Ski Samoëns for a charming Alpine village set in the French Alps. Your ski holiday comes with great pistes for all abilities with access to the large Grands Massif ski area. It is intermediates and families that will get the most from this historic vilage resort.
Where
To be an hour from Geneva, ski Samoëns for complete convenience and of course ski weekends. Although the resort itself is based at a lowly 720m, the Red Devil gondola will speed you up to the main ski area, where you'll find choices to attract all grades of skier. Links to neighbouring resorts like Morillon in the Grand Massif mean you can enjoy 265kms of skiing spread across 134 pistes.
Essentials |
Suitable For |
Slopes |
RESORT ALTITUDE : |
720m |
TOTAL PISTE : |
265 km |
LONGEST RUN : |
14 km |
START SEASON : |
December |
END SEASON : |
April |
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OVERALL |
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SKIING |
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BOARDING |
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APRÉS |
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FAMILIES |
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Beginners
59 / 43% |
Intermediates
16 / 12% |
Advanced
46 / 34% |
Experts
15 / 11% |
TOTAL RUNS : |
137 |
SNOW CANNONS : |
218 / 40ha |
SNOW PARKS : |
1 |
CROSS COUNTRY : |
41 km |
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On the slopes
Ski Samoëns and your ski holiday offers a fantastic range of skiing and snowboarding with links to neighbouring resorts you then have over 265kms of runs from 134 pistes, with good lift coverage to move you around quickly. Boarders will find an excellent snow park and some great wooded terrain.
For particular recomendations, then it's the 14km blue 'Cascades run' that descends down into the resort of Sixt Fer à Cheval. If you're an expert skier or boarer, then head for the Combe de Gers area. here's also some great off-piste right across the higher areas of the ski area.
Ski area :
If you ski Samoëns you are also in the ski region of Grand Massif along with the following resorts; Flaine, Les Carroz, Morillon, Samoëns
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Off the slopes
A traditional Savoyard market town, Samoëns offers the chance to try traditional local cuisine at some of the resort's numerous bars and restaurants - of course if you prefer a more international menu, you'll also be well catered for. Although it's not one of the livelier resorts, you'll still find plenty of bars and a nightclub if you like to stay out late. Other activities include a cinema, snowshoe walks, archery, dog-sledding, paragliding, ice-skating, ski touring, ice-climbing and parapenting.
WE LIKE
- Lovely historic village, with traffic-free centre and weekly market
- Lift into big, varied area shared with Flaine and Les Carroz
- Very close to Geneva for ski weekends
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WE DON'T LIKE
- Weekends can be busy and the peak holiday period does clog up the pistes in places
- Ski lifts can get busy - especially if you're going over towards Flaine for the greens
- Not ideal for absolute beginners, but blues are excellent close to the resort
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Tourist Office
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or Single trip Europe cover from £22.98 - get covered before you arrive!
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