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FLAINE

TOURIST OFFICE:
Galerie marchande
74300 Flaine, France
Telephone: (33) 4 50 90 80 01 Fax: (33) 4 50 90 86 26
URL: flaine.com
Email: welcome@flaine.com

HAUTE-SAVOIE

Mostly intermediate terrain but good off-piste skiing for the advanced skier. Settled in a huge snow bowl Flaine is a car-free purpose-built resort ideally suited for families and children. Due to its height, it has excellent snow conditions. Ski in/ski out and enjoy the Grand Massif area.

Photo: Fred McKinney

Elevation: Base/Village: 1,600 m (5,249 ft);
Top: 2,500 m (8,202 ft) Ski area bottom is At 700 m (2,300 ft)

Vertical: More than a mile

Longest Run: 14 km (8.7 mi) new blue run

Terrain: Runs: 15 green, 53 blue, 51 red, 14 black

Skiing Circus: 160+ miles of connected trails in Le Grand Massif ski area. Flaine is linked to the resorts of Samöens, Les Carroz d’Araches, Morillon and Sixt Fer-a-Cheval

Lifts: 78 in Le Grand Massif; 28 in Flaine

Types: 5 gondolas; 1 cable car; 28 chairlifts; 38 surface lifts and 3 others.

Lift Capacity: 31,290 p/h resort; Lift Capacity: 77,440 p/h in total ski complex with 77 lifts

Ski Season: Mid-Dec untel end of April

Cross Country: 18 km (11 mi)

Other Winter Activities: Ice skating/natural; indoor swimming; mono-skiing; hang-gliding; snowboarding; sports center; ice driving; skidoos; sauna; snowpark, snowshoeing

Après-Ski: Concerts, shows at the auditorium, cinema, bowling, library with English books

Shopping/Services: Post office, bank, supermarkets, bakery, hairdresser, physiotherapist, approx. 30 bars & restaurants

Credit Cards: AE, DC, MC, VISA

Child Care: Hotel Lindars: Club Med; Hotel Club Le Flaine; Kindergarten or ski school

Lodging: 9,400 beds; 500 hotel rooms (packages)

Transportation:Gateway Airport: Geneva 44 mi, Lyon 131 mi

Closest Provincial City: Cluses

By Auto from airport: Geneva to Chamonix on A40 motorway exit “Cluses Center,” right onto N205-1 mile then left to D106 to Flaine

By Bus: Several bus companies operate from Geneva and information is centralized. (33) 450 90 80 01 (Tourist Office)

Auto Parking limited to 90 minutes to enable loading & unloading—car-free resort

Rates: See Rates section

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