Chamrousse
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| Resort description |
This relatively small resort is located south of the Belledonne massif in the Northern Alps. The village of Chamrousse is attractively placed offering stunning views and is surrounded by trees allowing for forest skiing. A resort where nature reigns, it will ensure you make the most of what it offers in this fabulous setting. At an altitude of 2250 meters, Chamrousse dominates Grenoble and is located in the South of Belledone Massif to Oisans, Vercors and Chartreuse.
Only 30 minutes drive from Grenoble, it is one of the most accessible resorts in the Alps.
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Chamrousse
This
resort is famous for being the host of the winter
Olympic Games in 1968 where French skier Jean-Claude
KILLY won 3 gold medals. Chamrousse was also a stage of
the “Tour de France” in 2001. One of the
resort attractions is its beautiful sunsets.
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Skiing in Chamrousse
The ski resort is made up of two villages:
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Recoin - Located at
CHAMROUSSE 1650 meters
- Roche-Béranger
- Located at CHAMROUSSE 1750 meters.
Skiers can
pass from one site to another thanks to the ski
slopes.
The
resort also offers interesting opportunities such as
night skiing.
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Snowboarding in Chamrousse
Snowboarders
will enjoy new facilities and snowparks especially designed
for them such as the “Sunset Park” or the
“Kid’s park”
The
“Sunset Park” is composed of a boarder
cross and a slope style
The
"Kid’s park"
is a snowpark area especially
designed and dedicated to kids
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Cross-country skiing
Chamrousse
has
45 km/28 miles of trails. There are 17 trails with
different levels of difficulties.
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Ski school
The ESF in
Chamrousse offers a
variety of lessons from alpine skiing to
snowboarding
For the
children aged 3-5 years there is the
Piou-Piouclub where
they will be entertained and have skiing
lessons.
For more
information please visit: www.esf-chamrousse.com.fr
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Lift passes
Lift
passes give you access to both villages Recoin (CHAMROUSSE 1650m) and
Roche-Béranger
(CHAMROUSSE 1750m).
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| The Skiing |
| Chamrousse Recoin (1650m) is convenient for athletic skiing and Roche Beranger (1750m) more suitable for family skiing. Chamrousse holds an efficient lift system which means that there are rarely any queues, and offers access to excellent pistes for beginners and intermediates, with a number of off-piste runs for the more advanced. |
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| Après Ski |
| The après ski in Chamrousse is rather quiet. It holds some bars and restaurants, but to broaden the range of places to eat out or for those looking for a more lively après ski visiting nearby city of Grenoble would be recommended. |
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| Amenities |
| There are a number of banks, gift and souvenir shops and a selection of childcare facilities and ski schools, including a kindergarten which takes children from 3-12years and also caters for non-skiers from 3 months. |
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| Activities |
| A number of non-skiing activities can be enjoyed in Chamrousse, ice-skating, hiking, snow-shoeing and snow biking as well as visiting the cinema, climbing wall, multi-sports hall and having a go on the driving circuit on ice. |
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| Getting there |
Driving distance: From Calais 565 miles approximately 8hours
Airport access: Grenoble 50 miles approximately 1hour 10 minutes, Chambery 55 miles approximately 1hour 10mins Lyon 80 miles approximately 1hour 40minutes, and Geneva 105 miles approximately 2hours. |
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| Ski Facts |
| Village height: |
1650m |
Slope range: |
1650m-2250m |
Ski area: |
Chamrousse |
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| Piste coverage |
77 |
| Ski lifts |
26 |
| Ski runs |
46 |
| Green |
8 |
| Blue |
16 |
| Red |
14 |
| Black |
8 |
| Snow cannons |
0 |
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| Beginners |
**** |
| Intermediates |
**** |
| Experts |
*** |
| Boarders |
*** |
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