Village Set
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 Handpainted Ford Quality At Ford Set of 2 Snow Village Dept 56 $8.95 Time Remaining: 3h 49m |
 52590 Dept 56 Village Landscape Ensemble 14 Piece Set $17.95 Time Remaining: 28d 21h 9m Buy It Now for only: $17.95 |
 DEPT 56 HERITAGE VILLAGE SANTA MRS CLAUS SET OF 2 PCS $5.95 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 9h 27m |
 Dept 56 Heritage Village 4 Pc People Set Early Accessory $9.99 Time Remaining: 9h 48m |
 Department Dept 56 Peppermint Trees set of 3 Village Accessories Retired $9.99 Time Remaining: 10h 12m |
 Department Dept 56 Village Accessories Decorated Sisal Trees set of 2 Retired $9.99 Time Remaining: 10h 23m |
 DEPT 56 VILLAGE PARKING METERS SET OF 4 802461 $5.99 Time Remaining: 29d 20h 40m Buy It Now for only: $5.99 |
 Department 56 Dickens Village Tower of London Set of 5 $88.95 Time Remaining: 10h 44m |
 Dept 56 Village Snowy Evergreens Set of 6 Small Pine Trees With Original Box $9.89 Time Remaining: 10h 51m |
 Department 56 Village Snowy Scotch Pines Set of Three Tree Excellent Condition $9.89 Time Remaining: 10h 53m |
 DEPT 56 SNOW VILLAGE CAROLING FAMILY MINT SET OF 3 RETIRED 51055 $9.99 Time Remaining: 23h 25m |
 Dept 56 Snow Village Early Morning Delivery Set of 3 1992 1995 NIB $12.00 Time Remaining: 28d 23h 22m Buy It Now for only: $12.00 |
 Boxed Dept 56 Summertime Family picnic set of 3 Snow Village 5655180 $15.00 Time Remaining: 1d 1h 47m |
 DEPT 56 MIB 9 PC VILLAGE WROUGHT IRON GATE EXTENSIONS 3 COMPLETE SETS $10.00 Time Remaining: 1d 3h 2m |
 Snow Village MAIN STREET VILLAGERS set of 3 Retired $15.00 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 1d 4h 55m |
 Dept56 Heritage Village Blacksmith Set $5.00 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 1d 7h 17m |
 Dept 56 Village International Flags Set of Two BRAND NEW Free Shippng $7.48 Time Remaining: 29d 20h 47m Buy It Now for only: $7.48 |
 Snow Village CHOPPING FIREWOOD set of 2 Retired $11.50 Time Remaining: 1d 9h 9m |
 Dept 56 Dickens Village Victorian University Set of 2 NIB $49.99 Time Remaining: 1d 9h 50m |
 Department 56 VILLAGE MOUNTAINS 5257 4 Set of 2 Village Mountain Backdrop MIB $24.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 1d 11h 5m |
 DEPT 56 VILLAGE ELECTION YARD SIGNS 52599 SET 6 SIGNS NEW IN BOX $6.99 Time Remaining: 1d 17h 4m |
 DEPT 56 VILLAGE ACCESSORIES Set of 6 Tombstones 5653065 MIP $8.95 Time Remaining: 21d 6h 37m Buy It Now for only: $8.95 |
 department 56 HERITAGE VILLAGE WOODSMEN ELVES SET OF 3 IN BOX $19.99 Time Remaining: 1d 23h 14m |
 Heritage Village Disney Parks Series Balloon Seller Set 2 Figures NIB 53539 $9.95 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 2d 28m |
 Dept 56 Snow Village Fire Hydrant Mailbox Set5132 2 $9.99 Time Remaining: 2d 1h 5m |
 Department 56 Village Accessories 2 STONE WALL Sets 12 pc 56 52629 MIB $24.50 Time Remaining: 2d 1h 12m |
 Dept 56 Snow Village The Backyard Patio Set of 2 NIB $22.00 Time Remaining: 27d 22h 34m Buy It Now for only: $22.00 |
 DEPT 56 VILLAGE CHRISTMAS CANDY CANE LAMPPOSTS SET OF 4 BATTERY OPERATED IN BOX $12.75 Time Remaining: 2d 1h 38m Buy It Now for only: $15.00 |
 Set of 7 Dept 56 Christmas Village People $3.95 Time Remaining: 2d 2h 52m |
 Department Dept 56 Disney Parks Family Set of 3 Heritage Village Series $8.00 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 2d 8h 42m |
 Dept 56 Dickens Village Big Ben 2 Piece Set NIB $59.99 Time Remaining: 2d 9h 49m |
 Dept 56 Snow Village 4020263 Winter Berry Tree Set of 2 $17.49 Time Remaining: 29d 20h 57m Buy It Now for only: $17.49 |
 DEPT 56 VILLAGE ELECTION YARD SIGNS 52599 SET 6 SIGNS W BOX EXC $3.99 Time Remaining: 2d 13h 27m |
 Dept 56 Poultry Market Dickens Village accessory set of 3 retired $10.99 Time Remaining: 2d 14h 44m |
 Department 56 Snow Village FINDING THE BIRDS SONG Set of 2 NIB 1999 $9.95 Time Remaining: 2d 21h 51m |
 Department 56 VILLAGE AUTUMN TREES Set of 4 5652975 Hard to find $17.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 3d 5h 6m |
