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La Clusaz |
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132km of pistes with Green 32%, Blue 32% Red 27% and Black 9%. Snowmaking covers 74 Acres |
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T: 0030 450 32 650
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Genuine Mountain Village
Easy Transfer from Geneva
Good Mountain Food
70km of cross country |
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Low altitude by French standards
Gets busy at weekends
Lift system
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| About The Resort.. |
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Ski La Clusaz La Clusaz has managed to retain its Gallic charm even as it has got bigger throughout the years. It has extensive slopes, a friendly feel and is just 50km from Geneva and less than three hours from many other major European cities. The resort is known to get busier on the weekends for this reason. It's also known for holding 18 World Cups and 3 World Championship events since 1985.
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La Clusaz Restaurants
Where to eat in La Clusaz?
 Here's our top five restaurant choices for La Clusaz
Le Bercail
Telemark
La Ferme
Chalet du Lac
L’Outa
Also do try some of the following...
St Joseph at the Alp Hotel is very good
Le Coin du Feu - serving Savoyard specialities
T: 0450 025 225
L'Abre - also serves good Savoyard food
T: 0450 026 054
 Pizza at la Cordee T: 0450 024 618
Pizzaminut
T: 0450 02 51 82
Vieux Chalet - is worth a car journey to.
T: 0450 024006
La Scierie - the kids will love to eat here
T: 0450 63 34 68 |
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 La Clusaz Bars and Apres Ski
Where to head for the apres ski in La Clusaz?
Le Salto is a good place to have that first beer of the evening
T: 0450 637 301
Bali Bar is where the locals go
T: 0450 02 6914
There are two night clubs in La Clusaz
L'Ecluse
T: 0450 026 441
Club 18
T: 0450 02 63 20 |
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La Clusaz Winter Activities
Women are 'celebrated' in La Clusaz, with unlimited access to the swimming pool and spa centre and guided tours of the village available to women who purchase s three day La Clusaz-Manigod ski pass for three non-consecutive days. Other acitivities open to both sexes include:
Aquatic Centre
Walks
Snowmobiling
Ice Skating Rink (1000 m sq - outdoor)
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La Clusaz Accommodation and Hotels  Where to stay in La Clusaz?
Luxury is no option here but there is some very acceptable 2 & 3 Star establishments.
Carlina T: 0450 02 43 48 Has a good bar and is rated highly
Alp Hotel T: 0450 02 40 06 - this is more rustic place with excellent food and friendly staff
 Another good alternative to look into for accommodation is to stay in St Jean de Sixt which is conveniently located between La Clusaz and Le Grand Bornand. Check out Karibuni.co.uk who book Aravis Lodge and Chalet Pre Fleuri.
If you're a group looking for a cosy chalet then Chalet Pre Fleuri offers a full catered chalet with breakfast, homemade afternoon cakes and tea and a 3 course dinner with wine.
It's only five minutes by ski bus to either Grand Bornand or La Clusaz main ski lifts and a 1 minute walk to St Jean de Sixt Village.
 The Aravis Lodge is set in the village of St Jean de Sixt, which has 2 restaurants, 3 bars, various useful shops such as a pharmacy, tabac and greengrocer, post office with ATM and a Savoyard church. The ski bus runs to both Grand Bornand and La Clusaz main ski lifts every half an hour, getting you there in just 5 minutes - making St Jean a convenient base for your ski or snowboard holiday.
If you are looking for a short break in La Clusaz and le Grand Bornand then check out Ski Weekender website. They offer 3 or 4 days skiing or snowboarding trips for groups, couples, singles and solos. The transfer time is under an hour from Geneva Airport to the Aravis Lodge. You can work it out that you get 4 dull days of skiing with just 2 days of work.
Authentic Lodge Spa is a new addition to La Clusaz but has a traditional feel. It is also ideally located in the heart of the Aravis Massif and is ski in ski out.
tel.: + 33 (0) 4 50 65 85 92
www.authentic-lodge.fr
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Ski La Clusaz The runs in La Clusaz are fairly spread out and there are 5 main areas which link into at least one other. It is a resort at a fairly low altitude but most of the slopes are North or North West facing which helps keep the snow on them. Snowmaking plays its part especially later in the season on the home runs.
