La Rosière High altitude resort |
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| 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 150km of marked pisted runs (Espace San Bernardo).
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La Rosiere, Espace San Bernardo
La
Rosiere
is
built beside the road that zigzags its way up from
Bourg-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
ski resort and ski 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
Famille
Plus
Montagne
label
which guarantees high quaility facilities for
children and their parents on holiday in the
mountains.
Exciting times for La Rosiere,
Espace
San Bernardo
!
The ski resort of La Rosiere was born on
23rd December 1960 with 1 ski lift, 1 ski
lift attendant, 1 hotel with a restaurant/bar and 1
ski instructor! It became an international ski resort
in 1985 when the new Italian link to La Thuile was opened. Since then
it has been transformed into a first class ski resort
without letting go of its traditions or village
atmosphere, and is one of Ski Collection’s most
popular ski resorts.
Every Sunday the Tourist office of La Rosiere will welcome you to
the ice bar especially created in the shape of number
50, where you can enjoy hot mulled wine or a warm hot
chocolate and find out the week’s activities
and events within the ski resort.
The local tourist office of La Rosiere can provide further
information on all these special events.
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Skiing in La Rosiere,
Espace
San Bernardo
La
Rosiere
has
the reputation of being the ski 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 La
Rosiere village and
near Les Eucherts.
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Snowboarding in La Rosiere,
Espace
San Bernardo
Snowboarding is best for beginners in this
area.
There is a terrain park served by the Poletta drag lift just above
the village centre.
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La Rosiere 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.
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La Rosiere Ski
School
ESF ski school in La Rosiere offers day care
for children from 16 months in their baby club and a
leisure centre for children aged 3-12 years.
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 about pre-booking Ski School in
La Rosiere
please
select
here
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La Rosiere,
Espace
San Bernardo
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
select
here
All pictures from OT de La Rosiere/ Anne
Royer- Baderspach
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| The Skiing |
The skiing in 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 ski 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| Activities |
| Activities in La Rosiere include dog sledging, snow biking, snowshoeing, paragliding and even helicopter rides. There is also a fitness centre, which offers a sauna, hammam, and Jacuzzi. Otherwise you could go to the cinema. |
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| Getting there |
Driving distance: From Calais: 574 miles, approximately 9 hrs.
Airport access: Chambery to La Rosiere: 79 miles, approximately 1 hr 30 mins. Geneva to La Rosiere: 125 miles, approximately 2 hrs 20 mins. Lyon to La Rosiere: 131 miles, approximately 2 hrs 20 mins. |
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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 |
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| Piste coverage |
160 |
| Ski lifts |
38 |
| Ski runs |
80 |
| Green |
8 |
| Blue |
25 |
| Red |
32 |
| Black |
15 |
| Snow cannons |
398 |
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| Beginners |
**** |
| Intermediates |
**** |
| Experts |
*** |
| Boarders |
** |
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| Local Ski Area |
La Rosiere has 8 green runs, 25 blue runs, 32 red runs and 15 black runs. |
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| Tourist Office |
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Click to La Rosière website
