Written by Newsletter No. 17
Valpic News – Newsletter No. 17 – July 15, 2026
- It’s Saturday! (July 18)
This is our14th Valpic SaturdayattheLa MoubraRescue and Fire Station,featuring two identical sessions (2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.) to ensure homogeneous groups of no more than 20 participants.
How emergency responders respond.
Understand how they are organized.
Extinguishing a Fire (Practical Exercises).
Experience a live landing and tour an Air Glaciers helicopter with its three crew members.
Talk with Commander David Vocat and his team.
All of this is brought to you by Valpic, in partnership with the Crans-Montana Rescue and Fire Department.
2. It’s THURSDAY, JULY 30, at 6:00 p.m.:
An exceptionalVALPIC GRAND PLATEAU:
The three mayors of the main tourist towns in Central Valais will jointly answer our questions on the topic “The Future of Tourism in Valais.”
Fabien Sauthier, mayor of Verbier (municipality of Val-de-Bagnes)
David Bagnoud, president of Lens (Crans-Montana)
David Melly, president of Anniviers (Grimentz-Zinal-St. Luc-Chandolin)
will be participating in this TV panel discussion, the first “Valpic Grand Plateau” event designed to shed light on the future of our region.
This Valpic Grand Plateau event will take place inthe auditorium of the Opale Foundation at 6:00 p.m.
(drinks and appetizers around 8:00 p.m.)
Sign up now!
3. Mark your calendars!
Saturday, August 8: “2026 Study on Primary and Secondary Residences”
This is an exclusive premiere presented by Valpic
Saturday, August 15: “Energy Prosumers in Mountain Destinations”
How will homeowners—who have become both energy producers and consumers—be affected in their daily lives?
This is also an exclusive premiere presented by Valpic.
Saturday, October 17: The world’s leading geneticist and ampelographer is coming to Cave La Romaine for Valpic. But we’ll tell you more about that soon.
Your Valpic Committee