La Joue du Loup france
Review of snowboarding and skiing in La Joue du Loup France.
La Joue du Loup Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1976 the French ski resort La Joue du Loup lies at 2500 metres altitude in the Hautes - Alpes region of the French Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes above 2500m La Joue du Loup ski area is snow sure. Over 8 snow cannons ensure artificial La Joue du Loup snow making covers 2km of ski trails, which equates to around 2 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to La Joue du Loup (France) is Lyon at a distance of 190km or approximately ? minutes driving time. La Joue du Loup ski season runs from December to April.
SNO-man says
Linked to larger Superdévoluy by lift ( 10km by road ), the building design is rather less severe, but still offers doorstep skiing through the surrounding larch forests. Nightlife is quieter and informal with a small selection of bars and restaurants.
alpine downhill runs to ski in La Joue du Loup France
Beginner Trails
 15 runs ?km |
25% |
Intermediate Trails
 25 runs ?km |
41% |
Advanced Trails
 15 runs ?km |
25% |
Expert Trails
 5 runs 5km |
8% |
La Joue du Loup 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 Joue du Loup Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 100km |
| total length of La Joue du Loup trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 4km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | ? |
| direction La Joue du Loup ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 2500m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1500m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 1500m |
| centre of La Joue du Loup ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 1040m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 1000m |
| 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 Joue du Loup
Skiing La Joue du Loup you'll enjoy 60 pistes and trails and that means approximately 100km of ski runs. La Joue du Loup lifts number 26 with the capacity to uplift 20000 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the French ski resort of La Joue du Loup is over 4km long.
La Joue du Loup Ski Area
La Joue du Loup ski area has 25% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 41% intermediate, 25% advanced ski slopes and 8% for expert skiers - the most difficult La Joue du Loup piste is the ?km ? run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski La Joue du Loup after dark.
La Joue du Loup for skiing gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in La Joue du Loup
If you snowboard La Joue du Loup you'll want to know that, of the 26 ski lifts in total, 21 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up La Joue du Loup snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. La Joue du Loup snowboard facilities include 0 terrain parks and 1 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 100 metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
La Joue du Loup for snowboarding gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
La Joue du Loup Apres Ski
The apres ski La Joue du Loup scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
2 apres ski bars 5 restaurants 0 bowling 2 night club 1 cinema 0 billiards / pool 1 games room 0 concert 1 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 1 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 0 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 0 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 0 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Mountain Biking.
La Joue du Loup for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
More La Joue du Loup Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
La Joue du Loup resort - ski La Joue du Loup by any other name
The French ski resort of La Joue du Loup ski resort is also known as and has the following common misspellings:
La Joue du Loup ski area has ski slopes which face ?
The direction which the various La Joue du Loup 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 Joue du Loup ski resort has ski slopes facing ?.
La Joue du Loup for snow gets 3 stars out of 5 overall