Oisans - Vaujany

Vaujany is a very pretty, charming and peaceful village built on a sunny slope in an area with a micro-climate which ensures optimum sunshine conditions.

The facilities and amenities on offer in Vaujany are well beyond those you would expect from a small ski village and include a 160 person cable car that can transport you to 2,800 metres in just 15 minutes. After a day's skiing you can relax in an authentic Alpine ambience without the commercial hype of most purpose built resorts (likes its neighbour Alpe d’Huez).

Après-ski facilities are impressive too in Vaujany ski resort - a new sports centre has a 25m swimming pool, sauna, steam room and fitness hall and there is an open-air ice rink too. To access the lower parts of Vaujany (where the lifts are) from the higher part of the resort (where the shops/restaurants are) and vice versa there is an enclosed escalator which links the two saving walking up and down hills.

Each year neighbouring Alpe d’Huez organizes the Sarenne SnowBike, an untimed downhill run on the mythical slope of Sarenne.

-Start from the glacier at the summit of the Pic Blanc (3330m) and descend to Huez (1460m) after some 2000metres down along 16 kms of skiing track.

Vaujany has a superb and inexpensive day nursery (minimum age 6 months) and a small, caring ski school. Not surprisingly it holds the ‘Famille Plus Montagne’ label for its children facilities.

Vaujany is easily accessed from Grenoble (50 km) by main trunk road.

The Ski Club of Great Britain recently named Vaujany in France as Europe's most family friendly resort (October 2008).

Vaujany Resort Opening Dates

Vaujany opens on 10/12/11 and closes on 27/04/12

Alpe d’Huez opens on 03/12/11 and closes on 27/04/12.

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Why Vaujany?

·          Vaujany is a charming mountain village

·          First class skiing for all with good snow conditions

·          One of the best resorts for children with new sports centre

·          Southern Alps climate with above average sunshine

Childcare in Vaujany

Vaujany has acquired the Famille Plus label for its childcare facilities. Please view here for more information on the Famille Plus label.

“Halte-Garderie” nursery (6 months to 5 years old)

Opening hours: 9hr – 17hr (everyday in ski season – booking only)

Vaujany’s day care centre, open to revive the little ones during the season.  Different arrangements are proposed: morning; or morning and afternoon with a midday meal and afternoon snack. The day care centre offers indoor and outdoor games, walks, visits and manual activities.

Please note you must bring your child’s health record (red book). He or she must be immunized for DT POLIO and BCG (against tuberculosis). If your child is not vaccinated against all or any of these you must bring a recent letter from your G.P. saying the child is in good health and can attend the nursery.

Book in advance with Peak Retreats (£9 booking fee applies).

2010/2011 prices

The Vaujany Leisure Centre for children 6-11 years Tel: +33 4 76 79 23 54 or +33 4 76 80 77 53

A qualified team awaits your arrival to take part in various activities: swimming, ice skating, sledging, walks…  Prices from c €4/hour or

c €13/½day. 

Vaujany Activities     

Sports centre (multi-gym, sauna, steam room and Jacuzzi), Swimming pool (25m), ice rink, snowshoeing, ice-climbing, paragliding

(Above) Leisure centre close to La Cascade, with water slides, sauna, Turkish baths and fitness centre (view on the picture for more information).

Vaujany Leisure Centre

Tél. +33(0)4 76 79 83 83

Open every day Mon 0900-1930, Tues 1100-1930, Wed 1000-2030, Thurs-Sun 10.00-1930.

Pool, sauna, hammam, spa and fitness room.

• Pool with water games, slide, paddling area, sporting pool.

• Weights room: More than 20 machines.

• Sport hall: a 600 m2 hall for all kinds of sports and cultural activities.

Costs (approx):

Adult from €4.80

Children from €3.80

Family (2 adults, 1 child) from €9 (supplement child from €2)

AquaGym from €9

Library

More than 3 000 books (comic strips, novels, non-fiction, etc) and board games are available. Loaned free of charge at Vaujany library.

