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CHILDREN
The creche and nursery "La Petite d'Oz" welcoems children aged between 6 months and 5 years. Older children can get their first introduction to the slopes thanks to the ESF French Ski School, who offers ski lessons to children aged between 4 and 6 years.
OTHER ACTIVITIES
As part of the wider Grand Rousses ski domain, Oz-en-Oisans offers 245km of alpine ski slopes for skiers of all abilities to exlpore at their leisure throughout their stay.
Cross country skiing : length of cross country track 30 Km
Cross-country skiers and off-piste adventurers visiting Oz-en-Oisans can enjoy access to 30km of cross-country trails at an approximate altitude of 2100m (access is via cable car and payable locally on a weekly basis).
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Oz-en-Oisans is easily accessible from Grenoble train station (55km), and Lagrange can arrange rail travel and accommodation packages for those skiers who a more leisurely joureny to the Alps for their winter getaway. For more information and prices, contact our friendly UK reservations team on 020 7371 6111.
Oz-en-Oisans is a well-equipped resort, and offers all necessary amenities. including a mini-market, sports shop, and a range of local resturants. A wider range of facilities can also be found in Allemont (approx 10km away), such as a doctors, and pharmacy.
All information provided here is intended for guidance only and is not contractual. For more detailed, up to date information, please contact local 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.
LES GRANDES ROUSSES is made up of the following resorts: Alpe d'Huez, Vaujany, Auris & Oz en Oisans, Villard Reculas.
* High, sunny, south-facing slopes.
* Efficient gondola links between satellite resorts and Alpe d'Huez.
* Longest descent in France (16km).
* Excellent off-piste snowboarding.
Height: 1250m-3350m.
The ski domain covers 238km of slopes, has approx 85 ski lifts and 700 snow cannons.
Lift pass prices (all 6 days and include access to Palais des Sports): 210 euros/adult, 158 euros/children aged 5-12 years inclusive and senior citizens aged 65-71 years inclusive, free for children under 5 years and senior citizens over 71 years.
