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La Clusaz late March
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Hello !
I've been going to St Foy for the past few years, and its time to try somewhere new.
Planning to go to La Clusaz, I heard its very charming place and quiet, the chalet says *ski to door* and closes to the following ski lefts:
Les Riffroid - 100 m
Beauregard Ski Lift - 100 m
La Patinoire Gondola - 150 m
- is it similar to St Foy crowd wise? looking for quiet slopes "specially on middle to late March"
- are those ski lefts near the chalet for easy slopes or should I look another location and chalet ? not looking for something far from lefts and I have first timers with us, all adults tho
- finally which is very important, how is usually the snow during those times?
i know I'm asking lots of questions, and any tip or advice also would help
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Beauregard Ski Lift - 100 m
La Patinoire Gondola - 150 m
These are both main lifts, not just beginner slope lifts.
La Patinoire would just be an access lift to scoot down to another lift but takes you right up in to the main ski area after that.
Les Riffroid is a drag lift just serving a beginners slope.
We went at a similar time back in 2018, and everything was open, but that's just one year, I couldn't comment for what a normal year looks like.
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are those ski lefts near the chalet for easy slopes or should I look another location and chalet ? not looking for something far from lefts and I have first timers with us, all adults tho
I'd say your location is pretty much perfect for first timers to access the easy slopes.
- Les Riffroid is the button lift for the beginners slope.
- Beauregard is a cabin takes you up Mount Beauregard which is a great place for beginners to progress (and also for heading over to the Manigod ski area which has a lot of nice blue slopes)
- La Patinoire takes you up to join the rest of the ski lift system for access to the rest of the slopes.
I've never been to St Foy so can't compare it but the slopes should be nice and quiet in mid March. They were never too bad in UK half term unless it clashed with the Paris weeks.
PS. My top tip. The top of Beauregard is a lovely sunny spot with great views that makes it a great place for beginners. There is one small section on the blue run down that's a little bit steep where most of the snow will have been scraped off by the end of the day. I'd definitely suggest beginners take the cabin back down until they've found their feet.
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Mid March is generally a good time, as noted above. I've never skied there, but have driven through several times and my only comment would be that La Clusaz village is at 1,100m and you definitely can't be certain of "resort level snow" in mid March. Whether your chalet is "ski in/out" would presumably depend on snow cover at that altitude.
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