Families, excellent for beginners, lots of investment in snow cannons, purpose built yet attractive
St Francois-Longchamp (is part of the Grand Domaine with Valmorel & Doucy Combelouviere )
Not So Good For...
Not a lot of pistes for advanced skiers, low resort so can be a lack of snow
Getting There
Travel st Francois Longchamp
By Air
Looking for an airport transfer at a good rate? www.skitransfers.com offer an excellent service. English-speaking drivers greet you at the airport and then drive you to the resort. Their vehicles range in size up to a 19 seater minibus. Child seats also available.
By Train
By Car
About The Resort..
St Francois Longchamp Ski
Doucy Combelouvière is located on the edge of the pine forest and has been designed around the traditional village style with wooden chalet buildings grouped around the central square – the main focus point of the resort Doucy shares the Grand Domaine ski area with Valmorel la belle and there is easy access to the slopes. The resort is an ideal place for families and those who enjoy the more tranquil alpine resorts.
The Grand Domaine offer skiers and snowboarders gentle wide slopes around the forest and village going upt the steeper slopes near the. There are some beautiful views of Mont Blanc and the La Lauziere mountain range.
About The Mountain
St Francois Longchamp Ski
From an altitude of 1400 to 2550 m : forests, with gentle sloping pastures at the bottom and breathtaking steep slopes at the top. The Grand Domaine – 150 km of pistes – is made up of Valmorel (the main resort), Doucy Combelouvière and Saint François Longchamp, and was the first area to link the Tarentaise and Maurienne valleys. Equipped with 49 ski lifts, 202 snow canons and a snowpark with a half-pipe and a boarder-cross. Known as a family resort there are still some tougher runs for those itching for a challenge. The north facing slopes of Col du Mottet and Dol du Gollet have the more reliable snow, and with everyone off on the beginners slopes you can often come across some great unskied powder off piste. In total there is 3600 hectares of ski area
Snowboarders – there is a park under the Creve-Coeur chairlift with a boardercross course, half pipe, rails, quarter and super pipes and they offer a special park only pas for around €15 for the day. For boarding on piste stick to the good intermediate runs and probably the best boarding can be found off piste so grab a guide and head out
Mountain Restuarants
St Francois Longchamp Restaurants
Altipano – take the Pierrafort gondola - self-service/ good food and terrace L’Alpage – take the Altispace lift – also good value self service and with a good location Les mazots – head to Col de Madeleine, 2000m – more authentic alpine charm Banquise 2000 – head to Col de Madeleine
Taxi from the train station or airport - ghislaine.morard@aliceadsl.fr Ghislaine MORARD - Train station, airport from 1 to 20 persons Taxi du Mores (04 79 24 58 98) Taxi du Morel - All distances - Special prices 33 4 79 24 58 98 - 33 6 72 94 37 19 Taxi Jean Luc - Minivan from 5 to 7 persons 33 6 11 09 89 89 - email
Sno2 located in the building La Frene in the Plagne Mollaret area of St Francois Longchamp
Eterlou located in the building Madeleine in Longchamp area
or you can choose the Ski Shop du Hameau - located in the Le Hammeau - St Francois Area
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Doucy Combelouvière is located on the edge of the pine forest and has been designed around the traditional village style with wooden chalet buildings grouped around the central square – the main focus point of the resort
The Grand Domaine offer skiers and snowboarders gentle wide slopes around the forest and village going upt the steeper slopes near the. There are some beautiful views of Mont Blanc and the La Lauziere mountain range. 
From an altitude of 1400 to 2550 m : forests, with gentle sloping pastures at the bottom and breathtaking steep slopes at the top. 
Snowboarders 
Altipano – take the Pierrafort gondola - self-service/ good food and terrace
Top Runs - well 3 at least!
