Lans en Vercors france
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Lans en Vercors France.
Lans en Vercors Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1939 the French ski resort Lans en Vercors lies at 1807 metres altitude in the Dauphiné - Isère region of the French Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes below 2500m Lans en Vercors ski area is not snow sure. Over 0 snow cannons ensure artificial Lans en Vercors snow making covers 0km of ski trails, which equates to around 0 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Lans en Vercors (France) is Grenoble (St Geoirs) at a distance of 50km or approximately ? minutes driving time. Lans en Vercors ski season runs from December to April.
SNO-man says
A lovely old centre in the beautiful Vercors 'parc naturel'. Excellent ski and other sports facilities including riding, dog-sledding, parapente and visits to the spectacular caves of Choranche. Nearby are beautiful tourist routes such as "Les Gorges de la Bourne" and in Lans en Vercors a robot museum and various craftsmen workshops. Childrens facilities are especially good.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Lans en Vercors France
Beginner Trails
 6 runs 2km |
31% |
Intermediate Trails
 8 runs 9km |
42% |
Advanced Trails
 5 runs 13km |
26% |
Expert Trails
 0 runs 0km |
0% |
Lans en Vercors Resort & Holiday Info
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| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
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| 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 Lans en Vercors Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 24km |
| total length of Lans en Vercors trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 4.2km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | SW |
| direction Lans en Vercors ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 1807m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1400m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 1400m |
| centre of Lans en Vercors ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 407m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 407m |
| 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 Lans en Vercors
Skiing Lans en Vercors you'll enjoy 19 pistes and trails and that means approximately 24km of ski runs. Lans en Vercors lifts number 16 with the capacity to uplift 12700 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the French ski resort of Lans en Vercors is over 4.2km long.
Lans en Vercors Ski Area
Lans en Vercors ski area has 31% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 42% intermediate, 26% advanced ski slopes and 0% for expert skiers - the most difficult Lans en Vercors piste is the 1.4km Piste de L'ours run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski Lans en Vercors after dark.
Lans en Vercors for skiing gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Lans en Vercors
If you snowboard Lans en Vercors you'll want to know that, of the 16 ski lifts in total, 16 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Lans en Vercors snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Lans en Vercors snowboard facilities include 1 terrain parks and 0 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 0 metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Lans en Vercors for snowboarding gets 2 stars out of 5 overall
Lans en Vercors Apres Ski
The apres ski Lans en Vercors scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
10 apres ski bars 11 restaurants 0 bowling 0 night club 1 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 0 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 0 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 1 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 0 prepare winter walks 1 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 1 museum 1 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Ice Climbing, Library, Mini Golf, Puppet Museum, Torchlit Descents.
Lans en Vercors for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
More Lans en Vercors Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Lans en Vercors resort - ski Lans en Vercors by any other name
The French ski resort of Lans en Vercors ski resort is also known as Les Montages des Lans and has the following common misspellings:
Lans en Vercors ski area has ski slopes which face SW
The direction which the various Lans en Vercors 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. Lans en Vercors ski resort has ski slopes facing SW.
Lans en Vercors for snow gets 3 stars out of 5 overall