English News, Weather and Daily Events - April 14, 2026

Weather

A slow return to the warmer conditions. In the mountains, clouds will remain on the slopes and the peaks but will make some appearances during the day. The temperatures will rise again and The freezing level will climb again, from 1800 m in the morning to 2800 m in the evening. Light northeasterly winds will prevail at higher altitudes.

Currently at 8am it is  -5°C up at the Pisaillas, -1°C at the top of Bellevarde, -1 degrees up on solaise and 0°C here in town. Today we can expect a top of 6°C in the village.

Roads

Due to maintenance and equipment work, the Ponserand Tunnel is closed to traffic until Friday at 8 p.m. Traffic will be two-way on the uphill carriageway of the RN 90 in the Ponserand Gorges. Drivers coming from Bourg-Saint-Maurice and the Belleville Valley should use the Carrefour de l'Europe roundabout in Moûtiers to access the RN 90. Drivers coming from Grand-Aigueblanche will be diverted via the RD1090, which will be one-way.

Due to stabilization work on the RN 90 near La Plagne Tarentaise, alternating one-way traffic controlled by traffic lights will be in place on the downhill carriageway before the Praz-Valezan waste disposal site until the end of June. Traffic may be interrupted for up to 10 minutes between 9 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. and between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.

Local News

FAD Opening Ceremony

Last night, the 29th International Adventure and Discovery Film Festival opened at the Henri Oreiller Convention Center. 1,432 people attended the first day of the festival. Sylvain Tesson presided over the opening ceremony and introduced the jury members to the audience, including Jean-Marc Rochette, Elodie Suigo, Salomé Cholet, and Matthieu Tordeur, who shared their expectations for the screening of the 11 films in competition.

FAD Today's Program

Three new films in competition will be screened this evening at the Henri Oreiller Convention Center and the Le Splendid Cinema. At 5:30 p.m., the public can see the film "Sombori, Expedition to an Unexplored Archipelago" by Vincent Perazio, with the protagonist, Evrard Wendenbaum, in attendance. The latter returns to the Sombori archipelago, southeast of Sulawesi in Indonesia. Accompanied by local researchers and the inhabitants of Mbokita, Evrard Wendenbaum leads a multidisciplinary scientific mission on biodiversity and pollution. The second film, shown at 7:15 pm, is "Side to Side" by Jérôme Dalle Mule, with protagonists François Pons and Marc Bouzik in attendance. Ten years earlier, François was involved in a serious road accident. To prove to him that he is still capable of extraordinary feats despite his disability, his cousin Marc proposes a crazy project: to travel from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific coast in a sidecar. The final film, "Tumur, the Bandit of the Steppes" by Hamid Sardar, will be shown as a preview, exclusively in theaters, at 8:45 pm. This is an equestrian adventure set in Mongolia in the 1970s. The film is inspired by the true story of Tumur, the mountain man, a legendary horse thief who stole from the rich to give to the poor.

Off FAD

Beyond the films, several activities will be offered throughout the day as part of the festival. At 10:00 AM, a literary event with Ian Manook will be held at the village bookstore. Born Patrick Manoukian, this journalist, publisher, and writer has authored numerous books, including "Ravages," "À l'Islande!" and "Yeruldelgger," which earned him three awards, including two Readers' Choice Awards. At 11:00 AM, at the Convention Center, directors Anne and Erik Lapied, of the film "2000 Days in Paradise," which was screened last night, will offer a masterclass about the mountain wildlife filmmaker. We'll meet them again at 2 p.m. on the Pont-Saint-Charles trail for a wildlife observation session in partnership with the Vanoise National Park. At the same time, jury member and journalist Élodie Suigo will be hosting a radio program from the Radio Val d'Isère studio.

The activities are free and open to everyone. Please note that the masterclass requires mandatory booking through the Tourist Office.

Biathlon

This afternoon at 2 p.m., seniors from the CCAS (Social Action Center) are invited to an introduction to biathlon with Léna in the Manchet Valley. Participants won't need to use cross-country skis, but will have to walk or run and shoot a rifle from a standing or seated position.