Risoul accomodation guide - World Snowboard Guide

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Resort life

Risoul is a small village where the inhabitants still treat you as a guest and everything is within easy walking distance. The resort caters mainly for the French, and unlike a lot of French resorts, English isnt widely spoken.

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Eating

In Risoul there’s a good variety of places to eat. Snack Attack do good takeaways and it’s a similar same story in Vars, but they have a lot more on the takeaway front.

Nightlife

Nightlife doesnt kick off till after 10pm. Theres enough good places to get wasted in, and of course, they each have a Grotte du Yetti bar.

Accomodation

The majority of the accommodation in Risoul is self-catered apartments as there are only a few hotels. The Saturday changeover day can be a nightmare, with huge queues of people trying to pick up their keys and just as many gridlocked in their cars as they try to get out of the oneway system.
In Vars, theres none of these issues, as there's plenty of hotels and chalets.

Hotel Ecureuil

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Private room
from £45.28

Chalet-Hotel timber located inside the station and close to the slopes and shops.This hotel offers a warm and friendly welcome in a refined setting, with lounge and fireplace, terrace-solarium and sauna.

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Facilities
Bar * Credit cards accepte * Car Parking * Internet

Hameau des Rennes

Prices

Private room
from £7.82

Le Hameau des Rennes is a new pretigious residence and offers charming little chalets with noble and typical mountain architecture.

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Facilities
Car Parking * Self-catering Facili * Internet

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Resort Statistics

Resort Type: Alpine
Winter: Dec to April

Lifts

Total Lifts: 53
Gondolas: 1
Chair lifts: 13
Drag lifts: 41
Max people per hour: 54,000
Board Leashes required: No

Mountain

Total pistes/trails: 106
Total ride area: 180km
Longest run: 5miles (8km)

Top lift: 2750m
Vertical drop: 1100m
First lift: 1650m

Piste suitability

Green runs: 55%
Red runs: 34%
Black runs: 11%

Lift Passes

Lift Passes:
Half-day 22 euros
1 day pass 27.50 euros
6 day pass 143.5 euros
Only SURFLAND Terrain Park, 1-day 22 euros
Lift times:8.30am to 4.30pm

Snowfall

Artificial snowmaking coverage: 10%

Facilities

Snowboard Schools: ESI run a 6-day snowboard school
Snowboard Hire: From 120 euros/6 days
Night Riding: : The pipe is somtimes lit up.