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Although the village of Les Gets has a scattered
appearance, most of the facilities are conveniently
close to the main lift station. Les Gets has an
outdoor ice rink and fitness centre and a reasonably
active nightlife.
Why Les Gets?
·
Part of the massive
Portes du Soleil ski
network with one of the largest local areas
·
One of the most
easily accessed resorts by car from the UK or
Geneva
·
A lively traditional
feel, French ambience with a good range of amenities
and reasonable prices
·
An excellent choice
for families and non-skiers
Your Children
Les Gets has acquired the Famille Plus label for its
childcare facilities. Please click here to
view more information on the Famille Plus label.
The ESF Fantaski Club
– Tel: +33 4 50 75
80 03
For beginner skiers
from 3-5 years. Start skiing in a protected
park equipped with a baby ski-lift. If the
weathers bad, there is a games room, as well as a
rest room if the children are tired after their first
snow steps.
6 x ½ days
with lunch: €203, 6 days with lunch: €259,
6 x ½ days (mornings and afternoons without
lunch): €93, 6 days, mornings and afternoons
(without lunch): €149
The Fripouilles– Tel: +33 4 50 79
84 84 or +33 4 50 79
79
79
From 6 months to 4 years old. Open everyday
except Saturdays. Children take part in indoor
activities, and discover the joys of snow in the
little garden. Every day of the week except Saturday
from 23/12/07 to 11/04/08.
Opening hour: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
1/2 day + garderie during
lunch time.........33€
Lunch time garderie
………………………………..14€
Day……….
……………………………………………..41€
6 x 1/2 day + 6 lunch time garderie...........165€
6 x 1
day..........................................220€
Lunchs (6 euros) are not
included in the prices.
The P’tits
Montagnys Club
(ESF) – Tel: +33 4
50 75 80 03
From 4 to 12 years
old. A qualified team look after children
whilst organising games indoors or outdoors,
depending on the weather. Possibility of
combining the P’tits
Montagnys club with the ESF
Snow Garden.
6 days with lunch
€320, 6 days without lunch €210, 6 x
½ days with lunch €210, 6 x ½ days
without lunch €124
Please note the
above prices are subject to change and should be used
as an indication only
HIPP organic baby
food in Les Gets – HIPP are a leading European
brand of baby foods, which can be purchased in
‘Bar Bush’ in Les Gets
www.hipp.co.uk
All along the “Gentiane” slope, from the
arrival point of the Chavannes cablecar, the purple Milka slope offers a fun,
educational route to initiate skiers to the alpine
environment. Life-size fibre animals and displays
provide visual information about animal and plant
life for children. The Purple Cow comes along during
the French school holidays to liven up the slope and
hand out quantities of chocolate….
Activities in Les Gets
Paragliding, Hang
gliding, snow shoe walks, ice skating, tobogganing,
husky sledding, hiking trails, hot air ballooning,
ice diving, snow mobile…
Floodlit
skiing
After
closing time on most ski slopes you can continue to
ski on the floodlit Boule
de Gomme.
2 runs reserved for toboggans:
• near the
«Vieux-Chêne» drag lift.
• in les Perrières, next to the
Express Perrières
chairlift.
Ice rink:opening hours: from 10 a.m. to 12
noon and from 3 to 7 p.m. From 8 to 10 p.m. on
Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. During the French
school holidays from 10 a.m. to 12 noon and from 2 to
7 p.m. and from 8 to 10 p.m.
•Rates: 1 entry + skate hire
Adults
...........................................................6,50
€
Children -16 years old
........................................6 €
• Hot air ballooning
Long flight
(hour)....................................244 €/pers.•
Ice diving
Qualified
instructors.........................................60
€
• ULM initiation flight
From...........................................................80
€
• Snowmobile
Driver, 1/2
hour..............................................40
€
Passenger,
1/2
hour.......................................................10
€
Eating Out and Après-Ski in Les Gets
Restaurants, shops,
cinema, bars, musical evenings, nightclub,
bowling.
Other amenities in Les Gets
Doctor, dentist,
physiotherapist, pharmacy, optician, banks,
supermarkets, cash point, take-away pizzeria, 11
mountain restaurants indoor heated pool, outdoor
skating rink, fitness centre, sauna, health &
beauty treatments centre, bowling, weekly market,
Mechanical music museum, linen hire, push-chair
hire.
Les Gets Tourist
Office
Tourist Office 00 33
4 50 75 80 80, fax 00 33
4 50 79 76 90
www.lesgets.com
A daily free shuttle service runs every 30 minutes
and serves the following hamlets: les Perrières, les Cornuts, les Granges, the
centre of the village, les Puthays, la Turche, le Char Rond, les Folliets.
Accessto Les
Gets
By
Road:
Driving distance from
Calais to Les Gets: 538 miles or
7hrs30
A6 motorway via
Macon followed by the A40 motorway towards Geneva.
Exit at Annemasse, Thonon, Chatel.
From Northern
Europe, access via the Swiss motorway towards Martigny.
Exit Portes du Soleil, 20 minutes
from Chatel.
By
Rail:
Thonon-les-Bains
SNCF railway station
(TGV – high speed train) / Transfer by shuttle,
40kms (approx cost 10€).
Monthey
railway station
(Switzerland) / Transfer by taxi, 25kms.
Airports:
Grenoble Airport is 82km
from Les Gets –
www.grenoble.aeroport.fr
Chambery Airport is
97 km from Les Gets +33 479 54 49 54
–
www.chambery.aeroport.fr
Geneva Airport is 55
km from Les Gets +41 22 798 20
00
www.gva.ch/en
Lyon Saint-Exupery
is 197 km from Les Gets +33 472 22 72 21
–
www.lyon.aeroport.fr
Airport Transfer
Pre-book your
taxi transfer with Peak Retreats
From Geneva
Airport to Les Gets – from £47 per
person return based on 4 people sharing.
For all other
transfer
prices click
here
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