Les Contamines, France

Les Contamines is a ski resort in the Alps in France. If you are looking for information about Les Contamines to plan a ski trip here, you will find most of what you need to know here. The best time of year to ski in Les Contamines is during the mid December to end April.

Les Contamines is open for skiing right now and the slopes currently have a reported snow depth of 80 centimeters. 54% of the lifts are open today, and 58% of the slopes are open to the public for skiing and snowboarding.

In Les Contamines you will find 24 lifts with a lift capacity of 35095 passengers/hour. There are 120 kilometer of groomed pistes in total, divided into 40 kilometer blue pistes, 60 kilometer red pistes and for the more experienced skiers, 20 kilometer black pistes. The highest point in the ski system is at 2437 meter, which gives a vertical drop of 1273 meter.

For those of you who like to ski in the dark, there is also the option of night skiing in Les Contamines. There are also other skiing and snowboarding activities here besides the slopes, for the more daring (and perhaps more experienced) skiers there is both a fun park and a halfpipe facility.

If downhill skiing isn't your thing, or other in travel company don't like it, there are 25 kilometers of cross-country skiing tracks available for those who needs a good exercise. For those of you who want to try something new (probably), there is also a toboggan run here that is open to the public, as well as prepared trails for winter hiking.

Airports close to Les Contamines

For those of you who want to fly to Les Contamines the nearest airport is Geneva International Airport. The distance from this airport to Les Contamines is 67 kilometers. It is also possible to fly to the airports Aix Les Bains, Chambery, which is 69 kilometers away, and Torino International Airport, Turin, which has a distance of 100 kilometers from Les Contamines.

Closest ski resorts to Les Contamines

Just nearby, with a distance of 8 kilometers from Les Contamines, you will find Saint Gervais. Other nearby ski resorts are Megève (9 kilometers) and Les Houches (9 kilometers).