclet/ Ski touring & run race Departure Parking P4, Information at Club des Sports

10am/4pm • Ski Tests Thorens Chalet Register on site with a valid ID card

9am/4pm • Apo’kids (slopestyle)

Snowpark

10am/5pm • Entertainment Drift Mini - Place Caron

10am/5pm • Big airbag - Thorens Chalet

10am/12am • Segway Mobilboard Introduction -Place Caron 10am/4pm • X-Speed Tour - Introduction to kL Yannick Richard Stadium3pm/6pm • Segway Mobilboard Ride - Resort - RDV Place Caron - Registration at the Tourist Office

11am/12am & 1pm/4pm • Introduction to Capoeira - Place Caron

11am/12am & 2pm/6pm • Bunjee Ejection Air sports Events - Place Caron

10am/4pm • Parallel Slalom - Yannick Richard Stadium

1pm/5pm • Waterslide - Bottom of the Yannick Richard Stadium

2pm/6pm • Village entertainment and Kids’ Park - Place Caron

1pm/5pm • Bow Trap - Yannick Richard Stadium

3.30pmFANCY DRESS

DESCENT WITH MUSIC

Meeting at the top of the Moraine Chairlift

4pm/5pm • Giant Yoga - Place

Caron. Registration at the Touris office before 12am the 1st may

3pm/6pm • Sambaloelek

Battucada - Resort

5pm • waiters race

Centre Resort

4pm • Percussion Show

Timba del Mundo Place Caron


Sport Centre


Sport Centre


Sport Centre

5pm/7pm • Capoeira Cocktail Sport Centre

5pm/7pm • Cocktail Music &

dance - Cie Sambaloelek Sport Centre


Sport Centre


Sport Centre


Sport Centre

9pm CONCERT• HIGH VOLTAGE

Tribute ACDC & SLASH (rock) Sport Centre

9pm CONCERT• POP SINGS U2

& Tribute U2 Sport Centre

9pm CONCERT• ECHOES

Tribute P.Floyd & PATCHWORK (pop-rock) Sport Centre

8.30pm • Daytime firework

and percussion show Cie Sambaloelek Place Caron





9pm CONCERT• SM (electro / rock)

& PARTYMAKERS FOLIE DOUCE (electro / pop) Sport Centre

9pm CONCERT• SOrTIE DE SECOUrS

Sport Centre

9pm BALINESE PARTY• kONTUM - Forum

J.Fontanet (party not included in the pass, paid entry)

9pm CONCERT• THE ExCITEMENTS

& ExIT (electro / pop / rock) Sport Centre

Programme subject to changes following weather and snow conditions.

tourist office

Phone +33(0)4 79 00 08 08 z [email protected] www.valthorens.com

sport centre

Phone +33(0)4 79 00 00 76 z [email protected] www.sogevab.com

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1st 9th may 2013

3 days or more pass

Access to entertainment + concerts for 3 days

or more

25 €

1-day pass

Access to entertainment +

concerts for 1 day

15 €

concert pass

Access to one

concert

10 €

entertainment pass

Access to entertainment

for 1 day

10 €All passes are available to buy from the Sports Centre

practical informationA number of different Passes are available so you can enjoy

apotheose days in a way that suits you,

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programme - ValThorensGuide...60s, “Flower power”, the guitar riffs of the 70s, the powerful sounds of the 80s, right up to the present day. Through their brilliant musical covers