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Les Contamines, Haute Savoie
GPS 6.7333 E 45.833302 N
Region Mont Blanc
State Haute Savoie
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GPS 6.7333 E 45.833302 N
Region Mont Blanc
State Haute Savoie
Mountain range Mont Blanc Gruppe
Vertical drop 1100 - 2487 meters
Descent 1387 meters
drag- | chair- | gondolas |
105 | 36 | 13 |
Total lifts 154 | ||
capacity: 45000 persons/hour |
Intermediate (<=2000m) 77%
High (<=3000m) 23%
Bit steep 11%
Steep 4%
Very steep 2%
Extrem. steep 1%
North 16%
East 39%
South 26%
West 19%
Ski resort ratings for Les Contamines compared to all other ski resorts. Based on 18 reviews.
Overall Rating: 73 | Skiing Rating: 75 | Skiregion Rating: 75 |
Beginner | Intermediate | Advanced | Off-Piste | Snow | |||||
7.3 6.9 | 7.5 7.6 | 7.8 7.7 | 7.0 7.1 | 7.7 6.8 | 7.8 7.6 | 8.3 7.8 | 6.2 6.7 | 8.3 7.7 | 7.3 7.0 |
Ive just got back from Les Contamines, which was a great resort for intermediate type ski-ing with a reasonable amount of variety and holding its snow well, especially compared to neighbouring resorts. Mainly French people (or possibly from Geneva too) and quite a few Dutch, but not many English voices! For any keen campers out there, I actually stayed with my boyfriend (who is French) in his caravan(!) in a campsite just by the Pontets gondola. It was not as horrendous as it sounds, and certainly anyone with a Motorhome particularly would find it ok. It was a five-minute walk to the gondola lift in the morning and is a dead cheap way to do it. I was horrified when he first suggested taking
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