House of the fauna

Learn the secrets of the wildlife of the Oisans. Qualified staff lead this fun and realistic wildlife discovery, using interactive terminals offering a choice of virtual walks with activities featuring mountain wildlife .

Heritage Museum

100 years of history of Vaujany told by the inhabitants through photographies and evidences.

Hydraulic Museum

The history of hydroelectricity through the ages and the amazing story of the building of the Grand’Maison Dam.

Eating Out and Après-Ski in Vaujany

6 bars, 6 restaurants, shops.

Alpe d’Huez (30mins drive), offers nightclubs and a cinema for those who enjoy a lively nightlife.

Other amenities in Vaujany

Mini-supermarket, cash point, self-service laundry, bakery, two sports shops.

All the above information is for information only. For the most up-to-date information please visit the resort tourist office website

Vaujany Tourist Office

Vaujany tourist information 

Maison de Vaujany

Tel +33 476 80 72 37

www.vaujany.com

Access to and around Vaujany

By Road: Driving distance from Calais 566 miles (approx 8hrs)

From Calais, take A26 Motorway towards Reims and Troyes, then Dijon, Lyon, Grenoble. Follow the RN91 towards Briançon and then Vallée d’Olle to Vaujany. Vaujany is 50km from the motorway exit to Grenoble.

By Rail: Grenoble (3hrs from Paris by TGV).

VFD bus company (0033 8 20 08 38 38) or see http://www.transisere.fr

Airports:

Grenoble (St Geoirs) 96km from Vaujany (1 hour)

www.grenoble-airport.com

Chambery Airport is 121km from Vaujany (1 ½ hours)

www.chambery-airport.com

Lyon Saint-Exupéry 144 km from Vaujany (2 hours)

www.lyonairport.com

Geneva 205 km from Vaujany (2 ½ hours)

www.gva.ch/en

Access around the resort of Vaujany: Covered car parking: at the shopping arcade and central village square. Free.

Airport Transfer

Pre-book your taxi transfer with Peak Retreats

From Grenoble Airport to Vaujany – from £82 per person return based on 4 people sharing. 

For all other transfer prices please click here

Access Plan

Vaujany France

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Resort Map

Vaujany France

SKI AREA

What makes this area so satisfying is its many-sided slopes. They face in all directions, so skiers can always find the best snow and conditions by simply following the sun! Vaujany is a little alpine village which is linked to the large Grand Domaine ski area so you get the best of both worlds.

There are 4 sectors that make up the Grand Domaine – 3 in Alpe d’Huez and then the Vaujany/Oz sector. This sector consist of largely north-west facing slopes. The skiing in Vaujany and surrounding areas (Alpe d’Huez, Oz-en-Oisans…) is spectacular with fantastic vistas all round from glaciers and forests to villages nestling in the valleys below. Vaujany itself has a substantial choice of pistes and nursery slopes to delight beginners and intermediates - all easily accessed via the village centre gondola.

BEGINNERS

Children are taken to a roped off area at the top of the gondola and adults to the nursery slope at Alpette.

INTERMEDIATES

There are some great cruising runs above Vaujany, but the red ski slopes between Vaujany & Alpe d’Huez are a little tricky. There are plenty of intermediate runs towards Alpe d’Huez.

EXPERTS

Vaujany is home to the longest black slope in the world – SARENNE – which is 16km (10 miles) is situated on the back of the Pic Blanc. Grand Domaine is also home to many black pistes towards Alpe d’Huez.

OFF-PISTE

Off-piste enthusiasts have an immense choice too, including a run with a vertical drop of 2600 metres. 

RESORT RUNS

There are no slopes directly into the village, but you can ski the blue (vaujaniate) back to the mid station and ride the Vaujany Villette gondola back to the village. Or a black (la fare) down to the village of l’Enversin d’Oz and then the gondola Vaujany Enversin back to the village.

Snow Cannons

The Grand Domaine massif covers 8 villages (including Vaujany, Oz-en-Oisans, Alpe d’Huez…), with 240 km of marked slopes. Already equipped with one of the largest snow-production plants, the area now has a second automatic snow production unit, supplying a further 75 km of slopes via 923 snow canons.

