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Flaine, Haute Savoie
GPS 6.6895 E 46.0065 N
Region Grand Massif
State Haute Savoie
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GPS 6.6895 E 46.0065 N
Region Grand Massif
State Haute Savoie
Mountain range Chablais Alpen
Vertical drop 900 - 2500 meters
Descent 1600 meters
drag- | chair- | gondolas |
34 | 30 | 6 |
Total lifts 67 | ||
capacity: 85603 persons/hour |
Low (<1000m) 6%
Intermediate (<=2000m) 70%
High (<=3000m) 24%
High alpine (>3000m) 0%
Bit steep 11%
Steep 7%
Very steep 4%
Extrem. steep 1%
North 41%
East 15%
South 13%
West 31%
Ski resort ratings for Flaine compared to all other ski resorts. Based on 74 reviews.
Overall 74 | Skiing 74 | Skiregion 71 |
Beginner | Intermediate | Advanced | Off-Piste | Snow |
7.5 6.9 | 7.9 7.6 | 7.4 7.7 | 7.1 7.1 | 7.0 6.8 |
Family | Atmosphere | Nature | Walking | Lifts |
7.4 7.6 | 7.4 7.8 | 6.2 6.7 | 7.5 7.7 | 6.6 7.0 |
The ski area seems best suited for beginners on piste and those that like off-piste in a relatively safe environment. Flaine is essentially a big bowl; all the lifts take skiers up one side of it where there are then a variety of reds and blues back down. The blues are all pretty easy, of reasonable length and well pisted but do get busy, particularly the run back to the ski school area. The others are mostly traverses or roads. The * of this area goes big on the ability to incorporate other resorts and ski areas into your stay but it should be noted that getting out and back to Flaine isn great. To ski the lower resorts of Les Carroz, Sixt etc requires negotiating one very crowded and dug
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