For the potential to snap up deals on ski pass's visit www.laclusaz-tour.com
Advanced
Off piste is the way to go and the Combe de Bellachat sector is the where you should head for.
Intermediates
Good place to practice on those gentle runs whilst the more adventurous can find
steeper slopes too
Beginners
Nursery slopes are at village level if the snow is too, otherwise head up the mountain to where there are some lovely gentle blue runs.
Snowboarders
The Massif de L'Aiguille has a first rate park, there are a number of rails, gaps, ramps and 2 big air jumps as well as a boarder cross
Cross Country
80km of cross country loops spread over two sites and of varying difficulty. Les Confins is a plateau at 1450m, which has hosted 4 World Cup cross-country events. The Beauregard area is the second area that you can chose to ski in, and can be both skied and skated within.
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 La Clusaz Mountain Restaurants
Where to eat on the Mountain?
Lots of variety with some beautiful rustic places to choose from. The food is generally good and not too expensive.
Le Bercali
T: 0450 02 43 75 has a beautiful fireplace and great menu but gets crowded
Chez Arthure - has table service behind the self servie sector
T: 0450 02 40 41
La Altitude 1647 is good for coffee if only to take in the views
T: 0450 024400 |
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La Clusaz Ski Schools
ESF T: 0450 0240 83 |
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La Clusaz Snow
What is the weather like in the ski resort of La Clusaz? |
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La Clusaz Taxis Allo Taxi T: 06 08 83 08 45
Aravis Transfers
www.aravis-transfers.com operate airport transfers and taxi services in and around La Clusaz, Le Grand Bornand, St Jean de Sixt, Le Chinaillon, Thônes and Manigod / Merdassier with regular routes to and from Geneva Airport and Annecy rail station. |
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La Clusaz Nearby Ski Resorts La Clusaz is a ski resort that forms part of the Les Aravis ski region. There are a number of ski resorts within this area that are more than acessible on day trips should you fancy skiing in an alternative resort. The ski resorts in Les Aravis region include Le Massif des Aravis, La Clusaz, Le Grand Bornand, Megeve, Manigod and Saint Jean de Sixt.
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La Clusaz Shopping
 Top five places to shop in La Clusaz
Yvette Perillat (clothing, fashion and ski gear)
Oxygene (technical gear and advanced ski wear and equipment)
Morand (Chocolate shop)
Ambiance Chalet (interior decoration)
Distillerie des Aravis (wine and spirits from the region)
and of couse for your ski rental and snowboard rental go to
Sport Boutique in Quartier La Perriere Point Service in the Residence du Centre
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La Clusaz Family Activities
 Top five family activities in La Clusaz
Swimming in the indoor/outdoor pool with stunning views across pistes
snoeshoe walking
ice skating
pareting (special sledges of the region)
flood lit skiing and Sledging on Thursday evenings
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La Clusaz Ski Runs  Top 5 ski runs in La Clusaz
Balme (reds, blacks, off piste)
Beauregard (greens, blues)
Etale (Red)
Croix Fry (reds, blues)
Guy Perillat (blue)
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La Clusaz Ski Hire and Snowboard Rental
Ski Hire La Clusaz , France
Looking for ski hire and snowboard hire inLa Clusaz ? Here at snowbrainer we work with Sport Boutique and Point Service ski rental shop
Your ski rental will be waiting for you in the shop on your arrival. Save time and money - Book Here Now!
Boudu Sport Shop Location
The Rental shop is conveniently located across from Arolles 2 in the heart of Plagne 1800. 1 minutes walk to the Telesiege lift Aime La Plagne.
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Ski Hire Shop Locations
Sport
Sport Boutique in Quartier La Perriere Point Service in the Residence du Centre
Ski shop opening hours
Point Service is open from 22/12/ to around the 27/04
Languages spoken by the staff in the ski hire shop are French and English
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| How to Hire Ski Gear?
It's simple. Snowbrainer has a three step booking system.
Step 1) choose your country, resort and shop.
