The principle: nothing without a source
A practical guide is only useful if you can rely on it. So our rule is simple: a figure, date, price, opening time, name or address is only published if it comes from a source we can cite. The sources actually used are listed at the bottom of each page, with the date we consulted them. Where two sources disagree, we say so (“according to the tourist office…; another official page states…”) or we leave the information out. This work sits within the framework described on our about page.
How we rank sources
Not all sources carry the same weight. We use them in this order:
- Official bodies directly responsible for the information: the Les Gets tourist office (lesgets.com), the commune (lesgets-mairie.fr), the lift company SOLEGETS (pass.lesgets.com), the Portes du Soleil ski area, the UCI (the international cycling federation) for races, and INSEE, the French statistics office, for population data.
- The businesses’ own official websites (school, hire shop, restaurant, accommodation) for their own hours, services and contact details.
- Established local and regional media, for background, history and news, always citing the article.
- Open databases such as OpenStreetMap, for a location on the map, with the source shown on the listing.
We never rely solely on a forum, a social media post, a customer review or another unsourced guide. These can alert us to a change, but the information must then be confirmed by a higher-ranking source.
Verification dates
Every page and every directory listing shows a “checked on” date: the day we last checked its content against the sources cited. Publication and update dates are shown too. If something has not been rechecked for a while, the date makes that visible, and that is deliberate. An honest date is better than a false impression of freshness.
Information that changes
Some details change every season or even every week: lift pass prices, opening dates for the ski area or the bike park, shuttle timetables, event programmes. For these:
- we always state the season or date they apply to;
- we link to the official page where you can confirm them;
- we never present a price as permanent;
- some pages carry a planned recheck date.
No fake live data
The site does not publish “live” weather, snow depths or lift status. That data belongs to the lift company and specialist services: we explain where to find it and how to read it, without copying it. In the mountains especially, out-of-date information can have real consequences, so always check the official sources on the day.
No reviews or ratings
We do not rate businesses, publish reviews or write “we tried it” or “our favourite”. A listing describes what a place offers, based on verifiable sources; it does not judge its quality.
Manual updates only
No bot or automated publishing feeds this site. Every addition or change is made by hand, at the publisher’s request, and reviewed before going live. It also means that a change made between two checks may not appear yet.
The limits we accept
- We are not exhaustive: the directory does not list every business in the village.
- An official source can itself contain mistakes or change without notice.
- We do not inspect trails, pistes or facilities on the ground; we report what the sources say.
If you spot something inaccurate or out of date, please use the report an error page. How we handle corrections is explained in our editorial policy.