La Clusaz

Description

La Clusaz is one of a very small group of French resorts which are not purpose built but are none-the-less located next to world class ski areas. Indeed this traditional Savoyard village is regarded by some as one of the most picturesque in France and has attracted tourists since the beginning of the twentieth century. The chalets sport their hand-cut wooden shingles and the resort has a reputation for its production of the local Reblochon cheese and other farm foods. The large ski area for a single resort of any type covers five lift-linked mountains in the Aravis system and visitors have additional terrain to explore above neighbouring le Grand Bornand on the Aravis Pass - a total of 200km (125 miles) of trails. La Clusaz has attracted the Telemark World Championships and the Freestyle World Championships , typical of the resort's open-minded approach to winter sports, whereby dozens of other mountain sports are offered, besides Alpine skiing and snowboarding. La Clusaz also works hard to maintain it's 'traditional community' feeling and to involve its guests in this atmosphere. An entertainments office ensures that there is some event or another on daily, with weekly torchlit descents in which guests can participate and there are also weekly get togethers staged by the tourist office where guests can meet a variety of village residents on an informal basis.

Travelling to La Clusaz

La Clusaz is one of the closest ski areas to a major international airport anywhere in the world - in its case only 50km (31 miles) from Geneva. However the nearest airport is at the beautiful town of Annecy, 34km (21 miles) away. This is also the location of the nearest railway station (30km/19 miles) which is linked to the resort by bus or taxi and by TGV high speed train to Paris in three and a half hours. Annecy Sud is the motorway exit for car drivers driving to the resort on the A41 motorway. The exit is 25km (15 miles) from Bonneville on the A40 which links to Germany, Italy and Switzerland.

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Conditions for La Clusaz, FR at 7:00 am CEST

Current Conditions:
Partly Cloudy, 11 C

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Sat - Sunny. High: 23 Low: 11
Sun - Sunny. High: 26 Low: 12

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Base depth

310cm

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Surface conditions

Hard Packed

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Key Facts

Country	France
Region	Haute Savoie
Airport	Geneva / Geneve
Distance (km)	50
Population	2,050
Season	Dec to Apr
Resort height (m)	1,100
Top lift height (m)	2,600
Vertical drop (m)	1,500
Runs	84
Runs length (km)	132
Total lifts	55