Les Sybelles france
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Les Sybelles France.
Les Sybelles Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1968 the French ski resort Les Sybelles lies at 1600 metres altitude in the Savoie region of the French Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes at 2620m Les Sybelles ski area is snow sure. Over 233 snow cannons ensure artificial Les Sybelles snow making covers 24km of ski trails, which equates to around 25 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Les Sybelles (France) is Lyon at a distance of 190km or approximately 120 minutes driving time. Les Sybelles ski season runs from December to April.
SNO-man says
Made up of 22 small hamlets in the Sybelles region offering year-round relaxation in a genuinely natural environment, steeped in history and tradition. A family free ski centre reached by a direct highway from St Jean de Maurienne (22km/14miles away)
alpine downhill runs to ski in Les Sybelles France
Beginner Trails
 20 runs ?km |
20% |
Intermediate Trails
 40 runs ?km |
41% |
Advanced Trails
 31 runs ?km |
32% |
Expert Trails
 5 runs 5km |
5% |
Les Sybelles 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) | €140.5 - €140.5 |
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 Sybelles Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 310km |
| total length of Les Sybelles trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 1.52km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | N E W |
| direction Les Sybelles ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 2620m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1450m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 1600m |
| centre of Les Sybelles ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 1020m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 1020m |
| 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 Sybelles
Skiing Les Sybelles you'll enjoy 96 pistes and trails and that means approximately 310km of ski runs. Les Sybelles lifts number 76 with the capacity to uplift 80500 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the French ski resort of Les Sybelles is over 1.52km long.
Les Sybelles Ski Area
Les Sybelles ski area has 20% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 41% intermediate, 32% advanced ski slopes and 5% for expert skiers - the most difficult Les Sybelles piste is the 1.5km Vallee Perdue run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can ski Les Sybelles after dark as there is night skiing on ?km of illuminated piste.
Les Sybelles for skiing gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Les Sybelles
If you snowboard Les Sybelles you'll want to know that, of the 76 ski lifts in total, 51 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Les Sybelles snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Les Sybelles snowboard facilities include 1 terrain parks and 1 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 0 metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Les Sybelles for snowboarding gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Les Sybelles Apres Ski
The apres ski Les Sybelles scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
6 apres ski bars 9 restaurants 0 bowling 0 night club 1 cinema 0 billiards / pool 1 games room 0 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 0 horse riding 10 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 1 museum 1 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Cheese Dairy, Donkey Tours, Mini Golf, Flights, Ski-Joring.
Les Sybelles for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
More Les Sybelles Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Les Sybelles resort - ski Les Sybelles by any other name
The French ski resort of Les Sybelles ski resort is also known as St Jean d'Arves Massif Arvan - Villards and has the following common misspellings:
Les Sybelles ski area has ski slopes which face N E W
The direction which the various Les Sybelles 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 Sybelles ski resort has ski slopes facing N E W.
Les Sybelles for snow gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Les Sybelles reviews, 3.5 star rating and resort and ski area information is collated by SNO man from staff experience and customer feedback.