La Grave - La Meije france
Review of snowboarding and skiing in La Grave - La Meije France.
La Grave - La Meije Ski Holiday Facts
Established in ? the French ski resort La Grave - La Meije lies at 3550 metres altitude in the Hautes - Alpes region of the French Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes above 2500m La Grave - La Meije ski area is snow sure. Over 0 snow cannons ensure artificial La Grave - La Meije snow making covers 0km of ski trails, which equates to around 0 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to La Grave - La Meije (France) is Grenoble at a distance of 81km or approximately ? minutes driving time. La Grave - La Meije ski season runs from December to April.
SNO-man says
Incredible 12th century village with legendary off-piste skiing and snowboarding, now linked to the huge Deux Alpes ski area. The massive vertical drop is accessed by a three stage gondola.
alpine downhill runs to ski in La Grave - La Meije France
Beginner Trails
 6 runs 0km |
50% |
Intermediate Trails
 3 runs 12km |
25% |
Advanced Trails
 3 runs 0km |
25% |
Expert Trails
 0 runs 0km |
0% |
La Grave - La Meije 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 La Grave - La Meije Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 12km |
| total length of La Grave - La Meije trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 9km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | N E |
| direction La Grave - La Meije ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 3550m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1450m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 1450m |
| centre of La Grave - La Meije ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 2100m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 2100m |
| 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 La Grave - La Meije
Skiing La Grave - La Meije you'll enjoy 12 pistes and trails and that means approximately 12km of ski runs. La Grave - La Meije lifts number 12 with the capacity to uplift 4000 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the French ski resort of La Grave - La Meije is over 9km long. Ski La Grave - La Meije summer or winter as there is also glacier skiing in La Grave - La Meije.
La Grave - La Meije Ski Area
La Grave - La Meije ski area has 50% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 25% intermediate, 25% advanced ski slopes and 0% for expert skiers - the most difficult La Grave - La Meije piste is the ?km ? run, with a steepness/slope angle of 20%. You can ski La Grave - La Meije after dark as there is night skiing on ?km of illuminated piste.
La Grave - La Meije for skiing gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in La Grave - La Meije
If you snowboard La Grave - La Meije you'll want to know that, of the 12 ski lifts in total, 10 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up La Grave - La Meije snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. La Grave - La Meije snowboard facilities include 0 terrain parks and 0 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 0 metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
La Grave - La Meije for snowboarding gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
La Grave - La Meije Apres Ski
The apres ski La Grave - La Meije scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
6 apres ski bars 7 restaurants 0 bowling 0 night club 0 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 0 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 0 saunas 1 hot tubs 0 solariums 0 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 0 outdoor ice skating 0 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 0 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 10 prepare winter walks 1 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 0 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Ice Climbing.
La Grave - La Meije for apres ski gets 2 stars out of 5 overall
More La Grave - La Meije Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
La Grave - La Meije resort - ski La Grave - La Meije by any other name
The French ski resort of La Grave - La Meije ski resort is also known as La Grave and has the following common misspellings:
La Grave - La Meije ski area has ski slopes which face N E
The direction which the various La Grave - La Meije 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. La Grave - La Meije ski resort has ski slopes facing N E.
La Grave - La Meije for snow gets 5 stars out of 5 overall