La Clusaz ski resort is an excellent choice for families and intermediate skiers. The surrounding mountains with 220 kilometers of pistes provide versatile opportunities for skiing and other snow sports. La Clusaz ski resort is known for good snow conditions because of its high altitude and geographical location. The mountains of La Clusaz are usually the first ones in Europe to receive snow.
The village of La Clusaz (population about 2000) is said to be one of the most beautiful alpine villages, and it is no wonder since La Clusaz looks like it was transplanted from a beautiful alpine post card. In addition to the beautiful scenery and landscape, La Clusaz provides a palpable feeling of traditional European alpine skiing. Being in La Clusaz is in itself an unforgettable experience.
La Clusaz ski resort provides good skiing without lift queues
La Clusaz ski resort provides 220 kilometers of pistes with 10 black pistes, 36 red pistes and 85 blue/green pistes. The total number of lifts in La Clusaz is 94. The highest ski lift station is located at 2460 meters, while the village is located at 1100 meters. La Clusaz also provides a freestyle park and a pipe for snowboarders and new school skiers. Ski lifts are open from 9 am to 5 pm. The price of an adult ski pass during high season is 145 euros for six days and 240 euros for 13 days. During low season the prices are 135 euros and 220 euros respectively. Ski gear rental costs about 70-150 euros for six days.
One of the best things at La Clusaz ski resort is that the ski lift queues are short or nonexistent. On weekdays, skiers don’t even see any queues, but on weekends short queues do exist. The wait times are short because of the modern ski lift equipment used in La Clusaz.
Afterski and nightlife are pretty quiet in La Clusaz ski resort
La Clusaz is a tiny little French alpine village. It is very beautiful and well-functioning, unlike many other alpine villages. Most of the tourists are French, so the services are mostly provided in French. An English-speaking tourist must sometimes use body language to communicate.
Afterski as well as nightlife are pretty quiet in La Clusaz, but the nearby city of Annecy comes to the rescue of those looking for parties. The nightclubs and restaurants in Annecy are located only 20 minutes away from La Clusaz or, if this is not enough, one can drive to the city of Geneva which is an hour from La Clusaz. There are 25 restaurants in La Clusaz and only two night clubs.
La Clusaz is cheaper than many other French ski resorts because it is not as fancy and trendy as some other resorts. Credit cards accepted in La Clusaz ski resort include Visa, MasterCard, EuroCard and American Express.
Accomodation in La Clusaz ski resort
La Clusaz provides typical hotel and chalet accomodation, but the prices are lower than in big French ski resorts, such as Les Trois Vallee and Chamonix. A typical price for a night for two people with bed and breakfast is about 70-75 euros. We hear that hotels in La Clusaz and comfortable and the service is good and friendly.
If you are looking for a European ski resort with versatile family runs, excellent snow conditions, good service and beautiful landscape, consider La Clusaz ski resort in France. I bet you won’t be disappointed.
For more information on La Clusaz ski resort, please check the following websites:
www.laclusaz.com
www.legrandbornand.com
www.skipasslaclusaz.com
www.aravis.com
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