La Rosiere ski holidays were purpose built in 1961 on a south-facing plateau to an eye-catching style considerate to Savoyard standard style, this French household resort has actually been lift connected to Aosta Valley resort La Thuile ever since 1984-5 over the hill boundary in Italy. The resort is specifically suggested for youngsters as well as providing heliskiing in Italy.

The French Ski Resort of La Rosière is part of the Espace San Bernardo ski location with accessibility to 286km of downhill skiing, with 156 pistes, offered by 53 ski lifts. Along with the skiing in La Rosière itself (140km of pisted ski runs), the ideal ski pass will certainly permit you to ski or snowboard in the various other Espace San Bernardo ski resorts such as La Thuile.

La Rosiere Ski Holidays

The ski resort itself is over 1500m, so skiing or boarding back to the resort is normally feasible. With pistes over 2500 metres, skiing and also snowboarding is ensured throughout the period.

There are 4 airport terminals within a 2 hours drive, so ski weekend breaks, snowboard breaks and also brief ski vacations to La Rosière are completely viable.

La Rosiere Ski Resort

Imagine taking your breakfast in French and your lunch in Italy? The south-facing and stunning traditional resort, La Rosiere boasts a great mix of French and Italian skiing experience in a picturesque location that attracts plenty of sunshine.

Standing at 1850m it also enjoys a pretty high altitude with excellent snow conditions that last well off the season, and have fantastic selection of runs that lead down to awesomely wide slopes.

La Rosiere is linked to La Thuile in Italy which allows skiers easy access to 150km of beautiful well-marked and manicured runs in the very imposing Espace San Barnardo ski area. Most of the slopes in the French side are south-facing which is a bonus for novice skiers while the runs on the Italian side are north-facing which means they hold the snow better.

There are over 300 snowmaking facilities over the linked 160km ski terrain for guaranteed snow over the course of the season.

Most of the slopes are situated above the treelines so they offer astounding views but there is also a good number of wooded runs as well.

Located in the heart of the Haute-Tarentaise region, this resort boasts astounding mountainside architecture, unspoiled forests, breath-taking Alpine scenery and quaint villages with a charming French flair.

Although this resort was purposely built back in the 1950’s it’s complete with its charming authentically Savoyard architecture- most complexed being constructed with local wood, slate, and blocks.

Ski Resort La Rosiere

Ski resort La Rosiere caters for skiers of all levels. The nursey is situated at the edge of the resort from where beginners can progress to wide gentle blues above. The intermediates enjoy the biggest part of the skiing area with most runs being classified as blues or reds.

Whilst there are no so many black runs in this resort, avid skiers have an option of crossing over to the vast La Thuile ski area which offers relatively challenging terrain and generally with better powder deposits.

Hotels in La Rosiere Ski Resort

By the day, the slopes are busy and lively, at night the resort is calm and relaxed with a couple of bars and restaurants.

Accommodation here is generally chalets all of which are located within close proximity to slopes but in the last couple of years the accommodations have moved upmarket with introduction of the first two five-star hotels in La Rosiere ski resort.

Threy are accommodations to cater for all budgets and with a wide range of options, you’re sure to find one to fit your needs.

La Rosiere Ski Chalets

La Rosiere is purpose built but pretty French ski resort fantastic for skiers and non-skiers. There’s a fantastic choice of ski chalets in La Rosiere which can accommodate ski groups of any size.

The La Rosiere ski chalets have variety from 8 sleepers towards the biggest sleeping 20.

Here as some great options:

Chalet Epilobe in La Rosiere is a warm lovely accommodation with a homely feel offering a stylish design with uninterrupted views across the valley where you can indulge in French ambiance from the chalets’ south-facing balcony –a rare treat in superb location with easy access to both the mountains and the resort’s amenities.

Chalet Valeriane in La Rosiere is a catered chalet that’s relatively new being built in 2017. It offers mesmerizing views over the beautiful Tarentaise Valley and it’s in a great location close to the slopes.

La Rosiere Ski Holidays

La Rosiere ski holiday prices are per person, based on full occupancy of rooms.

Prices may vary subject to availability, flight/room supplements and/or changes.

Images from the La Rosiere Tourist Office.

Skiing in La Rosiere

Beginners

Novices have 3 complimentary ski lifts as well as a devoted location on environment-friendly runs besides the Clarines and also Lievre Blanc pistes.

Intermediates

Intermediates will certainly take pleasure in the resort with relatively countless blue and also red pistes on both sides of the boundary that spread out to Le Platform and also Chaz Dura. The Nuova as well as San Bernardo runs mixed offer a terrific 11km run to La Thuile for a lunch pizza.

Keep an eye out for the Napoleonic strongholdd on top of the Hill (on the boundary) which is an intriguing function. Bizzarely you ski past a roadway indicator with speed restrictions on it (though obviously no roadway visible, so it looks like it’s a ski speed restriction indicator!).

Advanced

Specialists have actually sixteen blacks to select from, some of the steepest down via the timbers over La Thuile. There’s likewise excellent off piste and also heli skiing offered with a professional.

La Rosiere Ski Holidays

Snowboarders have an enjoyable park to appreciate in La Rosière. It integrates a hip, 9 table tops (3 ranked red, 3 blue and also 3 eco-friendly), enjoyable box and also 3 rails.

A brand-new skiercross and also boardercross training course was included. The Snow Cross Zittieux was additionally included.

Somewhere else on the slopes, the control of chair as well as gondola lifts makes navigating the diverse and also huge area quite convenient. The lengthy blues and also reds up over the treeline is fantastic surface; then down in the trees there are all-natural attributes to appeal.

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