Le Sauze/Super Sauze france
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Le Sauze/Super Sauze France.
Le Sauze/Super Sauze Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1934 the French ski resort Le Sauze/Super Sauze lies at 2440 metres altitude in the Alpes Du Sud region of the French Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes below 2500m Le Sauze/Super Sauze ski area is not snow sure. Over 25 snow cannons ensure artificial Le Sauze/Super Sauze snow making covers 4.6km of ski trails, which equates to around 5 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Le Sauze/Super Sauze (France) is Marseille at a distance of 200km or approximately ? minutes driving time. Le Sauze/Super Sauze ski season runs from December to April.
SNO-man says
Le Sauze and Super Sauze offers skiing on open meadows without obstacles and wide, treelined runs. The town centre can suffer from busy through-traffic.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Le Sauze/Super Sauze France
Beginner Trails
 13 runs 24km |
37% |
Intermediate Trails
 9 runs 17km |
25% |
Advanced Trails
 10 runs 18km |
28% |
Expert Trails
 3 runs 3km |
8% |
Le Sauze/Super Sauze 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 Sauze/Super Sauze Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 65km |
| total length of Le Sauze/Super Sauze trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 4.2km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | N |
| direction Le Sauze/Super Sauze ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 2440m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1400m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 1400m |
| centre of Le Sauze/Super Sauze ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 1040m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 1040m |
| 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 Sauze/Super Sauze
Skiing Le Sauze/Super Sauze you'll enjoy 35 pistes and trails and that means approximately 65km of ski runs. Le Sauze/Super Sauze lifts number 23 with the capacity to uplift 15510 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the French ski resort of Le Sauze/Super Sauze is over 4.2km long.
Le Sauze/Super Sauze Ski Area
Le Sauze/Super Sauze ski area has 37% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 25% intermediate, 28% advanced ski slopes and 8% for expert skiers - the most difficult Le Sauze/Super Sauze piste is the ?km ? run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can ski Le Sauze/Super Sauze after dark as there is night skiing on ?km of illuminated piste.
Le Sauze/Super Sauze for skiing gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Le Sauze/Super Sauze
If you snowboard Le Sauze/Super Sauze you'll want to know that, of the 23 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 Le Sauze/Super Sauze snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Le Sauze/Super Sauze 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 Sauze/Super Sauze for snowboarding gets 2 stars out of 5 overall
Le Sauze/Super Sauze Apres Ski
The apres ski Le Sauze/Super Sauze scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
14 apres ski bars 14 restaurants 0 bowling 2 night club 1 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 1 indoor swimming 1 outdoor heated pools 2 saunas 2 hot tubs 0 solariums 1 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 0 outdoor ice skating 1 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 0 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 1 horse riding 0 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 1 museum 1 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Hang Gliding, Horse Riding, Hot Tub, Library, Massage.
Le Sauze/Super Sauze for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
More Le Sauze/Super Sauze Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Le Sauze/Super Sauze resort - ski Le Sauze/Super Sauze by any other name
The French ski resort of Le Sauze/Super Sauze ski resort is also known as Ubaye and has the following common misspellings:
Le Sauze/Super Sauze ski area has ski slopes which face N
The direction which the various Le Sauze/Super Sauze 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 Sauze/Super Sauze ski resort has ski slopes facing N.
Le Sauze/Super Sauze for snow gets 3 stars out of 5 overall