Besse Super Besse, France

Besse Super Besse ski holidays

Established in 1907 the French ski resort Besse Super Besse lies at 1350 metres altitude in the Auvergne region of the French Massif Central. With the highest lifts and ski slopes at 1830m the area is not snow sure. Over 240 snow cannons ensure artificial snow making covers 23km of trails, which equates to around 50 of the slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Besse Super Besse is Clermont Ferrand at a distance of 55km or approximately ? minutes driving time. Their season runs from December to April.

SNO-man says

The Auvergne in central France is the first region to receive the winter snow brought in by weather depressions from the west. The slopes at Besse-Super-Besse offer skiing on extinct volcanoes, with extensive cross-country in the foothills. The runs themselves are in a natural, almost treeless bowl, accesible from the top of the gondola. One of Europe's biggest ski areas outside the Alps.

Alpine Downhill Runs

Beginner Trails  9 runs 5km	33%	Intermediate Trails  9 runs 7km	30%
Advanced Trails  10 runs 26km	60%	Expert Trails  4 runs 7km	10%

27 pistes and trails means approximately 45km of runs. 22 Besse Super Besse lifts have capacity to transport 20000 per hour. The longest run in the French ski resort is over 5.6km.

Of the 22 ski lifts, 17 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives an indication of how modern the lift system is and how good Besse Super Besse is for snowboarding - especially for beginners learning to board. Facilities include 1 terrain parks and 1 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 200 metres), 0 quarter pipe and 1 boardercross courses.

10 apres ski bars 19 restaurants 0 bowling 1 night club 2 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 1 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 1 saunas 1 hot tubs 0 solariums 0 masseurs 1 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 34 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 2 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities ?.

Main Ski School in Besse Super Besse

Besse Super Besse ski school - snowboarding course & skiing lessons

The official ski/board school is called Ecole de ski Français and has 63 teachers teaching in English, French, German, Italian and taking students from a minimum age of 4.? www.sancyvision.com 796175

Besse Super Besse for beginners         gets 3 stars out of 5 overall    

Besse Super Besse for intermediates  gets 4 stars out of 5 overall    

Besse Super Besse for expert skiers   gets 1 stars out of 5 overall    

Besse Super Besse for snowboarding  gets 2 stars out of 5 overall    

Mountain & Snow Sports in Besse Super Besse

Besse Super Besse snow sports - off slope winter mountain sports

Cross Country Skiing (langlaufen) in Besse Super Besse: 118.5km X C ski trails, Lessons available? Y

Easy XC Ski Trails: 12km     Intermediate XC Trails: 68km   Difficult XC Trails: 40km

Telemark Tuittion: Y     Telemark Rental 0      Paragliding schools: 0

Snow mobile Rental: 0     Toboggan Run Length: 1km

Non Skiing Winter & Snow Activities in Besse Super Besse

Besse Super Besse snow fun - off slope winter activities

Outdoor Ice Rink: 0 Indoor Ice Rink: 1 Balloon Flights: 0

Prepared Winter Walks: 34 Snowshoeing: 0 Hang Gliding : 0

Snow mobile Rental: 0 Toboggan Run Length: 1km Paragliding schools: 0

Besse Super Besse non skiing facilities also include ?.