Jon WorthMay 7, 2025

There was quite some fuss a few weeks ago about a company called Travelski claiming to run a night train Paris to the Alps ⛰ for skiiers, and from the coming season https://www.travelski.com/travelski-night-express

But I can find no evidence HOW they can do this, so I made a #BullshitMeter for it

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Show threadJon WorthMay 7, 2025
(And yes, there is a SNCF night train to Briançon which you can use to go skiing, but the destination of this private one is supposed to be Bourg St Maurice to serve a lot of the much larger resorts)
Show threadJuha AuteroMay 7, 2025
@jon I haven't checked things like exact wording or where is Brançion, but could it be reserved carriages from existing night train and bus transport to Bourg St Maurice with some marketing BS?
Show threadJuha AuteroMay 7, 2025
@jon Now I checked the page and even with my non-existent French it looks like just that. And Travelski sound like a travel company organising ski trips, not a train operator.
Show threadJon Worth
@jautero Do you think I really didn't check that? The answer is NO, it is NOT THAT. It is a train to go to Bourg St Maurice, with a dining car (that SNCF does not even have).
May 7, 2025 at 12:38pmWeb