La Rosiere france
Review of snowboarding and skiing in La Rosiere France.
La Rosiere Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1961 the French ski resort La Rosiere lies at 1850 metres altitude in the Savoie region of the French Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes at 2650m La Rosiere ski area is snow sure. Over 400 snow cannons ensure artificial La Rosiere snow making covers 35km of ski trails, which equates to around 24 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to La Rosiere (France) is Geneva at a distance of 165km or approximately 230 minutes driving time. La Rosiere ski season runs from December to April.
SNO-man says
Purpose built in 1961 on a south-facing plateau to an attractive design sympathetic to Savoyard traditional architecture, this French family resort has been lift linked to Aosta Valley resort La Thuile since 1984-5 over the mountain border in Italy. The resort is especially recommended for children and also offers heliskiing in Italy.
alpine downhill runs to ski in La Rosiere France
Beginner Trails
 6 runs ?km |
7% |
Intermediate Trails
 25 runs ?km |
30% |
Advanced Trails
 35 runs ?km |
42% |
Expert Trails
 16 runs 16km |
19% |
La Rosiere Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
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| Snowboarders | |
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| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
| Ambience | |
| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | €186 - €186 |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Dec 2012 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Apr 2013 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area La Rosiere Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 150km |
| total length of La Rosiere trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 11km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | S - N |
| direction La Rosiere ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 2650m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1200m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 1850m |
| centre of La Rosiere ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 1450m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 1450m |
| 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 Rosiere
Skiing La Rosiere you'll enjoy 82 pistes and trails and that means approximately 150km of ski runs. La Rosiere lifts number 39 with the capacity to uplift 55000 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the French ski resort of La Rosiere is over 11km long.
SNO-man says
La Rosière with its links to La Thuile, in the Val d'Aosta Valley in Italy, is the only resort in Savoie which has international skiing. The combined ski region, Espace San Bernard, covers over 150km of pistes. The resort is pretty snowusre thanks to its altitude, north facing slopes and proximity to Mont Blanc. The development has been well thought through and has a good balance between easy and more technical runs, on wide, long downhill pistes through the trees and a snowpark. Add to that the abundance of off-piste opportunitities and the option of heli-skiing in linked LA Thuile, and you have a ski resort that caters well for all abilities and is especially good for familes. There are three free ski lifts and a exclusively green area for beginners. Reaching out to the Le Belvedere and Chaz Dura mountain there is a seemingly endless network of red and blue runs, on both sides of the border for intermediates to enjoy. Take the The Nuova and San Bernardo runs to get down to La Thuile for an Italian lunch. The mountain pass between over the mountain, The Petit St Bernard Pass becomes a ski run in winter, complete with speed limit signs! There are 16 blacks for experts to choose from, some of the steepest (up to 72%) are on the La Thuile side , down through the trees.
La Rosiere Ski Area
La Rosiere ski area has 7% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 30% intermediate, 42% advanced ski slopes and 19% for expert skiers - the most difficult La Rosiere piste is the 3.8km Franco Berthod run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski La Rosiere after dark.
La Rosiere for skiing gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in La Rosiere
If you snowboard La Rosiere you'll want to know that, of the 39 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 La Rosiere snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. La Rosiere snowboard facilities include 1 terrain parks and 0 half pipe (longest half pipe length is ? metres), 0 quarter pipe and 1 boardercross courses.
SNO-man says
Snowboarding in La Rosiere is good especially with the predominance of chair and goldola lifts. The long wide red and blue pistes above the trees is good terrain and through the wooded areas there plenty of natural features to explore.
There is a fun park, with a 300m long, 50m high snowpark, which includes a hip, nine table tops (some for all abilities), a fun box and three rails. The park also has center for getting warm, which has seating as well as music. Recently added are a skiercross and boardercross course and the Snow Cross, Zittieux. There is also a The Speed Riding School in the "la Combe des Moolins" area.
La Rosiere for snowboarding gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
La Rosiere Apres Ski
The apres ski La Rosiere scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
10 apres ski bars 15 restaurants 1 bowling 0 night club 2 cinema 5 billiards / pool 1 games room 0 concert 0 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 1 saunas 1 hot tubs 0 solariums 1 masseurs 1 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 0 climbing 1 golf 0 fishing 0 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Speedriding, Snowkite, Health and Fitness Centres, Cultural and Artistic Activities, Ski Shows, Torchlight descents.
SNO-man says
There's plenty to in La Rosière when not skiing or boarding
In the air you can take a helicopter flight, including first flights and scenic tours or take a tandem paraglide flight with the local Ecole de Parapente
Snowshoeing is available ranging from family strolls to a mountain trek over a few days. The walks with guides can have different themes (nature, heritage, architecture, gastronomy or wildlife for example). There's also ten kilometres (six miles) of cleared walks for traditional winter walking in the peace and calm of the mountain forest. There are six information posts on the circuit. Guided dogsled trips are another option.
Snow kiting and parachuting were added for winter 2006-7 and for 2007-8 a new indoor ice rink and bowling complex.
The fitness centre in the resort offers sauna, hammam, Jacuzzi, gym and weight training room.
There's also a cinema, the Ruitor, with two screens and English versions of movies from time to time. Extra showings are added to the program during the afternoon in bad weather.
The area around La Rosière is rich in history and heritage, both religious and cultural, some of which can be seen under the snow. For example at the top of the chairlift "Du Fort" is situated the ruined fortress of La Redoute, built in Napoleonic times and used during the last war.
Below the resort the church at Montvalezan is notable and there are 14 outlying chapels.
Situated 23 kms from La Rosière, in the commune of Séez St. Bernard, you will find the "Maison des Artisans", museums, a textile centre and much more.
La Rosiere for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
More La Rosiere Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
La Rosiere resort - ski La Rosiere by any other name
The French ski resort of La Rosiere ski resort is also known as La Rosiere La Rosière Espace San Bernardo and has the following common misspellings: La Rosiere, Larciere, Laroisier, Laroser, Larosier, Larosiere, Larosserie, Larrosoire, Larsiere, Leerosier, Lerosier, Lerosiere, Lrosiere, Lrrosier
La Rosiere ski area has ski slopes which face S - N
The direction which the various La Rosiere 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 Rosiere ski resort has ski slopes facing S - N.
La Rosiere for snow gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
La Rosiere reviews, 3.8 star rating and resort and ski area information is collated by SNO man from staff experience and customer feedback.