St Francois de Longchamp france
Review of snowboarding and skiing in St Francois de Longchamp France.
St Francois de Longchamp Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1950 the French ski resort St Francois de Longchamp lies at 2550 metres altitude in the Savoie region of the French Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes above 2500m St Francois de Longchamp ski area is snow sure. Over 77 snow cannons ensure artificial St Francois de Longchamp snow making covers 4km of ski trails, which equates to around 7 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to St Francois de Longchamp (France) is Chambery at a distance of 75km or approximately ? minutes driving time. St Francois de Longchamp ski season runs from December to April.
SNO-man says
Made up of small hamlets, St-François-Longchamp is next to a sizeable ski area shared with newer Valmorel. Popular with French families, there are eight hotels, with most accommodation as normal in apartment blocks.
alpine downhill runs to ski in St Francois de Longchamp France
Beginner Trails
 8 runs ?km |
28% |
Intermediate Trails
 12 runs ?km |
42% |
Advanced Trails
 5 runs ?km |
17% |
Expert Trails
 3 runs 3km |
10% |
St Francois de Longchamp Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
| Intermediate Skiers | |
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| 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 St Francois de Longchamp Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 65km |
| total length of St Francois de Longchamp trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 4km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | NW NE N S |
| direction St Francois de Longchamp ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 2550m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1450m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 1450m |
| centre of St Francois de Longchamp ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 1150m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 1150m |
| 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 St Francois de Longchamp
Skiing St Francois de Longchamp you'll enjoy 28 pistes and trails and that means approximately 65km of ski runs. St Francois de Longchamp lifts number 16 with the capacity to uplift 22000 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the French ski resort of St Francois de Longchamp is over 4km long.
St Francois de Longchamp Ski Area
St Francois de Longchamp ski area has 28% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 42% intermediate, 17% advanced ski slopes and 10% for expert skiers - the most difficult St Francois de Longchamp piste is the ?km ? run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski St Francois de Longchamp after dark.
St Francois de Longchamp for skiing gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in St Francois de Longchamp
If you snowboard St Francois de Longchamp you'll want to know that, of the 16 ski lifts in total, 11 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up St Francois de Longchamp snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. St Francois de Longchamp snowboard facilities include 1 terrain parks and 1 half pipe (longest half pipe length is ? metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
St Francois de Longchamp for snowboarding gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
St Francois de Longchamp Apres Ski
The apres ski St Francois de Longchamp scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
6 apres ski bars 18 restaurants 0 bowling 1 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 12 prepare winter walks 1 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 0 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Carriage Rides, Ice Climbing, Ski Jöring.
St Francois de Longchamp for apres ski gets 2 stars out of 5 overall
More St Francois de Longchamp Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
St Francois de Longchamp resort - ski St Francois de Longchamp by any other name
The French ski resort of St Francois de Longchamp ski resort is also known as St François Longchamp and has the following common misspellings:
St Francois de Longchamp ski area has ski slopes which face NW NE N S
The direction which the various St Francois de Longchamp 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. St Francois de Longchamp ski resort has ski slopes facing NW NE N S.
St Francois de Longchamp for snow gets 3 stars out of 5 overall