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CHILDREN
The "Les Marmots" nursery, located in the Roche-Beranger area of Chamrousse, offers childcare to children aged between 3 months and 6 years and the resort also offers a leisure centre for children aged between 3 months and 12 years.
For first-time or fledging skiers, the ESF French Ski School offers lessons for younger children aged between 3 and 6 years in the "Club des Oursons", located in both the Recoin and Roche-Beranger areas of Chamrousse.
OTHER ACTIVITIES
Chamrousse offers 92km of ski runs served by 26 lifts.
6-day lift-pass (09/10 prices as a guide):
Adult: 149.50 euros
Junior (6 to 11 years): 98.00 euros
Children aged 11 to 17 years: 118.50 euros
Children under 6 years ski free of charge.
Cross country skiing : length of cross country track 41 Km
For skiers who prefer to venture off the beatne track, Chamrousse offers 41km of cross-country slopes divided into 9 different trails suitable for skiers of all abilities which meander through the forest of the Arselle Plateau.
Access to these trails requires a payable weekly ski pass.
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Chamrousse is accessible by coach or taxi transfer from Grenoble train station (30km), Grenoble/St-Geoirs airport (60km), Lyon/St-Exupery airport (95km) or Geneva airport (130km). Any skiers who would prefer to let the train take the strain will be pleased to learn that Lagrange are able to arrange rail travel plus accommodation packages, so contact our UK team on 020 7371 6111 for more details.
Chamrousse is a well-equipped resort with all nescessary amenities, including a doctors and pharmacy, service station, cash machines and a laundrette, as well as a range of bars and resturants and local shops.
This information is intended for guidance onlym, and is not contractual. For more up to date and local information, contact the local tourist office and tourist information services.
As Europe's highest mountain range, the Alps offer visitors to the region a wide range of wildlife, flowers and plants which can be discoverd by taking a mountain walk through breathtaking scenery.
Visitors can also discover the region's many small villages with colourful histories whilst revitalising themselves in the fresh mountain air.
In winter, those who prefer not to ski can try a wide range of other activities, such as snowmobile driving, ice skating, dog-sledding, and snowshoeing.
Train stations: Grenoble, Gap, Montdauphin/Guillestre. Airports: Grenoble, Marseille, Toulon, Nice.
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A word of advice from Lagrange: French roads are excellent, but not free, so keep some euros handy.
Le Vercors is a high forested plateau, ideal for mountain and nature lovers. The best sites are the Bourne gorges, Choranche caves, Rousset mountain pass and the scenic route of les Goulets. For those interested in gastronomy, visiting the Caves of Chartreuse, cheese farms (blue cheese and Saint-Marcellin) and the "ravioles" (small raviolis) factories is highly reccomended.
Le Vercors has also 320km of cross-country ski trails for visitors to explore, including the famous "Traversee du Vercors" (Trans-Vercors Trail).