 Dept 56 Start a Tradition Set Dickens Village Set of 13 $39.00 Time Remaining: 29d 10h 31m Buy It Now for only: $39.00 |
 The Spirit of Giving set from Department 56 Dickens Village Series $35.00 Time Remaining: 3d 5h 34m |
 Department 56 Village Accessories HOLLY TOPIARIES Set of 4 5652899 $14.00 Time Remaining: 3d 6h 7m |
 Department 56 Snow Village FARM ACCESSORY SET 54931 $24.99 Time Remaining: 3d 7h 34m |
 Retired Dept 56 Heritage Village All Around the Park 52477 Ice Skating Set $24.99 Time Remaining: 3d 8h 47m |
 Dept 56 Snow Village Finding The Birds Song Set of 2 NIB $13.00 Time Remaining: 28d 23h 28m Buy It Now for only: $13.00 |
 DEPARTMENT 56 VILLAGE SNOWY EVERYGREENS SET OF 6 SMALL 52512 NEW IN BOX $9.99 Time Remaining: 3d 10h 12m |
 Department 56 Snow Village Car Wash Fundraiser set of 2 MINT new in box $3.99 Time Remaining: 3d 10h 14m |
 Dept 56 HERITAGE VILLAGE COLLECTION Dickens Village TOWER OF LONDON Set of 5 $12.55 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 10h 48m |
 RETIRED Set of 3 Accessories Heritage Village Dept 56 $5.99 Time Remaining: 3d 23h |
 Dept 56 Heritage Village C Automobiles Set of 3 NIB $12.00 Time Remaining: 29d 22h 53m Buy It Now for only: $12.00 |
 DEPT 56 HERITAGE VILLAGE SET OF 3 CAROLERS $9.99 Time Remaining: 3d 23h 56m |
 DEPT 56 HERITAGE VILLAGE SET OF 3 FEZZIWEGS AND FRIENDS $9.99 Time Remaining: 3d 23h 57m |
 DEPT 56 HERITAGE VILLAGE SET OF 3 A CHRISTMAS CAROL MORNING $9.99 Time Remaining: 3d 23h 58m |
 DEPT 56 HERITAGE VILLAGE SET OF 3 VIOLET VENDOR CAROLERS CHESTNUT VENDOR $9.99 Time Remaining: 4d 1m |
 DEPT 56 Snow Village SET OF 2 VILLAGE TRASH CANS 810817 $6.95 Time Remaining: 6d 5h 27m Buy It Now for only: $6.95 |
 DEPT 56 HERITAGE VILLAGE SET OF 4 CAROLERS ON THE DOORSTEP $9.99 Time Remaining: 4d 3m |
 DEPT 56 HERITAGE VILLAGE SET OF 3 COME INTO THE INN $9.99 Time Remaining: 4d 4m |
 DEPT 56 SNOW VILLAGE MOVING DAY 54892 SET OF 3 ACCESSORIES MIB $19.99 Time Remaining: 4d 58m Buy It Now for only: $26.99 |
 Dept 56 Heritage Village Porcelain Pine Tree Set of 2 Snow Village or Dickens $8.99 Time Remaining: 4d 2h 23m Buy It Now for only: $15.49 |
 Dept 56 Village Harvest Blooms set 3 BRAND NEW 2011 Free Shipping $14.89 Time Remaining: 29d 20h 45m Buy It Now for only: $14.89 |
 Dept 56 Heritage Village Tending The New Calves 58395 Set of 3 Pcs Mint $4.99 Time Remaining: 4d 3h 16m |
 Dept 56 Snow Village Poinsettias For Sale Set of 3 NIB $13.00 Time Remaining: 4d 4h 46m |
 Dept 56 Heritage GV Village Ice Crystal Gate Walls Set of 14 NIB $14.99 Time Remaining: 4d 4h 56m |
 Dept 56 Snow Village The Whole Family Goes Shopping Set of 3 NIB $8.99 Time Remaining: 4d 5h 11m |
 DEPT 56 SNOW VILLAGE WINTER RETREAT SET 2 NIB $44.50 Time Remaining: 25d 8h 6m Buy It Now for only: $44.50 |
 Dept 56 Dickens Village Holiday Travelers set of 3 55719 Retd 1999 $18.99 Time Remaining: 4d 7h 46m Buy It Now for only: $22.99 |
 Department 56 Snow Village Another Mans Treasure Accessories Set of 3 MIB $7.99 Time Remaining: 4d 8h 23m |
 Dept 56 Heritage Village Testing The Toys Figure Set 56057 MIB $5.00 Time Remaining: 4d 10h 12m |
 DEPT 56 VILLAGE TOWERING PINES 52632 SET 2 TREES MINT IN BOX $12.50 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 4d 10h 26m |
 Dept 56 Dickens Village The Smoking Bishop Set 2 NEW IN BOX $42.00 Time Remaining: 29d 57m Buy It Now for only: $42.00 |
 DEPT 56 Heritage Village Collection Scotties Toy Shop Gift Set New in Box $39.95 Time Remaining: 4d 10h 31m Buy It Now for only: $59.95 |
 Dept 56 NIB STONE CURVED WALL Set of 8 52650 Village NEW $29.99 Time Remaining: 4d 10h 46m |
 Dept 56 Snow Village Roadside Billboards Lighted Set of 3 NIB New Mint $19.99 Time Remaining: 4d 11h 26m |
 DEPT 56 SNOW VILLAGE WHITE PICKET FENCE WITH GATE 52624 SET 5 MINT IN BOX $9.99 Time Remaining: 4d 11h 29m |
 Dept 56 Heritage Village Village Monuments Set of 3 NIB $7.00 Time Remaining: 27d 4h 57m Buy It Now for only: $7.00 |
