Opening on 12/13/2013 06/12/2013 PRE-OPENING OF THE VARS SKI AREA (Hautes-Alpes) - Friday December 13 - OPENING OF THE VARS LA FORÊT BLANCHE SKI AREA - Saturday December 14 - Pre-Opening on Friday December 13, 2013 The Vars resort is pre-opening its ski area this Friday, December 13 with 17 slopes and 11 ski lifts for a single day rate of € 13 per person. A 24-hour pre-opening to warm up before the official launch of the season on December 14 with the opening of the Vars - Risoul and Vars en scène link , the free concert by Gérald de Palmas. An appetizer for those whose spatulas itch, to challenge the fate of Friday the 13th and to extend an opening weekend that everyone is impatiently waiting for. The last snowfall and the cold that set in allowed the ski lift services to prepare a quality area thanks to the snow cannons. Our social networks have echoed it in video for a few days : facebook Vars la Forêt Blanche, do not hesitate to like ! From Friday December 13th, you'll also find the opening of the snowparks : news that will delight freestyle enthusiasts. Indeed, Vars is one of the few resorts to open a large part of its freestyle area from day one : Kid Park : a park designed for beginners and baby riders from 3 years old Girly Park : A park specially designed for ladies with all pink beginner level modules. Le Park des Escondus : park for intermediate and experienced riders in a pure " jib " style . Le Park des Ecrins : a training and improvement park for the most experienced riders. Snow report : 20 cm at the bottom of the slopes 35 cm at the top of the slopes 17 slopes : 1 black / 3 red / 7 blue / 6 green 11 ski lifts Opening December 14 : VARS ON STAGE DECEMBER 14, 2013 - GERALD DE PALMAS IN FREE CONCERT Following the pre-opening the day before, Saturday 14 December will be the official launch of the season with Vars en Scène and a big free concert at 7 p.m. on the snow front of the Chabrières gondola. Gérald de Palmas stages Vars ... With a new album in November 2013, De Palmas and his musicians are embarking on a marathon tour giving pride of place to his new titles as well as his many classics. ??? And also : 10 a.m.-12 p.m . : Free animation by the ski school which offers a discovery of the ski area (level 2 ** required / ESF meeting point in the center) 2 pm-5pm : Free discovery of snowscoot with SKISET stores (Saturday and Sunday), Meeting point Front de neige Telecabine. The Domaine de la Forêt Blanche opens its slopes, an altitude domain with the Vars / Risoul link : 16 ski lifts / 31 slopes PRICES from December 14 to 20, 2013: Adult day : 29.20 € // Child : 23.30 € 2 adult days : € 46.90 // Child : € 46.70 + € 2 for the purchase of the hands-free support (reusable) Other rates on www.vars.com http://www.sedev.fr/info2008/tarifs_publics.asp?pge=tarifs_publics