Snow in La Rosiere

It`s still snowing here.....big big flakes now! Should be great conditions the next few days. Temperatures have dropped, so lets hope it continues. We are staying about 200 metres away from the Kandahar, so you`re in Les Eucherts part of La Rosiere like us. We are with Ski Fusion at Chalet Robert ( much smaller than Kandahar). Our chef from our chalet knows the owner of the complex and says standards as far as he knows are good, with spa areas etc and as it`s relatively new, should be good accommodation as well. We walk past it to walk the forest path down into La Rosiere centre, and the hot tub was in full flow with apres skiiers enjoying a nice beer!

It is also really really quiet and I think the next couple of weeks will be too......not had any queues what so ever. As a consequence apres ski is also quiet but hey, who cares sometimes!! Will keep you up to date,as I know how grateful I am to get genuine current info!!! Any questions ask me, as I can either answer them or get answers before you arrive!!

Sounds great! How long does it take to walk to the ski lifts? And is the button to La Thuile as bad as it sounds? Any reccomendations for apres ski bars or restaurants?

There's just the one bar from memory in Les Eucherts a place called Moo bar. Can't remember if there was a happy hour but it was never busy until new years eve. It's not huge but big enough to double up a night club as it has a dance floor etc. We ate out once on our chalet hosts night off, we ate a steak house which was pretty good plus they gave us 2 for 1 drinks vouchers for moo bar. There are a few more bars in le ros centre and a free bus to get you there otherwise it's aprox 10 mins walk. IMHO given the prices etc I'd much rather make my own entertainment as local beer and wine is cheap in the shops (there a small supermarket in les eu) this part of the resort is that small I can't imagine at most you'd be more than 5 mins away from the main les eucherts chair lift. Mist places were ski in and out too.

Don't let the button put you off it pretty flat but about 1.5 miles long.

Hey...sorry for dealy, been having too much fun and apres ski!!!

Rained nearly all day yesterday and cloud came in so visibility was shocking.However blue sky day today and apart from a few icy patches, and bare patches on a couple of reds, the snow is still really good considering the diversity of the conditions the last few weeks. It is expected to stay warm all week....it was 10 degrees at 4.30 this afternoon so shows how warm it is. But had a great ride over to Italy today and snow was great.

Ski lifts from Kandahar are downhill for about 150 metres, but a little uphill on way back prob about 5 - 7 mins MAXIMUM! Probably less, so no worries for you.

The button is as everyone says just very very long and if you are not a confident "buttoner" then there are times the bar in front loosens and drops and some people found that tough. I think it`s absolutely fine and lovely and scenic and peaceful!!!!

Bars: In Les Eucherts itself you have Moo Bar and a bar at the Bowling Alley, both open till around 2.00. Live music in the Bowling Alley usually at around 10.30 pm. Moo Bar is also a club. Moo Bar is quite trendy whereas The Bowling Alley bar is more a casual beer!! Then you have the forest walk into La Rosiere where I recommend Bar Fusion for evening drink, and Le Petit Danois for apres ski live music at 4.30 pm, Both are in the village and you can`t miss them as there is only one road! If you ski into La Rosiere, we also had a pit stop at the Petits St Bernard pub which is right at bottom of slopes. You can get aski bus back to Les Eucherts at half past and on the hour from outside the Tourist Office or the bus station at the bottom of the slopes. Just check that it is going to Les Eucharts not down the mountain!!!

Can`t think of anything else......oh, we were told if you want pizza, stay away from Le Grange in Les Eucherts....it`s grotty! Walk to Les Rosiere, and go to McKinleys which is the last building in La Rosiere on the right as you go towards the slopes!

Have a fantastic time.....just back after 8 hours on the slopes. It is so so quiet.....and was an amazing day today :)

Just back from La Thuile - we went over to La Rosiere one day, the snow over there was not too bad although some of the lower runs had got a little bit rocky. Don't think there has been any more snowfall since then.

The button over to La Thuile is not that bad at all, I didn't find. I have been on much worse. It's just long - I believe it is 7 mins. It's not too fast - as long as you are OK with the jerk at the beginning (I don't mean the lift operator ) ) then you should be fine. There's no real danger of coming off halfway along unless you are messing about swerving from side to side!

Hi
I've just come across this thread and am looking for a place for a second break later in the season. This sounds an interesting place, straddling the border between France and Italy. Is it suitable for a reasonably intermediate skier ? Ski hire etc all available ?

Thanks for any pointers.

There's certainly enough when combined with Le Thuile to keep you entertained, I enjoyed it all in all was a fantastic holiday. There are all the usual facilities such as hire shops etc, if you're not tied to a particular resort I'd let the price decide. From a purely skiing perspective as an intermediate you may enjoy a bigger resort that has more of everything as the pistes aren't huge in Le Ros and it does take a bit of time getting to and from Italy through buttons and flat tracks back to Le Ros. When we went it was ideal for our group with several beginners if I were going with a group of more advanced intermediates and advanced skiers I wouldn't consider it.

Thanks Grizwald.