We have had our own apartment in the village for 5 years, moved from the UK a year ago and now have bought a chalet just outside the village and live there full time. We therefore have extensive knowledge of the area and we have found the skiing here wonderful whether you are a beginner or an expert who enjoys a challenge
The village of Les Carroz nestles on a sunny plateau at 1140metres in the Haute Savoie region of France.Although Les Carroz is part of the large Grand Massif ski area(265 km of pistes) it still maintains it's tradional Savoyarde village atmosphere. With its close proximity to Mont Blanc, Les Carroz has it's own amazing micro climate which ensures a better snowfall rate than many other alpine resorts, thus providing an exceptional skiing experience. One of the great advantages of taking a ski holiday in Les Carroz is that the village is only a 50 minute transfer from Geneva Airport, so you can be skiing in no time!
Over the past couple of years the village has made a large investment in it's future as a ski resort with the building of a new 8 seater telecabine to transport you quickly up the mountain from where you can ski not only in the Les Carroz area but all the other resorts of the Grand Massif ( Flaine, Samoens, Morrillon and Sixt)
The village centre itself provides many facilities -
Numerous restaurants offering tradional Savoyarde fayre
A few bars where you can mix with the local population (non smoking bars are available)
A variety of shops including two supermarkets
One small nightclub and a cinema
Ski hire facilities
A creche and a ski club for the younger ones.
Winter activities include
Guided skiing - both in the Grand Massif and at Chamonix where you ca ski the famous Vallee Blanche
Ice skating -there is an outdoor rink in the centre of the village
Hot air ballooning - a spectacular way to see the mountains
Snow mobiles
Dog sledding
Guided snow shoe walks including one to an Indian style tee-pee in the mountain where you can have your evening meal before your return.
Summer activities include
Mountain walking Canyoning White water rafting Golf Horse riding Outdoor swimming pools Tennis Fishing Paragliding
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FLIGHT INFORMATION
The following low cost airlines fly to Geneva in winter :-
Easy Jet - from Glasgow, Edinburgh, Belfast, Liverpool, Newcastle,Manchester, East Midlands, Birmingham, London Luton, London Gatwick, London Stanstead, Bristol and Bournmouth.
Bmi Baby - from Cardiff, Birmingham, East Midlands, Manchester
Jet2 - from Blackpool, Leeds Bradford and Manchester
Thomsonfly - from Doncaster
During the summer only Easy Jet fly from Birmingham, East Midlands, Liverpool, Luton, Stanstead and Gatwick.
Other airlines eg. British Airways, also do direct and indirect flights to Geneva.
For other infomation about Les Carroz please go to their web site http://www.lescarroz.com