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Ski Brides les Bains

Home to the 1992 Savoie Olympics, the Brides les Bains ski resort is a fine place to holiday as it has a wide assortment of slopes for every ski level and plenty of après ski activities at the end of the day.

Where

Found in the Trois Vallees ski area, the Brides les Bains ski resort is one of the largest ski resorts in France and hosts a wide arrange of options in the nearby village of Meribel. It is easiest reached by air with six airports within two hours of the Brides les Bains ski resort and the Chambery Airport and Grenoble Airport a simple hour drive away in good weather.

On the slopes

With over 600km of pistes there is plenty of slopes for every ski level with nine aimed directly at experts, 59 slopes for intermediate skiers and eight slopes for beginners. With a high max vertical of 2600m, the highest altitude lift at 3200m most of the snow cover is naturally year round, but there are snow cannons at the Brides les Bains ski resort in the case that the natural snow needs to be augmented.

With 196 ski lifts throughout the slopes there is also easy accessibility while out on the slopes making it a favourite for many and plenty of full service gondolas to allow skiers to take a slight break in between slopes at the ski resort. Snowboarders also enjoy the area due to a halfpipe and a terrain park as well as plenty of open pistes that can be utilized for the sport.

Ski area :

If you ski Brides les Bains you are also in the ski region of Trois Vallées along with the following resorts; troisvallees.

Off the slopes

The après ski in the Brides les Bains area is quiet with just a few hotel bars, two discotheques, and a cinema. However, those wishing for more après ski activities can head up into the nearby village of Meribel and enjoy the casino and plenty of concerts and additional bars and dance clubs. The ski area also offers cross country trails and tobogganing as well as sleigh rides.


at a glance
Essentials Suitable For Slopes

3200 m

2600 m

600 m

RESORT ALTITUDE : 600 m
TOTAL PISTE : 150 km
LONGEST RUN : 9.0 km
START SEASON : December
END SEASON : April

SKIING

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BOARDING

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BEGINNERS

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INTERMEDIATE

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ADVANCED

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FAMILIES

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Beginner
11 / 14.86%
Easy
0 / 0.00%
Intermediate
33 / 44.59%
Advanced/Expert
30 / 40.54%
TOTAL RUNS : 74
SNOW CANNONS : 685 / 200.0 ha
SNOW PARKS : 2
CROSS COUNTRY : 120.0 km

WE LIKE

  • Quaint and cosy village with a great atmosphere
  • Great for mixed ability groups- intermediates, experts and beginners in the greater 3 Valleys
  • A low cost way to enjoy everything the 3 Valleys can offer

WE DON'T LIKE

  • If you are not in the centre - taxi's can be expensive
  • You have to use the lift system into Meribel to then join the Three Valleys
  • Long transfer times from airports unless you can fly into Chambéry

Tourist Office

Place du Centenaire
B.P. 28

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Phone: +33 (0)4 79 55 20 64
Fax: +33 (0)4 79 55 20 40
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