“Uber ski”: the VTC application arrives in the ski resorts of the French Alps

A new way to get to winter sports. While many people have already known the galleys of the shuttles sometimes crowded to go to the ski resort from the surrounding stations, Uber launches its “Uber” ski service to support its customers at the foot of the French Alps tracks this winter.

From February 4 to March 30, this new offer will allow travelers “to reserve their journey to join their favorite ski resorts comfortably and without puzzle”, promises the leader of VTC. These can now reserve suitable vehicles such as vans that can accommodate up to five people with a trunk to transport ski equipment.

Small bonus, the company tells the Parisian that it will provide gifts and goodies in Uber vehicles. “Some passengers will have the chance to have The essentials of skiing stays Like cereal bars when you have a soft stroke on the slopes and a color cache, which is often the first equipment that we forget by packing up for skiing. ”

A “strong increase in demand”

An option that responds to a “high rise in demand” ensures Uber, which specifies that nearly 115,000 people opened the Uber application in the Northern Alps to try to order a trip in 2024, an increase of 35 % compared to 2023. The most requested ski resorts in 2024 are those of the three valleys, namely Méribel, Courchevel and Val-Thorens.

Note that passengers going to Germany, Austria, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden and Poland will also be able to take advantage of “Uber Ski” to go to the most popular stations in Europe.