Villard de Lans, France

Villard de Lans ski holidays

Established in 1906 the French ski resort Villard de Lans lies at 1050 metres altitude in the Dauphiné - Isère region of the French Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes at 2170m the area is not snow sure. Over 220 snow cannons ensure artificial snow making covers 16km of trails, which equates to around 12 of the slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Villard de Lans is Grenoble at a distance of 58km or approximately 60 minutes driving time. Their season runs from December to April.

SNO-man says

Pleasant, large, traditional resort with extensive skiing reached from the Cote 2000 ski centre above the village . Night life is lively and snow cover relatively certain thanks to extensive snow-making.

Alpine Downhill Runs

Beginner Trails  4 runs 30km	13%	Intermediate Trails  8 runs 40km	25%
Advanced Trails  9 runs 30km	55%	Expert Trails  8 runs 25km	20%

29 pistes and trails means approximately 125km of runs. 28 Villard de Lans lifts have capacity to transport 30000 per hour. The longest run in the French ski resort is over 6km.

Of the 28 ski lifts, 18 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives an indication of how modern the lift system is and how good Villard de Lans 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.

16 apres ski bars 51 restaurants 1 bowling 1 night club 1 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 1 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 1 saunas 1 hot tubs 0 solariums 1 masseurs 1 indoor ice skating 0 outdoor ice skating 1 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 2 sleigh rides 1 ballooning 1 horse riding 0 prepare winter walks 1 climbing 1 golf 0 fishing 3 museum 1 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Archery, Ballooning, Bridge, Casino, Caving, Ice Climbing, Luge, Scrabble.

Villard de Lans Shopping

Villard de Lans shopping - fashion boutiques, outdoor gear and food shops

80 shops locally

Villard de Lans value for money gets 3 stars out of 5 overall    

Ski Equipment Rental Shops in Villard de Lans

Villard de Lans hire shops - overview of all shopping in Villard de Lans

80 shops locally

Villard de Lans ski rental shops value rating gets ? stars out of 5 overall    

Main Ski School in Villard de Lans

Villard de Lans ski school - snowboarding course & skiing lessons

The official ski/board school is called Ecole de Ski Villard de Lans and has 70 teachers teaching in English, French, Italian, Spanish and taking students from a minimum age of 2.5.? ? 951094

Villard de Lans for beginners         gets 4 stars out of 5 overall    

Villard de Lans for intermediates  gets 5 stars out of 5 overall    

Villard de Lans for expert skiers   gets 3 stars out of 5 overall    

Villard de Lans for snowboarding  gets 3 stars out of 5 overall    

Mountain & Snow Sports in Villard de Lans

Villard de Lans snow sports - off slope winter mountain sports

Cross Country Skiing (langlaufen) in Villard de Lans: 130km X C ski trails, Lessons available? Y

Easy XC Ski Trails: 20km     Intermediate XC Trails: 60km   Difficult XC Trails: 50km

Telemark Tuittion: Y     Telemark Rental 1      Paragliding schools: 1

Snow mobile Rental: 0     Toboggan Run Length: 0.3km

Non Skiing Winter & Snow Activities in Villard de Lans

Villard de Lans snow fun - off slope winter activities

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

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

Snow mobile Rental: 0 Toboggan Run Length: 0.3km Paragliding schools: 1

Villard de Lans non skiing facilities also include Archery, Ballooning, Bridge, Casino, Caving, Ice Climbing, Luge, Scrabble.