Le Mont-Dore france
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Le Mont-Dore France.
Le Mont-Dore Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1907 the French ski resort Le Mont-Dore lies at 1850 metres altitude in the Auvergne region of the French Massif Central. With the highest lifts and ski slopes below 2500m Le Mont-Dore ski area is not snow sure. Over 53 snow cannons ensure artificial Le Mont-Dore snow making covers 4.2km of ski trails, which equates to around 10 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Le Mont-Dore (France) is Clermont Ferrand at a distance of 50km or approximately 90 minutes driving time. Le Mont-Dore ski season runs from December to April.
SNO-man says
One of the few ski centres in the Auvergne, Mont-Dore offers mid-range skiing backed by a wide range of après ski options including parascending, cinema, bowling, ice rink, horse riding and yoga.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Le Mont-Dore France
Beginner Trails
 15 runs 15.9km |
50% |
Intermediate Trails
 9 runs 20.4km |
30% |
Advanced Trails
 7 runs 5.8km |
23% |
Expert Trails
 2 runs 2km |
6% |
Le Mont-Dore 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 Le Mont-Dore Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 42km |
| total length of Le Mont-Dore trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 3.9km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | N |
| direction Le Mont-Dore ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 1850m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1200m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 1200m |
| centre of Le Mont-Dore ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 796m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 800m |
| 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 Le Mont-Dore
Skiing Le Mont-Dore you'll enjoy 30 pistes and trails and that means approximately 42km of ski runs. Le Mont-Dore lifts number 20 with the capacity to uplift 14445 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the French ski resort of Le Mont-Dore is over 3.9km long.
Le Mont-Dore Ski Area
Le Mont-Dore ski area has 50% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 30% intermediate, 23% advanced ski slopes and 6% for expert skiers - the most difficult Le Mont-Dore piste is the ?km ? run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski Le Mont-Dore after dark.
Le Mont-Dore for skiing gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Le Mont-Dore
If you snowboard Le Mont-Dore you'll want to know that, of the 20 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 Le Mont-Dore snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Le Mont-Dore snowboard facilities include 0 terrain parks and 0 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 0 metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Le Mont-Dore for snowboarding gets 2 stars out of 5 overall
Le Mont-Dore Apres Ski
The apres ski Le Mont-Dore scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
11 apres ski bars 47 restaurants 1 bowling 2 night club 1 cinema 1 billiards / pool 0 games room 1 concert 0 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 1 saunas 1 hot tubs 0 solariums 0 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 5 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 1 golf 0 fishing 1 museum 1 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Boules, Bowling, Casino, Classical Music Concerts, Ice Hockey, Library, Pool, Yoga.
Le Mont-Dore for apres ski gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
More Le Mont-Dore Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Le Mont-Dore resort - ski Le Mont-Dore by any other name
The French ski resort of Le Mont-Dore ski resort is also known as le Sancy and has the following common misspellings:
Le Mont-Dore ski area has ski slopes which face N
The direction which the various Le Mont-Dore 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. Le Mont-Dore ski resort has ski slopes facing N.
Le Mont-Dore for snow gets 3 stars out of 5 overall