Welcome to Thollon
This website has the objective of gathering and sharing information for English speaking visitors to Thollon les Memises. To help visitors, apartment and chalet owners, and those renting properties. It aims to give a wider view than other web sites. Information that a visitor for a week or two may require. Not just for Thollon Les Memises but also the area that can by visited in a days drive.
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Historic winter web cam picture below.
There is a new web cam giving views from the "Top" fantastic views
Historic Webcam view
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Check out Facebook Telecabine Thollon for regular updates and lift opening.
Telecabine
See notice boards for special offers of lunch and lift combined. Also offers of discounted lift passes and rates for the new ski season when purchased early. Go to https://thollonlesmemises.axess.shop/ There are combined pass with options, Thollon Bernex and Abondance. https://lesmontagnesdevian.com/#!/tarifs
When the resort can only open limited runs, a reduced rate is sometimes applied. There is now a site showing what runs are open. Plan Thollon Alpin.
Check out the Facebook Telecabine and Facebook UCAT for latest news and further information and requirements to use the lifts.
The Association of Traders website UCAT Thollon. Good information and links to the traders and on The Evian page a link to Bus Timetables for the Evian / Thollon shuttle.
The resort ski restaurant Les Balcons du Lac gives up to date information on their Facebook page Les Balcons du Lac
NEW : Whats on the Mairie Thollon Facebook now publishes the latest events. Concerts, weekly list of animations, markets, walks, Fondue, torch descent and more.
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Sunday 20th August 2023 Football France V England Thollon
In the searing heat of Thollon the annual football match was held in great humour and pageantry.
A large and raucous crowd cheered on the display and some of the fouls. Beer and wine flowed, and with the pitch size reduced, the 9 a side had a very competitive game of 4 quarters with breaks due to the heat.
It ebbed and flowed but for the first time England went ahead and despite a French rally England stayed ahead to win 10 -6.
Martin's report:- I would like to thank Frank Brady for the years he has committed to the Thollon football game. Certainly without him this wouldn’t have been possible from the English side at least.
Frank has sadly decided to step down now and the baton is being passed over to Gary Hill manager and Sam Bounford as player coach and captain. This would never have been made possible without Matthieu Bianco and indeed Michelle from the Belle Vue hotel.
I personally would like to thank Steve Nunney from Morzine and the quality players he bought along which helped secure the win this year.
From a Thollon standpoint I would like add that any holiday makers who come here that would like to participate in the football next year please make yourselves known to me (Martin) on 00447734855353 I would of course like to involve as many of our fellow Thollon holiday makers as possible as ultimately this is a great way of all of us coming together and meeting our fellow hosts, Matthieu indeed being one of the ESF ski instructors.
This was a great achievement and thank you to all the players that helped secure the result and indeed gave Frank the best result possible for his last game I will of course be organising the possible dates for next year and this is likely to be the end of July beginning of August at this point
Martin and Frank
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Bar L'Ourson has re-opened for one night and a manager is being sought.
Details to follow. A "Pre Opening" Paella evening with crepes was held on12 August 2023.
Great to see the Bar opening again.
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The Summer Season 2023 is now open, restauarants are open and the visitors arrive.
The links above give up to date information.
Paul B' arrived earlier this year and provides a review:-
As a veteran of 25 Thollon summers, this year we have arrived earlier than usual so have observed the village pre-summer slumber mode, and now opening up for the season from 1st July.
The telecabine now operates every day, together with the café and restaurant at the top (booking and large wallet recommended for the latter, but the experience is spectacular!). The Evian bus is also now daily, and a bargain at €2 return, especially as this includes a scenic tour..the route is rather circuitous.
So far we’ve only sampled L’Outa, which is it’s usual excellent self. One tip though is to book, as the owners have reduced the number of tables in use. Subject to final confirmation from the Tourist Office, the Fête Nationale parade and celebrations appear on the band schedule for Thursday 13 July evening.
For regulars, everything else appears to be as usual. Further afield, the beach at Tourronde is having an upgrade with new access paths and two new bridges over the stream (though work was still in progress a few days ago).
For a very good beach experience, go to St. Gingolph (F) which has free parking, various food outlets, and good swimming. Evian was very busy last weekend, with all the lakeshore facilities in operation.
Thollon still delivers a great summer mountain holiday - which is why we’ve been coming for 25 years!
Thanks to Paul B for this great contribution.
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The 2023 Evian to Thollon Bus time tables can be found here.
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Summer 2023 English language films are back being shown in the village. Updates also on Thollon.org Facebook
Possibly the highlight of the season (!) on Thursday 24th August (8.30pm ) (and I understand the last film of the English season) it's BARBIE! It has as you may know received really positive reviews and seems to be far better than one might imagine!
