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La Rosière

Resort description

La Rosiere is located in the heart of the Haute Tarentaise and set in a forest on the Italian border. La Rosiere is a friendly south facing resort built in attractive chalet style. La Rosiere is linked with La Thuile in Italy, it is the only Savoyard resort to offer an international ski area of 150 km of marked pisted runs.


La Rosiere

 

La Rosiere is built beside the road that zigzags its way up from Boug-St-Mauire to the Petit-St-Bernard pass to Italy

 

La Rosiere has controlled development of buildings, so buildings are built using traditional methods and are in keeping with local taste

 

The resort and slopes are south facing, attracting a lot of sunshine and have great views of the Vallées of Les Arcs and La Plagne

 

La Rosiere is also close to the Vanoise national park

 

La Rosiere has been awarded the P'tits Montagnards label which guarantees high quaility facilities for children and their parents on holiday in the mountains

 

Skiing in La Rosiere

 

La Rosiere has the reputation of being the resort with the most snow in the Savoy

 

The chairs and drags out of the village take you to the centre of the slopes

 

If you take the lift up to Col de La Traversette you can get over the ridge and to the lifts which will link you to Italy at Belvedere

 

There are a few on piste challenges for experts

 

The top half of La Rosiere mountain below Le Roc Noir and Col De La Traversette boast steep and interesting red runs

 

La Rosiere has wide-open slopes well suited to beginners and intermediates

 

The Fontaine Froide red run drops 750m vertical through the woods to the Ecudets chair is a good run for intermediates

 

There are good nursery slopes and short lifts near the village and near Les Eucherts

 

Snowboarding in La Rosiere

 

Snowboarding is best for beginners in this area

 

There is a terrain park served by the Poletta drag lift just above the village centre

 

Cross country skiing

 

There are 12km/7 miles of trails near the Altiport

 

There is a medium slope, 2 difficult slopes and a very difficult slope

 

Ski School

 

ESF in La Rosiere offers day care for children from 16 months in their baby club and a leisure centre for children aged 3-12

 

For adults there are lessons no matter what level you’re at or you could try something new such as Heliskiing, snowshoeing or Nordic skiing

 

For more information please visit www.esflarosiere.com 

 

Lift Passes

 

Lift passes give you access to the whole of La Rosiere and Espace San Bernardo

 

For more information about La Rosiere lift passes, please click here

 

All pictures from OT de La Rosiere/ Anne Royer- Baderspach

The Skiing
The skiing at La Rosiere is a perfect balance between easy and more technical runs, with wide, long downhill slopes in the forest.
With it being the only resort in France to be able to offer you heli-skiing; it's hard to beat. Whether you are a skier or a boarder why not take part in an unforgettable trip. Heliskiing requires of course a good physical fitness and a reasonable level of skiing to make the most of your day. All trips are made with a fully qualified high mountain guide who will choose the runs adapted to your level and for your safety.
Après Ski
The après ski is reasonably quiet in La Rosiere. It has 13 restaurants, several bars including a piano bar and a wine bar and 1 pub discotheque. La Rosiere's restaurants include Le Turia, Le Genepi and Le Plein Soleil all offer a wide selection of meals. There is also the piano bar, Bar Clays.
Amenities
La Rosiere has 36 shops. This includes a selection of grocery shops, a bakery, butchers, a newspaper shop and a hairdresser. Additionally there is a doctor's surgery, post office, bank/cash point, chemist and laundrette.
Activities
You can go dog sledging, snow biking, snowshoeing, paragliding or even take a helicopter ride. Also there is a fitness centre, which offers a sauna, hammam, and Jacuzzi. Otherwise you could go to the cinema.
Getting there
Driving distance: From Calais 575 miles, approximately 9hrs
Airport access: Lyon 131 miles approximately 2hrs20, Chambery 79 miles approximately 1hr30, Geneva 125 miles approximately 2hrs 20mins
Le Refuge
Sleeps 1 to 14
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Les Balcons de la Rosiere
Sleeps 1 to 17
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Les Cimes Blanches
Sleeps 1 to 12
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Ski Facts
Village height:
1850m (6,105ft)
Slope range:
1175m (3,855 ft) - 2,642m (8,669ft)
Ski area:
Espace San Bernardo
Piste coverage
150
Ski lifts
37
Ski runs
73
Green
7
Blue
26
Red
29
Black
11
Snow cannons
275
Beginners
****
Intermediates
****
Experts
***
Boarders
**
 
Tourist Office
  +33 (0)4 79 06 80 51
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