Bellevaux france
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Bellevaux France.
Bellevaux Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1963 the French ski resort Bellevaux lies at 1800 metres altitude in the Haute Savoie region of the French Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes below 2500m Bellevaux ski area is not snow sure. Over 10 snow cannons ensure artificial Bellevaux snow making covers 15km of ski trails, which equates to around 30 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Bellevaux (France) is Geneva / Geneve at a distance of 45km or approximately ? minutes driving time. Bellevaux ski season runs from December to April.
SNO-man says
There are two ski regions on either side of Bellevaux, Hirmentaz is lift-linked to Habère-Poche anfd La Chèverie is linked to La Grande - Terche on the outskirts of the Portes du Soleil region. This is a picturesque and traditonal mountain area with heavilly forested slopes.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Bellevaux France
Beginner Trails
 9 runs ?km |
26% |
Intermediate Trails
 10 runs ?km |
29% |
Advanced Trails
 13 runs ?km |
38% |
Expert Trails
 2 runs 2km |
5% |
Bellevaux Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
| Intermediate Skiers | |
| Expert Skiers | |
| Snowboarders | |
| Apres Ski | |
| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
| Ambience | |
| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | €? - €? |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Dec 2011 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Apr 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Bellevaux Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 47km |
| total length of Bellevaux trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 1.5km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | ? |
| direction Bellevaux ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 1800m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1100m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 1100m |
| centre of Bellevaux ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 700m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 700m |
| can include extra hike up which may be possible above top lift - stat used by some resorts to con us about true "vertical drop" which is lift-served |
Skiing in Bellevaux
Skiing Bellevaux you'll enjoy 34 pistes and trails and that means approximately 47km of ski runs. Bellevaux lifts number 23 with the capacity to uplift 16000 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the French ski resort of Bellevaux is over 1.5km long.
Bellevaux Ski Area
Bellevaux ski area has 26% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 29% intermediate, 38% advanced ski slopes and 5% for expert skiers - the most difficult Bellevaux piste is the ?km Les Rhodos run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski Bellevaux after dark.
Bellevaux for skiing gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Bellevaux
If you snowboard Bellevaux you'll want to know that, of the 23 ski lifts in total, 20 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Bellevaux snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Bellevaux snowboard facilities include 1 terrain parks and 0 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 0 metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Bellevaux for snowboarding gets ? stars out of 5 overall
Bellevaux Apres Ski
The apres ski Bellevaux scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
9 apres ski bars 7 restaurants 0 bowling 1 night club 1 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 0 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 0 saunas 0 hot tubs 0 solariums 0 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 0 outdoor ice skating 0 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 1 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 0 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 2 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Tennis, Torchlit Descents..
Bellevaux for apres ski gets 2 stars out of 5 overall
More Bellevaux Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Bellevaux resort - ski Bellevaux by any other name
The French ski resort of Bellevaux ski resort is also known as Bellevaux and has the following common misspellings:
Bellevaux ski area has ski slopes which face ?
The direction which the various Bellevaux ski slopes face can make or break your skiing or snowboarding holiday. If you want to guarantee good snow and ski conditions, you should choose a resort with ski slopes which face the right way for the time of year you're travelling.
- In the coldest winter months of January and February you need a ski resort with some sunny south facing ski slopes, so your days on the snow doesn't feel like a polar expedition. Conversely, in the warmest spring skiing months of March and especially April, a ski resort with some cool and shady north facing slopes will ensure you're not skiing on slush, but benefitting from best late season snow. The best ski resorts have ski areas and slopes which face in all directions so that you're guaranteed greating skiing whatever the weather. Bellevaux ski resort has ski slopes facing ?.
Bellevaux for snow gets 3 stars out of 5 overall