Les Sept Laux france
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Les Sept Laux France.
Les Sept Laux Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1971 the French ski resort Les Sept Laux lies at 2400 metres altitude in the Dauphiné - Isère region of the French Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes below 2500m Les Sept Laux ski area is not snow sure. Over 75 snow cannons ensure artificial Les Sept Laux snow making covers 12km of ski trails, which equates to around 12 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Les Sept Laux (France) is Lyon at a distance of 140km or approximately 100 minutes driving time. Les Sept Laux ski season runs from December to April.
SNO-man says
Well-equipped ski centre with two base stations, Le Pleynet (1450m) and Prapoutel (1350m). Most of the facilities are at the latter.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Les Sept Laux France
Beginner Trails
 4 runs 8km |
10% |
Intermediate Trails
 14 runs 12km |
35% |
Advanced Trails
 16 runs 50km |
41% |
Expert Trails
 3 runs 3km |
7% |
Les Sept Laux 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 Sept Laux Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 100km |
| total length of Les Sept Laux trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 4km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | E - W |
| direction Les Sept Laux ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 2400m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1350m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 1350m |
| centre of Les Sept Laux ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 1050m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 1050m |
| 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 Sept Laux
Skiing Les Sept Laux you'll enjoy 39 pistes and trails and that means approximately 100km of ski runs. Les Sept Laux lifts number 25 with the capacity to uplift 32800 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the French ski resort of Les Sept Laux is over 4km long.
Les Sept Laux Ski Area
Les Sept Laux ski area has 10% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 35% intermediate, 41% advanced ski slopes and 7% for expert skiers - the most difficult Les Sept Laux piste is the ?km Plan du Pra run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski Les Sept Laux after dark.
Les Sept Laux for skiing gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Les Sept Laux
If you snowboard Les Sept Laux you'll want to know that, of the 25 ski lifts in total, 13 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Les Sept Laux snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Les Sept Laux snowboard facilities include 1 terrain parks and 1 half pipe (longest half pipe length is ? metres), 2 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Les Sept Laux for snowboarding gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Les Sept Laux Apres Ski
The apres ski Les Sept Laux scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
18 apres ski bars 15 restaurants 0 bowling 1 night club 2 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 1 horse riding 0 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 0 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Mono Ski, Pot Holing, Ski Touring, Skwal.
Les Sept Laux for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
More Les Sept Laux Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Les Sept Laux resort - ski Les Sept Laux by any other name
The French ski resort of Les Sept Laux ski resort is also known as and has the following common misspellings:
Les Sept Laux ski area has ski slopes which face E - W
The direction which the various Les Sept Laux 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 Sept Laux ski resort has ski slopes facing E - W.
Les Sept Laux for snow gets 3 stars out of 5 overall