La Clusaz - World Snowboard Guide

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La Clusaz, only an hour from Grenoble, is a great beginners and intermediate resort. The expert rider will get pissed off by the lack of piste bashing that’s done. The resort has some great steep and long runs but just lets the moguls build up so the skiers can bump away all day. That said if you head over to the Fernuy and Balme gondalers you’ll find space to crank out a few turns. The lift systems modern and efficient, outside of school holidays, and virtually all the resort is north facing so while you won’t get a tan you will find good snow conditions. The resort is a little low with all the boarding under 2500 meters but with it’s proximity to Annecy and Geneva lakes and its northern aspects it has a good snow record. While not being a world beater you could do a lot worse than spend a week here unless you like it hardcore then maybe a day or two will be enough.

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New for season

06/07: new boardercross course

Resort Statistics

Resort Type: Alpine
Winter: Dec to April
Summer: None

Lifts

Total Lifts: 55
Cable cars: 2
Gondolas: 4
Chair lifts: 14
Drag lifts: 35
Max people per hour: 53,000
Board Leashes required: Yes

Mountain

Total pistes/trails: 83
Total ride area: 132km
Longest run: 3000m

Top lift: 2600m
Vertical drop: 1500m
First lift: 1100m

Piste suitability

Green runs: 65%
Red runs: 27%
Black runs: 8%

Lift Passes

Lift Passes:
Half-day 22.50 euros
1 Day pass 28 euros
6 Days 146.5 euros
Season 580 euros
Lift times:8.30am to 4.00pm

Snowfall

Average annual snowfall: 5m
Artificial snowmaking coverage: 10%

Facilities

Snowboard Schools: 1 day 30 euros
5 days 125 euros
Snowboard Hire: 22/26 euros for 1 day
115/140 euros for 6 days
Night Riding: : Piste de la télécabine de la patinoire open once a week from 8.30pm to 10.30pm