Mont-Blanc/Val d'Arly - Les Saisies

Les Saisies itself is charming with wood clad chalets and a bustling high street complete with some 40 shops and a big selection of bars, crêperies, grills and restaurants offering delicious Savoyard dishes. Les Saisies has been known on the international level since the 1992 Winter Olympic Games at Albertville.

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Why Les Saisies?

·          Easily accessed by motorway from Albertville to the South and Megève to the North

·          The close proximity of Mont-Blanc not only provides superb views but also above average snow coverage

·          A large vibrant village with plenty of après-ski

·          Newly enlarged ‘Espace Diamant’ ski area

·          France’s top Olympic cross-country ski area

Children

ESF Snow Kindergarten Tel. 00 33.479.38.90.40 with ski lessons for 3-5yrs. Private area (2000m² ) with a ski lift and welcome place

www.esf-lessaisies.com

Activities in Les Saisies          

Après-ski in les Saisies: Non-skiers can make the most of the 20km of signposted footpaths or try snowshoeing, snow scooters, dog-sleigh rides, Telemark, child’s quads, parapenting, ice cart racing

Eating Out and Après-Ski in Les Saisies

Bars, restaurants, nightclub, shops.

Other amenities in Les Saisies

Medical centre, doctors, pharmacy, banks/cashpoints, post office, cinema.

Les SaisiesTourist Office       

Tourist Office Tel. 00 33 4 79 38 90 30, Fax. 00 33 4 79 38 96 29

www.lessaisies.com

Access                        

By Road: Driving distance from Calais to Les Saisies 563 miles (approx 8hrs)

From Calais, take A26 Motorway towards Reims and Troyes, then Dijon, Mâcon then ‘Autoroute Blanche’ Motorway (A40 Mâcon – Cluses) exit Sallanches. Follow signs to Megeve. 25km from the motorway exit to Les Saisies.

By Rail: Albertville 25km - Shuttle bus (Cars S.T.A) +33 479 32 52 66

Airports:

Geneva Airport is 70km from Les Saisies +41 22 799 59 99 or Taxi

For further information on car parking, etc: www.gva.ch/en  (then select Transportation in menu)

Chambery Airport is 80km from Les Saisies +33 479 54 49 54

Lyon Saint-Exupery is 150km from Les Saisies +33 472 22 72 21

Airport Transfer

Pre-book your taxi transfer with Peak Retreats

From Geneva Airport to Les Saisies - £81 per person return based on 4 people sharing. 

For all other transfer prices please click here

Access Plan

Les Saisies

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Resort Map

Les Saisies

Beginners will find plenty of gentle nursery slopes, while intermediates will enjoy well-kept pistes on which to gain confidence, and easy links into Crest-Voland and the runs from the top of Mont-Lachet. Advanced skiers will discover the new black off the top of Légette with its narrow couloirs, and there are off-piste runs through the trees. Les Saisies is the top Nordic ski resort in France. The Olympic area has 80km of marked pistes and extends over a large sunny plateau between 1570 and 1760 metres high, which guarantees a long season of snow cover.

Lift passes

Save time in resort and budget ahead by pre-booking lift passes. See below for prices.

Pre-book your 6 day Les Saisies or Espace Diamant lift-pass with Peak Retreats

Les Saisies : 50km of pistes

Espace Diamant (140km of pistes) : Les Saisies, Crest-Voland, Notre-Dame de Bellecombe

Proof of age will be required for reduced price passes.

* Compulsory ID photo

Ski Schools        

Call us to pre-book your group ski lessons

Please note that a booking fee of £9 per party will be charged

Group Ski Lessons

Individual tuitions (07/08)

Please note that prices given are an indication only and are subject to change

For individual tuitions please contact the ski school directly

Ecole du ski Francais Tel 0033 479 38 90 40

Mountain restaurants

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Cross-country

80km of marked tracks

Cross-country domain of the 1992 Olympic Games.

Starting in Mont Lachat, very easy to reach by chairlift (La Logère, Le Cernix) or by the completely renovated road (3 km).

A free loop for getting into shape, then a whole range of increasingly long and technical routes. 

1 x 3 km piste, 1 x 5 km piste, and then you can reach the entire domain by very easy links.

Perfectly groomed and safe, they will guarantee, whatever your level a perfect stay in an outstanding environment.

There is also a free initiation circuit 3 km from the village.