Lans en Vercors, France

Lans en Vercors ski holidays

Established in 1939 the French ski resort Lans en Vercors lies at 1400 metres altitude in the Dauphiné - Isère region of the French Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes at 1807m the area is not snow sure. Over 0 snow cannons ensure artificial snow making covers 0km of trails, which equates to around 0 of the slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Lans en Vercors is Grenoble (St Geoirs) at a distance of 50km or approximately ? minutes driving time. Their season runs from December to April.

SNO-man says

A lovely old centre in the beautiful Vercors 'parc naturel'. Excellent ski and other sports facilities including riding, dog-sledding, parapente and visits to the spectacular caves of Choranche. Nearby are beautiful tourist routes such as "Les Gorges de la Bourne" and in Lans en Vercors a robot museum and various craftsmen workshops. Childrens facilities are especially good.

Alpine Downhill Runs

Beginner Trails  6 runs 2km	31%	Intermediate Trails  8 runs 9km	30%
Advanced Trails  5 runs 13km	50%	Expert Trails  0 runs 0km	20%

19 pistes and trails means approximately 24km of runs. 16 Lans en Vercors lifts have capacity to transport 12700 per hour. The longest run in the French ski resort is over 4.2km.

Of the 16 ski lifts, 16 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives an indication of how modern the lift system is and how good Lans en Vercors is for snowboarding - especially for beginners learning to board. Facilities include 1 terrain parks and 0 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 0 metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.

10 apres ski bars 11 restaurants 0 bowling 0 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 1 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 0 prepare winter walks 1 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 1 museum 1 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Ice Climbing, Library, Mini Golf, Puppet Museum, Torchlit Descents.

Main Ski School in Lans en Vercors

Lans en Vercors ski school - snowboarding course & skiing lessons

The official ski/board school is called Ecole du ski Français and has 25 teachers teaching in English, French, German and taking students from a minimum age of 3.? ? 954319

Lans en Vercors for beginners         gets 3 stars out of 5 overall    

Lans en Vercors for intermediates  gets 4 stars out of 5 overall    

Lans en Vercors for expert skiers   gets 2 stars out of 5 overall    

Lans en Vercors for snowboarding  gets 2 stars out of 5 overall    

Mountain & Snow Sports in Lans en Vercors

Lans en Vercors snow sports - off slope winter mountain sports

Cross Country Skiing (langlaufen) in Lans en Vercors: 68km X C ski trails, Lessons available? Y

Easy XC Ski Trails: 20.5km     Intermediate XC Trails: 30km   Difficult XC Trails: 17.5km

Telemark Tuittion: Y     Telemark Rental 1      Paragliding schools: 1

Snow mobile Rental: 0     Toboggan Run Length: 1km

Non Skiing Winter & Snow Activities in Lans en Vercors

Lans en Vercors snow fun - off slope winter activities

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

Prepared Winter Walks: 0 Snowshoeing: 1 Hang Gliding : 0

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

Lans en Vercors non skiing facilities also include Ice Climbing, Library, Mini Golf, Puppet Museum, Torchlit Descents.