Les Aillons france
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Les Aillons France.
Les Aillons Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1965 the French ski resort Les Aillons lies at 1900 metres altitude in the Savoie region of the French Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes below 2500m Les Aillons ski area is not snow sure. Over 3 snow cannons ensure artificial Les Aillons snow making covers 15km of ski trails, which equates to around 40 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Les Aillons (France) is Lyon St Exupery at a distance of 150km or approximately 90 minutes driving time. Les Aillons ski season runs from December to April.
SNO-man says
The largest resort in the Bauges district of Savoie, where all 14 towns and villages are officially recognised as holiday resorts. It was establiashed as a ski centre in 1965 and has a current bed base of 3620. Les Aillons are in the heart of the Massif of Les Bauges Natural Park.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Les Aillons France
Beginner Trails
 9 runs ?km |
21% |
Intermediate Trails
 22 runs ?km |
52% |
Advanced Trails
 9 runs ?km |
21% |
Expert Trails
 2 runs 2km |
4% |
Les Aillons 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 Les Aillons Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 40km |
| total length of Les Aillons trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 3km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | ? |
| direction Les Aillons ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 1900m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1000m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 1000m |
| centre of Les Aillons ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 900m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 900m |
| 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 Les Aillons
Skiing Les Aillons you'll enjoy 42 pistes and trails and that means approximately 40km of ski runs. Les Aillons lifts number 23 with the capacity to uplift 18000 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the French ski resort of Les Aillons is over 3km long.
Les Aillons Ski Area
Les Aillons ski area has 21% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 52% intermediate, 21% advanced ski slopes and 4% for expert skiers - the most difficult Les Aillons piste is the ?km ? run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski Les Aillons after dark.
Les Aillons for skiing gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Les Aillons
If you snowboard Les Aillons 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 Les Aillons snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Les Aillons snowboard facilities include 1 terrain parks and 0 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 0 metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Les Aillons for snowboarding gets 2 stars out of 5 overall
Les Aillons Apres Ski
The apres ski Les Aillons scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
8 apres ski bars 10 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 0 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 0 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 0 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities ?.
Les Aillons for apres ski gets 2 stars out of 5 overall
More Les Aillons Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Les Aillons resort - ski Les Aillons by any other name
The French ski resort of Les Aillons ski resort is also known as and has the following common misspellings:
Les Aillons ski area has ski slopes which face ?
The direction which the various Les Aillons 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. Les Aillons ski resort has ski slopes facing ?.
Les Aillons for snow gets ? stars out of 5 overall