Situated in the French Alps near the border of Italy, the resort area of La Rosiere is traditional, quaint and the perfect place to book adventure skiing holidays in France! You’ll be in the ideal position to venture to some of the larger resorts, but come home to somewhere quieter and with a more authentic vibe.
The south facing resort of La Rosiere is bathed in sunshine and, with its traditional alpine style, has everything you need for a more low-key, chilled out place to stay. You’ll be able to enjoy spectacular views of Les Arcs and, when it comes to skiing, the resort has the advantage of some great early season slopes and over 160 kilometres of pistes to explore.
Fabulous Winter Sports in La Rosiere
As part of the Espace San Bernardo, the ski area of La Rosiere makes a great base to get started and, if anyone in your family is a beginner, it is ideal. There are a couple of ski schools based here and, should you wish, you can get individual instruction to help get your form perfect. While you may have booked your skiing holidays in France, you’ll be able to enjoy the better of two cultures, as you can take the gondola over to the Italian side – where you’re guaranteed excellent crisp, dry powder thanks to its north-facing slopes.
Diversity of Slopes
If you’re an intermediate skier, you can take advantage of the numerous green slopes and 23 blue slopes for a chilled out, yet more challenging pace. With its unique position on the border of France and Italy, you can spend a day skiing in Italy then come home to sleep in France!
For those ready to start their adventure with a bang on their skiing holidays to France, the region around La Rosiere provides the opportunity to try ski touring, snow kiting (amazing fun!), and Nordic skiing. If you head over to the Italian side, you’ll have access to the bowls facing Mont Blanc and you can also enjoy the ultimate thrill – heli-skiing. La Rosiere is one of the last remaining French resorts to offer heli-skiing and trained pilots and instructors can help make your adventure safe and completely unforgettable. If you want go off piste but but don’t fancy going up in a helicopter, you can go on a guided off-piste adventure to the most epic, off-the-beaten-track sites.
Taking advantage of the less-populated La Rosiere resort will ensure your adventure based skiing holidays in France will create a lifetime of memories.
Richard Edwards is the Managing Director of Summit & Blue, an adventure holiday company offering independently crafted skiing holidays in France and other exciting adventure holidays around the world to places including Italy, Portugal, the USA and Canada. With unique itineraries and exciting activities like biking, hiking, white water rafting and canoeing, we create holidays for those looking for an experience a little more off the beaten track.
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