Les Contamines - Montjoie france
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Les Contamines - Montjoie France.
Les Contamines - Montjoie Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1930 the French ski resort Les Contamines - Montjoie lies at 1164 metres altitude in the Haute Savoie region of the French Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes at 2487m Les Contamines - Montjoie ski area is not snow sure. Over 200 snow cannons ensure artificial Les Contamines - Montjoie snow making covers 10km of ski trails, which equates to around 12 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Les Contamines - Montjoie (France) is Geneva / Geneve at a distance of 80km or approximately 90 minutes driving time. Les Contamines - Montjoie ski season runs from December to April.
SNO-man says
Pretty and compact Savoyard village with a long history, extensive skiing and a good range of shops and restaurants. The nearest lift is 1km from the village. Part of the huge Mont Blanc lift pass.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Les Contamines - Montjoie France
Beginner Trails
 8 runs ?km |
16% |
Intermediate Trails
 12 runs ?km |
25% |
Advanced Trails
 19 runs ?km |
39% |
Expert Trails
 9 runs 9km |
18% |
Les Contamines - Montjoie Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
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| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
| Ambience | |
| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | €? - €? |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Dec 2012 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Apr 2013 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Les Contamines - Montjoie Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 120km |
| total length of Les Contamines - Montjoie trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 4km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | ? |
| direction Les Contamines - Montjoie ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 2487m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1164m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 1164m |
| centre of Les Contamines - Montjoie ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 1310m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 1310m |
| 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 Contamines - Montjoie
Skiing Les Contamines - Montjoie you'll enjoy 48 pistes and trails and that means approximately 120km of ski runs. Les Contamines - Montjoie lifts number 24 with the capacity to uplift 36000 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the French ski resort of Les Contamines - Montjoie is over 4km long.
Les Contamines - Montjoie Ski Area
Les Contamines - Montjoie ski area has 16% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 25% intermediate, 39% advanced ski slopes and 18% for expert skiers - the most difficult Les Contamines - Montjoie piste is the ?km ? run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can ski Les Contamines - Montjoie after dark as there is night skiing on ?km of illuminated piste.
Les Contamines - Montjoie for skiing gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Les Contamines - Montjoie Apres Ski
The apres ski Les Contamines - Montjoie scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
10 apres ski bars 30 restaurants 0 bowling 0 night club 1 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 1 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 3 horse riding 10 prepare winter walks 1 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 0 museum 1 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Nature Reserve, Paragliding, Speedriding.
SNO-man says
Les Contamines - Montjoie tends to emphasise the expertise of its locals in certain areas - mostly mountain adventure sports. There are very limited attractions in the resort itself. Bruno Stritmatter, a musher with experience of northern Siberia, leads dog sledding expeditions of one to five days, with longer trips including accommodation and meals. There are snowshoe treks of a shorter duration in to the mountain wilderness, variations include children's adventures and high mountain walks. Sleigh rides and night skiing are another possibility.
For something a little different why not sign up on one of the Mountain Guide Office's cultural tours around the village. He dresses up as a villager from years gone by and relates anecdotes three centuries old. The excursion includes visiting a traditional home where you can taste local food and drink prepared in the time honoured way, including saucisson smoked in the fire place.
The most interesting building in the area is the thirteenth century church of Notre Dame de la Gorge, a neat white chapel with a painted façade. It was described as "An extremely ancient place of pilgrimage with a curious baroque-style oratory, covered with Renaissance frescoes and gilt, in the purest tradition of Savoie's religious heritage..." by Roger Frison Roche writing in Mont Blanc aux sept Vallées. Concerts are sometimes staged in the church. Also in the area there's the remains of an ancient Roman road at the start of the gorge - if you can see it under the snow. The route is used as a cross country trail when snow does cover it.
Also: paragliding, ice climbing and snowshoeing,
Les Contamines - Montjoie for apres ski gets 2 stars out of 5 overall
More Les Contamines - Montjoie Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Les Contamines - Montjoie resort - ski Les Contamines - Montjoie by any other name
The French ski resort of Les Contamines - Montjoie ski resort is also known as Les Contas Les Contamines Pays Du Mont Blanc and has the following common misspellings:
Les Contamines - Montjoie ski area has ski slopes which face ?
The direction which the various Les Contamines - Montjoie 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 Contamines - Montjoie ski resort has ski slopes facing ?.
Les Contamines - Montjoie for snow gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Les Contamines - Montjoie reviews, 4.5 star rating and resort and ski area information is collated by SNO man from staff experience and customer feedback.