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Resort facts
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Resort Height
1,700m (5,577ft)
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Transfer time
Grenoble and Chambery 1 hr 30 mins
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Typical costs
· small draught beer £2.30 · bottle of house wine £8 · pizza £7 · cup of coffee £1.60 · glass of coke £2.40
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Glacier High Altitude Guaranteed Snow
high altitude skiing
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Fly from
Gatwick, Stansted, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Dublin, Edinburgh, East Midlands, Exeter, Glasgow, Leeds/Bradford, Manchester
Good for...
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Advanced Ski Rating
3
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Intermediates Ski Rating
4
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Beginners Ski Rating
4
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Snowboarding Rating
3
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So what's it like?
Exclusive FREE LIFT PASS OFFER
Chamrousse is just over an hour from Grenoble, making it one of the most accessible resorts in the Alps. In a picturesque setting, the resort offers a variety of skiing over 92km of piste. It is particularly well suited to beginners, intermediates and families, particularly given that all Thomson guests receive a FREE lift pass all season! Our accommodation is located in the newest area of Chamrousse 1700 with good quality self-catering apartments set in a pretty pine forest.
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2 for 1 equipment
2 for 1 equipment hire on holidays departing December 2012 - April 2013 - get on the slopes for less with this fantastic equipment hire deal.
Available on holidays departing December 2012 - April 2013. Terms apply.
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Free lift pass
Receive a free lift pass when you book your ski holiday. This offer varies between accommodation and resorts so please refer to the 'Snow Savers' information for more detail. If applicable the free lift pass will be shown on the 'Extras' page when finalising your booking.
Ski information
Beginners
For beginners there are nursery slopes to start you off in resort and there are a nice variety of green and blue runs on the Arselle plateau to help you build your confidence. 'Les Cretes' blue run offers spectacular views as it winds its way on to the 'ours' blue run that descends through the trees.
Intermediates
For intermediates there are plenty of red runs to keep you entertained including the 'Arolles' which will take you past the frozen lake du Vallons. There are some good long red runs starting above the tree line offering spectacular views across the Grenoble valley and finishing with some fantastic tree lined skiing.
Advanced
For the more adventureous the '1968 Olympic' black run, with its 805 metres of vertical drop, and the 'Couloir de Casserousse' are both runs not to be missed out on. There is also a variety of off piste opportunities available, to note, the Recoin and Roche Béranger areas with their tree lined off-piste descents back to the resorts.
Nightlife
• a quiet nightlife mainly centred around a small selection of bars and the main restaurant in resort • Try Iceberg café • Le Sixty's • K-Dox
Activities
Ice skating, paragliding, snow shoe walking, ice diving, dog sledding & a cinema
Eating out
There are plenty of good value restaurants in town. Try: · Le Grillon · La Pierre Chaude · Chez Georges
Other amenities
· Supermarket · Bank · Post office · Pharmacy
Private Transfer
From Grenoble airport
One-way (arrival) from £26 pp. Return from £49 pp.Other information
Chamrousse resort
Our accommodation is located in Chamrousse 1700, a compact little resort made up of 32 small, pretty apartment blocks. The ski hire shop, ski school, supermarket, restaurant and swimming pool are all within 10 minutes walk and the resort is linked by a free ski bus to Chamrousse 1750 and 1650 where additional bars and restaurants can be found for a night out (last bus 10pm).Snow Savers
FREE Lift pass all season!
Kids ski free: FREE helmet for kids booking skis & boots -
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| Leaves | From | To | Board | Price | |
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| Sat 24 March 2012 | London Stansted | Chamrousse in France | Self catering |
£319 based on 4 sharing |