Ski in Chamrousse

Skiing in Chamrousse

Chamrousse, France (1420m to 2250m)

Family ski centre close to Grenoble with two bases offering sheltered slopes and doorstep skiing. Prominent in the 1968 Olympics this was the site for the downhill, special and giant slaloms fo both men and women.

Chamrousse

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Chamrousse Ski Facts

Chamrousse Ski Facts

		Beginners
		Snowboarding
		Snow
		Apres-ski
	6	Black Runs (4km)
	15	Red Runs (26km)
	15	Blue Runs (20km)
	8	Green Runs (25km)
77km		Downhill Pistes
40km		Cross Country Trails
26		Ski Lifts
830m		Max Vertical
2250m		Highest Lift
1700m		Resort Altitude
1420m		Lowest Piste

Chamrousse

The French ski resort of Chamrousse has direct access to 77km of downhill skiing, with 35 individual pistes, served by 26 ski lifts.

The ski resort itself is above 1500m, so skiing or boarding back to the resort is usually possible. With skiing above 2000 metres, snow cover is generally reliable.

Snowmaking :- Chamrousse is able to augment natural snow, on 5km of ski runs, with 36 Snow Cannons.

Ski Lift Capacity :- The 26 Ski Lifts of Chamrousse are able to uplift 27,148 skiers / snowboarders per hour.

There are five airports within two hours drive, so ski weekends, snowboard breaks and short ski holidays to Chamrousse are perfectly feasible. Chambery Airport and Grenoble Airport are just one hours drive away, in good driving conditions, so you can be on the piste quickly.

Skiing in Chamrousse

As the resort is in two parts, so indeed is the skiing, Beginners and intermediates will enjoy the many green and blue runs reached from the chairlifts at Chamrousse 1750, whilst the terrain above Chamrousse 1650, being steep and varied, offers a a choice for better skiers of seven black and seven red runs. It is in this latter area that the famous men's downhill lies - at four kilometres (two and a half miles) , the longest in the resort. Of the over 90km of piste, much is below the tree line so those who particularly like to ski through the pines will have fun and the off piste skiing is both plentiful and relatively hazard-free.

With its west to south westerly aspect, Chamrousse does get a lot sun but of course that can mean that the skiing can be hard in the morning and over-soft in the afternoons, particularly as the season progresses.

Around 18 lifts provide uplift of 30,000 skiers per hour but, because of its proximity to the city of Grenoble, things can get somewhat crowded at school holiday times and weekends.

The local French Ski School teaches all levels of skier from three years old as well as offering telemark hire and instruction.

Snowboarding in Chamrousse

Boarders are welcome all over the mountain and the area has much to offer - indeed the resort boasts that 25% of its visitors are boarders. There is a fun park called Sunset Park for free styler, the wide, easy runs above Chamrousse 1750 are ideal for cruising and carving and Chamrousse 1670 offers a mixture of steep trails and off-piste riding. Novices and boarders seeking instruction can go to the local ski school.

Chamrousse Aprés Ski

The nightlife is centred around the 25 bars and restaurants in the resort and is fairly low key. Despite the resort's disco, most people are tucked up in bed by midnight.

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Chamrousse in brief

Chamrousse Ski Resort is:-
Ok for Expert Skiers.
Ok for Intermediate Skiers.
Good for Beginners.
Good for Snowboarding.
Opened : 03 December 2011
Closes : 26 April 2012
Opening subject to Snow Conditions.

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