Combloux france
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Combloux France.
Combloux Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1924 the French ski resort Combloux lies at 1930 metres altitude in the Haute Savoie region of the French Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes below 2500m Combloux ski area is not snow sure. Over 82 snow cannons ensure artificial Combloux snow making covers 10km of ski trails, which equates to around 20 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Combloux (France) is Geneva / Geneve at a distance of 65km or approximately 50 minutes driving time. Combloux ski season runs from December to April.
SNO-man says
A pretty mountain village, well linked to the resorts of St Gervais and Megeve, as well as being part of the huge "Pays du Mont Blanc" which includes the Chamonix Valley. There is a snowpark for snowboarders.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Combloux France
Beginner Trails
 12 runs 7.077km |
18% |
Intermediate Trails
 17 runs 27.455km |
26% |
Advanced Trails
 28 runs 23.317km |
43% |
Expert Trails
 7 runs 7km |
10% |
Combloux 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) | €176 - €176 |
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 Combloux Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 100km |
| total length of Combloux trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 5.5km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | N S E W |
| direction Combloux ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 1930m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1100m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 1100m |
| centre of Combloux ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 750m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 750m |
| 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 Combloux
Skiing Combloux you'll enjoy 64 pistes and trails and that means approximately 100km of ski runs. Combloux lifts number 25 with the capacity to uplift 22500 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the French ski resort of Combloux is over 5.5km long.
Combloux Ski Area
Combloux ski area has 18% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 26% intermediate, 43% advanced ski slopes and 10% for expert skiers - the most difficult Combloux piste is the ?km Chamois run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can ski Combloux after dark as there is night skiing on ?km of illuminated piste.
Combloux for skiing gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Combloux
If you snowboard Combloux you'll want to know that, of the 25 ski lifts in total, 25 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Combloux snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Combloux snowboard facilities include 1 terrain parks and 0 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 0 metres), 0 quarter pipe and 1 boardercross courses.
Combloux for snowboarding gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Combloux Apres Ski
The apres ski Combloux scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
9 apres ski bars 25 restaurants 1 bowling 1 night club 0 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 1 concert 0 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 1 saunas 0 hot tubs 0 solariums 1 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 0 outdoor ice skating 0 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 6 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 30 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 1 museum 1 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities ?.
Combloux for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
More Combloux Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Combloux resort - ski Combloux by any other name
The French ski resort of Combloux ski resort is also known as Evasion Combloux and has the following common misspellings:
Combloux ski area has ski slopes which face N S E W
The direction which the various Combloux 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. Combloux ski resort has ski slopes facing N S E W.
Combloux for snow gets 3 stars out of 5 overall