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VILLARD DE LANS

BP 54
38250 Villard de Lans, France
Telephone: (33) 4 7695 1078 Fax: (33) 4 76 95 98 39
URL: villarddelans.com
Email: info@villarddelans.com

VERCORS-DAUPHINE

Villard De Lans offers a lot territory for both downhill and cross country skiing.

Elevation: Base/Village: 1,050 m (3,444 ft); Top: 2,050 m (6,724 ft)

Vertical: 1,000 m (3,280 ft)

Terrain:127 km (78 mi); 34 slopes of which 9 are red, 8 green 9 blue and 8 black; 283 snow guns

Lifts: 19

Types: 2 gondolas, 8 chairlifts, 9 surface lifts

Lift Capacity: 30,000 p/h resort

Ski Season: Early December to mid-April

Cross Country: 130 kms (81 mi); Villard de Lans/Correncon/St. Julien en Vercors/St. Martin en Vercors... also 50 km (31 mi) of walking paths

Ski School: 80 instructors in Ecole du Ski Francais; Tele. 4 76 95 10 94

Mountain Restaurants: 3 alpine and 4 cross country

Other Winter Activities: Tobogganing; ice skating/artificial; indoor swimming; indoor tennis (2); sauna; sports center; mono-ski; snowboarding; hiking; paragliding; hanggliding, ballooning, horse-drawn sleighs, ice climbing, casino

Après-Ski: bars, discos, restaurants, hockey games, cinema, folklore evenings, library, bridge

Shopping Services: More than 100 shops offering all services, including restaurants, bakeries, bank, doctors, dentists

Credit Cards: VISA, MC

Child Care: Kids ski school from 3 yrs up; kindergarten from 1 ½ yrs

Lodging: 20,000 guest beds in hotels, rental apartments, residences, pensions. Camping also popular

Transportation: Gateway Airports: Lyon Satolas Airport

Closest Provincial City: Grenoble

By Auto from Airport: Lyon - Grenoble/Grenoble - Villard de Lans

By Train: Rail Europe (914) 682-2999; (800) 345-1990

Other Information: 100 snowmaking guns at 1,150 m & 1,800 m. Ski school area for beginners and children

Lift Rates: See Rates section

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