Step 2) choose your equipment
Step 3) register and check out
You'll receive an instant Equipment Voucher via e-mail. (best viewed in HTML on your e-mail setting) Print out the Voucher and take it to the shop. |
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Ski Hire Gear - what can I expect?What to expect from your ski hire gear. Snowbrainer works with over 700 ski rental shops in 11 countries. The range of equipment stocked from shop to shop changes. Large shops in the most popular resorts tend to stock the largest range of ski rental equipment. They may have 5 or 6 ski models in each category whereas smaller shops may be limited to only a couple. Snowbrainer gives you an indication of the type of equipment to expect within a category. |
Skis - a breakdown per category of ski equipment rental
Platinum Plus *
| High Precision skis with a high retail price, exclusively designed for experts | | Platinum * | Top of the range skis current and last seasons top models. Offering a variety of Slope, All Mountain, freestyle & Women's ski models | | Gold * | Easy to manage skis designed for beginners and intermediates. Offering skis suitable for on slopes and Women's models | | Silver | Easy to manage skis designed for beginners and intermediates. Offering skis suitable for on slopes and Women's models | | Bronze | budget skis in their 3rd year of use | | Snowblades /Miniskis | Snowblade for fun! (and those feeling lazy... until you realise they don't glide so well and hitting a flat straight means physical exertion by walking.) |
* Offer in this category : This category allows customers to change the equipment 3 times during the course of the week (from Monday to Thursday) subject to availability at the shop (this offer is limited to 1 per day)
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Snowboards - a breakdown per category of snowboard equipment rental
| Platinum * | top of the range boards | | Gold * | a range of on and offpiste models | | Silver | entry level snowboard for beginners |
* Offer in this category : This category allows customers to change the equipment 3 times during the course of the week (from Monday to Thursday) subject to availability at the shop (this offer is limited to 1 per day)
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Child Ski Hire
| Champion | young skiers 6 to 11 years inclusive (up to 145 cm in height) For all levels including high quality skis, twin-tips. equipment up to 3 years old | | Aspire | skis for children 6 to 11 years under 145 cm in height. equipment up to 3 years old | | Minikids | skis suitable for very young children up to and including 5 years. |
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Child Snowboard Hire
| Champion | Snowboards suitable for beginner and intermediate level kids |
Ski Helmet Hire
It is recommended that all adults and children wear helmets
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The Cost of Ski HireThere are quite a few factors that change the cost of ski hire. Certain times of the season are more expensive than others. If you are looking for the cheapest ski hire then booking outside school holiday periods usually makes the price cheaper. By booking online at Snowbrainer we'll give you a discount bringing the price of your ski hire down. We publish the Recommended Retail Price on our site so you know not only how much discount you get off your ski hire but also how much you would pay if you walked into the shop and paid full price. Ski Hire ClothingUnfortunately we do not hire ski wear. We recommend hiring your skis and snowboards at Point Service or Sport Boutqiue in La Clusaz . If you book online here at Snowbrainer you can make big savings up to 45% on the recommended retail price for all your winter equipment. Your equipment will be waiting for you in the shop on your arrival. Save time and money - Book Here Now! It's what we call a No Brainer!
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 Easy to use Piste Maps & Ski Trails
Looking for high detailed piste maps for your GPS? Snowranger sells affordable quality digital maps that are great for any ski or snowboard trip. For those of you who’ve ever wondered which run gets you back to France from the Swiss side of Portes du Soleil or you’re racing the clock to get back from a Courchevel lunch to Val Thorens before the lifts shut this is invaluable kit. No more wrestling wet paper maps with frozen fingers! There are over 500 ski resorts piste maps in Europe and North America available.
Go to Snow-Forecast Snowranger
 Film your Mates Jumps, Tricks & Shameful Ski / Snowboard Moments.
We love the JAMCAM – it’s a head camera that allows you to capture your days skiing or snowboarding on the mountain. You can rent or buy the kit so for more details head to www.jam-cam.tv If you take the JAMCAM rental service in resort they include a host to record your day. The alternative is to rent before you leave, taking the equipment to the ski resort of your choice and posting back on your return. Gift vouchers are available via the website offering an unusual Christmas or Birthday present for your ski & snowboard mad friends.
 What's an easy way to carry skis?
Well we found the ‘THE HANDLE’ . This nifty little device allows you to carry your skis around without causing major injury to yourself and other members of the public. It’s incredibly easy to use – no Velcro just a click buckle. It’s also light and small enough to put in your pocket. www.ski-walker.com
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