Skiing in the mountains – Flumet and La Giettaz
January 12th, 2010
Flumet near the Italian border is a great place for ski holidays for beginner and intermediate skiers, and snowboarders. It has 42 ski lifts giving access to 32 green runs, 58 blue, 47 red, and nine black. The resort is part of the Espace Diamant Ski Region and you can get to 196 different pistes. Some of the runs are above 2000 metres, so snow cover is very reliable; they use snowmakers to insure good coverage.
Six airports service the area, with Grenoble, Geneva and Chambery airports being only one hour from the region. There are four hotels in the main area of the town, and more than a dozen restaurants. Some of the hotels have saunas and swimming pools (the outdoor ones are only available in the summer). Food consists of local, French and Italian cuisine.
The town of La Giettaz is a medium size resort for ski holidays; the slopes have eight ski lifts and 18 pistes. You can also snowboard and there is a national park to visit.
This is a real mountain village with bars, restaurants and several hotels. Holidaymakers can also rent furnished apartments. There are ski hire shops only a few minutes walk from most of the hotels. A free bus accesses the main ski area, a journey of only ten minutes.
There are three airports within two hours driving distance: at Geneva, Chambery and Lyon. There is also a railway station in Albertville with a bus service that takes passengers directly to the town.
If you have children in your party there is childcare provision available for those aged one to six years.