Winter
The Albiez C'Show, Tuesday night on the Mollard snow front
A torchlit descent run by the ski school, a piste-basher demonstration, an instructors' show, fireworks and mulled wine: the school-holiday highlight of Albiez-Montrond.
The Albiez C'Show is the resort's night out: on Tuesday evenings during the Christmas and February holidays, on the Mollard snow front. A torchlit descent, a piste-basher show, instructor demonstrations, fireworks and mulled wine. It is free or nearly, and it is 250 m from the apartment.
The programme
The torchlit descent
Run by instructors from the French ski school, it is open to children and teenagers from "flocon" level upwards. Willing holidaymakers ski down alongside the instructors, torch in hand.
Sign up on the spot and come properly dressed: the torch costs €5, and buying it counts as signing up.
The demonstrations
A presentation and show by the piste bashers — watching those machines manoeuvre up close impresses adults as much as children — plus skiing demonstrations by the ski school instructors and the sports club.
The fireworks
A pyrotechnic display lighting up the resort at the end of the evening.
The drink
Mulled wine for adults, fruit juice for children, offered on arrival by the ski school.
When: Tuesday evenings. For winter 2026-2027, the tourist office lists the torchlit descent from 19 December to 3 January and from 2 to 23 February, plus two Wednesdays, 3 and 10 March
Where: the Mollard snow front, 250 m from the apartment
Price: free — only the torch is charged for (approx. €5)
Exact time: published each season by the tourist office and the ski school
Why staying in the Mollard is a genuine advantage
The event is held on the Mollard snow front, 250 m from the apartment. In practice, that means:
- No car and no parking to find on a busy evening.
- A tired child can be back in bed in five minutes, without ruining anyone else's evening.
- The fireworks are perfectly visible from the balcony if you would rather stay warm.
Checking the times
Exact dates and times change from one season to the next — they follow the holiday calendar, and darkness falls later towards the end of winter (5:45 pm or 6 pm in December and February, 6:15 pm in March, according to the tourist office). The events programme is available at the Albiez-Montrond tourist office in the village centre, along with the resort map and the cinema listings.
The rest of the week
To round things out: the Mollard sledging run right beside the residence, husky sledding at the Contamines, and the igloo evenings run by Mustang Sports.
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