VAUJANY PISTE MAP

To see the Vaujany piste map for 11/12 please see the resort guide panel on the top right hand side of the current page.

VAUJANY SNOW REPORTS

To see Vaujany snow reports please see the resort guide panel on the top right hand side of the current page.

What’s new with the ski area for 11/12?

See VAUJANY RESORT NEWS

Vaujany Lift Pass

Save Time in resort and budget ahead by pre-booking Vaujany lift passes. See below for prices. Ski Peak Retreats this winter and save!

PRE-BOOK your Grand Domaine LIFT PASS with PR

FREE PASSES!

Children under 5 receive a FREE lift pass.

Note: Proof of age will be required for reduced price passes.

*Ski+ includes: Simple pass + free access to Vaujany ice rink and leisure centre (Olympic size swimming pool, sauna, steam room and Jacuzzi) until 18.00.

€2/pass for hands-free card included in all above prices

The Alpe d'Huez Grand Domaine Ski lift pass 250km of pistes (Alpe d'Huez, Oz, Vaujany, Auris) also allows you to ski up to 2 days in Les 2 Alpes and 1 day in Serre Chevalier, Puy St Vincent and the Italian Milky Way).

Special Family Offer Ski+:

6 DAYS: £169/adult (+13yrs), £129/child (5-12yrs)        

7 DAYS: £189/adult (+13yrs), £143/child (5-12yrs)

The offer applies to a minimum of 4 people (2 adults + at least 2 children under 20yrs) when proof of direct family affiliation & co-residence can be provided.

BEGINNER PASSES

Please note that there is also a cheaper lift pass covering only Vaujany although we cannot pre-book this. Beginners are advised to buy this in resort.

Other lift pass on offer (to buy locally in resort in Euros):

For complete beginners (adults and children):

“Beginner” pass – €9.50/day Oz en Oisans

Grand Domaine – ½ day and daily rates:

½ day - €34 children, €34 adults

Day - €34 children, €43 adults

Vaujany Ski School

PRE-BOOK* your GROUP SKI/BOARD LESSONS

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

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Ski in Vaujany with ESF Vaujany.

Times and Schedules (ALL TIMES TO BE CONFIRMED, SUBJECT TO CHANGES).

All lessons are SUNDAY-FRIDAY.

¹ SKI: Adults, Children (4-13):

² SNOWBOARD: Adults, Children (8-13):

Please note that lesson times are subject to change right until the last minute. Outside French school holidays the ski school reserves the right to cancel group lessons should numbers be insufficient. For peak periods (18/12-2/1, 13/2-13/3 & 9/4-24/4) we strongly recommend that you book as early as possible and in any case at least 6 weeks prior to the required dates. Morning lessons tend to get booked up first and therefore we may only be able to offer afternoon classes within 6 weeks of departure. In some resorts English speaking instructors may not always be available, particularly at peak times.

Vaujany Individual Lessons

(10/11 prices, NOT pre-bookable)

Individual tuitions can only be purchased directly from the ski school. Peak Retreats cannot pre-book these.

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

Ski school Vaujany contact numbers:

ESF Vaujany : +33 476 80 71 80

Ski Hire Vaujany

Ski hire in Vaujany prices start from £37 for children (skis and boots) & £54 for adults (skis and boots) for 7 days. View here for Vaujany ski hire prices.

Snowshoeing in Grand Domaine

Alain Hilion - Tel : 0033 476 79 88 71

½ day trip - €20

Full day trip - €30

Terrain parks in Grande Domaine

Situated on the “Montfrais” area above Vaujany, there is Vaujany’s snowpark for beginners where you can learn jump, slide... and approach the slopes rules.

Mountain restaurants in Grand Domaine

Le Vaujaniat, Les Airelles, le Chalet du lac Besson, la Forêt de Maronne, la Combe Haute, la Bergerie, la Cabane du Poutat, l’Auberge Campagnarde, l’Altiport …

Cross-country in Grand Domaine

50km of cross country piste.