Les Orres france
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Les Orres France.
Les Orres Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 70 the French ski resort Les Orres lies at 2720 metres altitude in the Alpes Du Sud region of the French Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes above 2500m Les Orres ski area is snow sure. Over 104 snow cannons ensure artificial Les Orres snow making covers 65km of ski trails, which equates to around 60 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Les Orres (France) is Grenoble at a distance of 160km or approximately ? minutes driving time. Les Orres ski season runs from November to April.
SNO-man says
A local forester, Emile Hodoul, dreamed up les Orres in 1935, but the first lift was not installed until 1966. The resort has a sunny, southerly location, skiing up to snow-sure altitudes (despite latitude) with a good variety of more challenging terrain.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Les Orres France
Beginner Trails
 6 runs 20km |
17% |
Intermediate Trails
 6 runs 10km |
17% |
Advanced Trails
 19 runs 48km |
55% |
Expert Trails
 3 runs 3km |
8% |
Les Orres 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) | €135 - €135 |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Nov 2011 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Apr 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Les Orres Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 88km |
| total length of Les Orres trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 7.9km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | NW |
| direction Les Orres ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 2720m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1550m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 1550m |
| centre of Les Orres ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 1200m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 1200m |
| 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 Orres
Skiing Les Orres you'll enjoy 34 pistes and trails and that means approximately 88km of ski runs. Les Orres lifts number 23 with the capacity to uplift 22900 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the French ski resort of Les Orres is over 7.9km long.
Les Orres Ski Area
Les Orres ski area has 17% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 17% intermediate, 55% advanced ski slopes and 8% for expert skiers - the most difficult Les Orres piste is the 1.417km L'Horrible run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski Les Orres after dark.
Les Orres for skiing gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Les Orres Apres Ski
The apres ski Les Orres scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
14 apres ski bars 18 restaurants 1 bowling 1 night club 1 cinema 1 billiards / pool 1 games room 0 concert 0 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 1 saunas 0 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 10 prepare winter walks 1 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 1 museum 1 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Flower Arranging, Fly Jump.
SNO-man says
Easy itineraries are specifically marked for snow-shoeing and a map is available from the tourist office. Guided snowshoe tours are available, including night hikes ending with a raclette in a mountain restaurant. Thyere is also an ice rink, multi media room and an auditorium.
Quad bike riding is available through the Mazelière forest paths from April.
The tourist office offers a whole range of board games to borrow (a deposit is required) including Scrabble, Trivial Pursuit, Monopoly, Pictionary, chess, Uno… There's also a village library.
The " Cyber Espace" internet café is open everyday from 4pm to midnight (and longer if booked in advance) and in the evening. Here, you can surf the internet, read and send e-mails and photos. You can even play games on line
Ice climbing is also available and there's a jungle adventure park at the base of the slopes. Snowmobiling is available early in the morning before the lifts open and in the evening after they close. Tobogganing and paragliding are further possibilities.
The ski schools both offer lectures about snow, avalanche and security.
Les Orres for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
More Les Orres Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Les Orres resort - ski Les Orres by any other name
The French ski resort of Les Orres ski resort is also known as Les Orres and has the following common misspellings:
Les Orres ski area has ski slopes which face NW
The direction which the various Les Orres 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 Orres ski resort has ski slopes facing NW.
Les Orres for snow gets 3 stars out of 5 overall