Why not come along and reinforce the message that the English language films in Thollon are certainly worth showing as they get the biggest audience numbers!
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New: For sale Bunk Beds.
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End of ski season March 2023 Strictly Come dancing See Latest News for full review
We have had in previous years Wheres Wally, British Country Gentlemen, Tweed Day, Peaky Blinders, Horseying Around, and Cones.
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January 2023 Joe and his family live in Thollon... so get fit and support a local business.
THE BASECAMP FITNESS POD IS HERE! FINALLY! IT IS HAPPENING ! THIS MAY 2023. IN EVIAN LES BAINS- THE SWIMMING POOL THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER SEASON! An incredible Fitness and Coaching space of 160m2! Details on the News Page
Joe, Team Basecamp.
Lindsay has her excellent blogs for the Winter of 2022/23 on the Letter from Thollon page
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2022 Remembered and some nostalgia
Football
Music Mike Noyce Acoustic Set Carnotzet August 2022 Facebook Mike Noyce Acoustic Guitar Covers
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End of Season March 2022
Prize giving... Thollon.org win again!
The party continued. Many thanks to ESF, Pisteurs, Telecabine, Les Balcons, Le Carnotzet, St Nicolas, L Ourson and the Wally's.
More pictures and videos on Thollon.org Facebook.
The last weekend of the season, some great memories
Thollon is a family resort and many visitors return every year to enjoy the great welcome.
Bit of nostalgia :-
Christine (ESF Thollon Secretary) presents a first badge to Cora age 4 and then Gold Award age 12 in February 2020.
Party in the Polyvante hosted by ESF, Ski Club, Fondue and music Mickael and accordion.
"Horseing around" Thursday 20th February 2020.
Thollon Snow Park
The Thollon Snowpark association organises events on the theme of freestyle skiing/ snowboarding. The half pipe, landing balloon and water jump add some fun to Thollon.
Reggae Fever
One of our own has a sneaky play.
Below January 2020 BBQ
Carnaval in Evian see Evian page for photos from previous years.
Summer 2019.
Music and fun. Bars, fete, BBQ
The annual fete
The site at the aerial Hucel which has a wonderful view over the lake was the venue for an inpromptu byo BBQ. A group of locals and Brits enjoyed food and wine as the sunset. The steep and dark climb down from the site was interesting.
The Lake
Many of the Thollon group have boats on the lake and enjoyed a great summer of boating. The lake provided its usual mirror calm surface ideal for motor boats. The usual venues of Grand Rive “Nathalies” and new this year L’OXXY Beach providing refreshment.
Annual Football Match
On Saturday 8th June 2019 at 3pm the annual football match was played on a lovely sunny day.
Result: England 8, France 7 yes we won!
As usual the band, ceremony and football of a standard only seen once a year. A great celebration.
Pink Pub to Pegasus Bridge
This site celebrates the link between many countries. We have a large British contingent. Several Bognor Regis members supported a great forces charity by cycling from Bognor Regis to Pegasus Bridge to celebrate D-Day leaving on Wednesday 5 May 2019. Have a look at the Facebook page. Pinkpub2PegasusBridge They have raised over £120,000....Great job guys.
They made it! Well done guys!
The Paddle steamers salute Evian
Winter 2018/19
The season closed with the UCAT Race and the water slide, and the British enthusiastically joining in the celebrations with this years theme of Peaky Blinders. Around 35 British visitors, and some Ex Pat residents joined in the fun.
Thollon.org entered a team of three generations photo below, 2 skiers and a snowboarder! A superb effort but no medals this year.
Below the race winners Garage des Memises and the British "second place?" Team Meda Sport (Ketts Taira Andy) we understand that we might have translated "Les Perdants" incorrectly..... Great trophy, medals, cheese and chocolates were all appreciated as was the great atmosphere and the paella served for lunch. Thanks to the organisers and the many supporters for such a fun event. The race had a unique compulsory half way stop with a glass of wine or juice being consumed before continuing to the finish.
Results correctly reported in the le dauphine below on the 3rd April 2019 together with a picture of the Peaky Blinder racers.
More pictures and video below
Peaky on the slopes PeakyYouTube video
The British half term, Monday 18th February 2019 brought many visitors to Thollon. A great sunny week with fun had by all.
The Tourist Office will be running many events during the holiday season. Thollon les Mémises Tourisme Facebook publishes details. The "Agenda of the week" Programme d'animations. Torch light descent, table tennis. Karaoke and much more.
Winter fun
More on our News and Blog page
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