 Dept 56 Set of 3 Cars Heritage Village 1987 Taxi delivery truck $9.99 Time Remaining: 4d 11h 44m |
 DEPT 56 APPLEGIRL NEWSPAPER BOY set of 2 figurines SNOW VILLAGE $6.50 Time Remaining: 4d 11h 53m |
 DEPT 56 CAROLERS set of 2 figurines+ A Park Bench HERITAGE VILLAGE $3.50 Time Remaining: 4d 11h 53m |
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Valmeinier, Skiing in a Mining Village
Valmeinier is one of the two new ski resorts that share an expansive ski area, known today as the Galibier-Thabor. Compared to many ski resorts in France, Valmeinier is relatively new. Its first ski lift was constructed in 1973, and the decades before that, Valmeinier was not considered a ski resort. It was first a mining village. The name "Valmeinier" literally translates into the "valley of the mines." For many centuries, the small village of Valmeinier rested relatively unknown at the base of the Mont Thabor. Historians estimated that the area was occupied as early as the 12th century. At the close of the 17th century, high quality anthracite was discovered. The next decades witnessed the industrialization of the whole valley, making mining as economically important as agriculture. But in the 20th century, the mining trickled down to a halt and many people in Valmeinier decided to seek out greener pastures. In the 1960s, roughly 80 people lived in the village. A few years later, Valmeinier joined the other villages in France in transforming their wintry environments into international ski resorts. The Valmeinier transformed from a mining village into a holiday skiing resort. The new ski resort of Valmeinier was officially launched in 1986 and an extensive ski lift system was built. The Valmeinier ski resort steadily expanded and improved. Today, the 1,600-hectare ski area includes 150 kilometers of slopes and an increasingly famous snow park. The Valmeinier caters mainly to intermediate skiers. There are 34 green runs, 25 blue runs, 31 red runs, and 6 black runs. Aside from skiing, the other winter holiday activities include ice-skating, paragliding, and dog sledding. Nighttime skiing is allowed, as well as microlight flying. The beginners may polish their skills at the resort center before attempting the ski runs. The mogul field, the steep bumps, and the tree-lined runs will not disappoint the experts. For those who simply wanted to explore Valmeinier without wearing skis or pumping adrenaline, there are excursions and trips around the village. There are food exhibits in which the locals present the native produce. And there is a cafe-theater and cabaret where visitors can learn more about the culture of Valmeinier and its mining history. The new ski resort of Valmeinier is estimated to be at 1,500 and 1,800 meters high. The traditional village setting is at 1,500 meters while the more modern venue is at 1,800 meters. The après ski in the traditional Valmeinier village includes one cinema, one pub, and three bar restaurants. At the more modern Valmeinier, there are two cinemas, three pubs, one discotheque, one pizzeria, and eleven bar-restaurants. Valmeinier at 1,800 feet is obviously for the serious skiers. The Valmeinier at 1,500 feet is for the all-around vacationer. The most recommended accommodations are the Residence Le Thabor, the Residence Les Lodges des Pierres, and the Residence l'Ecrin des Neiges. In between, the landscapes and the view of the mountains are spectacular. The snow is more than enough due to the proximity to the northern Alps. There are various activities and child-friendly amenities, including sledging and hiking areas. This is why the new ski resort of Valmeinier is becoming a favorite choice of families who are planning a winter holiday vacation in the French Alps.
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O.B.S. company is currently working on Valmeinier skiing project. It represents possible Valmeinier accommodation and activities during Valmeinier winter vacations in France.