La Toussuire france
Review of snowboarding and skiing in La Toussuire France.
La Toussuire Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1968 the French ski resort La Toussuire lies at 2620 metres altitude in the Savoie region of the French Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes above 2500m La Toussuire ski area is snow sure. Over 233 snow cannons ensure artificial La Toussuire snow making covers 24km of ski trails, which equates to around 25 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to La Toussuire (France) is Lyon at a distance of 190km or approximately 120 minutes driving time. La Toussuire ski season runs from December to April.
SNO-man says
Made up of 22 small hamlets in the Sybelles region offering year-round relaxation in a genuinely natural environment, steeped in history and tradition. A family free ski centre reached by a direct highway from St Jean de Maurienne (22km/14miles away)
alpine downhill runs to ski in La Toussuire France
Beginner Trails
 20 runs ?km |
20% |
Intermediate Trails
 40 runs ?km |
41% |
Advanced Trails
 31 runs ?km |
32% |
Expert Trails
 5 runs 5km |
5% |
La Toussuire 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) | €140.5 - €140.5 |
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 Toussuire Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 310km |
| total length of La Toussuire trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 1.52km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | N E W |
| direction La Toussuire ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 2620m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1450m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 1600m |
| centre of La Toussuire ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 1020m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 1020m |
| 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 Toussuire
Skiing La Toussuire you'll enjoy 96 pistes and trails and that means approximately 310km of ski runs. La Toussuire lifts number 76 with the capacity to uplift 80500 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the French ski resort of La Toussuire is over 1.52km long.
La Toussuire Ski Area
La Toussuire ski area has 20% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 41% intermediate, 32% advanced ski slopes and 5% for expert skiers - the most difficult La Toussuire piste is the 1.5km Vallee Perdue run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can ski La Toussuire after dark as there is night skiing on ?km of illuminated piste.
La Toussuire for skiing gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in La Toussuire
If you snowboard La Toussuire you'll want to know that, of the 76 ski lifts in total, 51 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up La Toussuire snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. La Toussuire snowboard facilities include 1 terrain parks and 1 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 0 metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
La Toussuire for snowboarding gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
La Toussuire Apres Ski
The apres ski La Toussuire scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
6 apres ski bars 9 restaurants 0 bowling 0 night club 1 cinema 0 billiards / pool 1 games room 0 concert 0 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 0 saunas 0 hot tubs 0 solariums 0 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 1 outdoor ice skating 0 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 1 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 10 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 1 museum 1 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Cheese Dairy, Donkey Tours, Mini Golf, Flights, Ski-Joring.
La Toussuire for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
More La Toussuire Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
La Toussuire resort - ski La Toussuire by any other name
The French ski resort of La Toussuire ski resort is also known as St Jean d'Arves Massif Arvan - Villards and has the following common misspellings:
La Toussuire ski area has ski slopes which face N E W
The direction which the various La Toussuire 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 Toussuire ski resort has ski slopes facing N E W.
La Toussuire for snow gets 3 stars out of 5 overall