Les Houches ski resort

2 minutes by car from the hotel

An area that is sometimes overlooked, being a little bit apart further down the valley. Like Le Tour this is a good place for beginners and intermediates. Much more sheltered than the other ski areas, it can be a good place to go when the weathers bad and there are some good fun runs through the trees. Les Houches has two main cable cars. One leaves from the center of town and ends at the Belle Vue, the other from Les Chavants and arrives at La Prarion.

17 lifts (1000m - 1800m)
12	4	1	1

22 tracks
Easy 4	Average 5	Difficult 12	Very hard 1

 

"Tour Col de Balme" ski resort

25 minutes by car from the hotel

This is probably the best ski area in the valley for beginners and intermediates. At the bottom three drag lifts make up the Vormaine area, ideal for complete novices or children with its green and blue runs.
A new chair-lift on the Vallorcine side of the valley has opened up the ski area enormously, adding an extra 4 or 5 runs not to mention the off piste opportunities. An idyllic off piste run through the trees right down to Vallorcine with a scenic train ride back into the Chamonix valley is a great way to finish the day.

During summer, Le Tour is also a hiking center : from the relaxing country walk to the more difficult paths. It's up to you to choose your type of walk which enable you to discover and appreciate this mountain universe.

9 lifts (1453m - 2191m)
6	2	1	0

"Brevent - Flégère" ski resort

10 minutes by car from the hotel

On the sunny south facing side of the valley close to Chamonix town center, The "Brévent - Flégère" lift system offers a variety of pistes where all skiers, what ever their ability, will find runs to delight them. The surroundings are majestic; this is a remarkable natural belevedere. The summit of the Brévent offers a panoramic circular view of Mont-Blanc, the Aiguilles peaks of Chamonix, the Fiz massif and the Aravis mountains. Offering a majestic setting facing the Mont-Blanc. It is also the domain of snowboarding and deep powder skiing. Two km up the valley (after Chamonix) is the village of Les Praz where La Flégère cablecar whisks you up to another south-facing network of lifts and runs. From its trails, enjoy an exceptional view of the Mer de Glace and the Mont-Blanc range. Ideal runs for ski-touring in spring. Since 1997, the Brévent and Flégère ski areas have been linked by a cablecar enabling skiers to take advantage of both mountains.

13 remontées(1095m - 2525m)
2	6	2	3

"Grands Montêts" ski resort

20 minutes by car from the hotel

This prestigious ski area, partly on glaciers, has an international reputation because of the extent of its routes and trails spread over three different bowls. The length of the trails and the exceptional vertical (3,300m down to 1,200m) combined with the exceptional snow quality throughout the season make it a must for skiers and snowboarders alike.

Its size, the snow quality and the variety of ski runs and off-piste trails will delight the most demanding skier. Beginners will enjoy the sunny slopes of les Chosalets, located 500 m from the Grands Montets cablecar.

8 remontées (1230m - 3300m)
0	5	1	2