Like Le Tour this is a good place for beginners and intermediates.
More sheltered than the other ski areas, it' s the place to go when the
weather is bad. There are some good fun runs through the trees.
Les Houches has two main cable cars: one leaves from the center of town and climbs to Bellevue, the other from Les Chavants to La Prarion.Cham' Ski passes
are now valid in Les Houches ski area.
Every year Les Houches organizes one of the Alpine Ski World Cup downhill races, The Kandahar. All the best skiers in the world come here to ski La Verte. More information here...
There
is less off piste but many fun runs through the trees. When there is
enough snow, descents can be made on the St Gervais side to a mountain
restaurant "La Tanniere"or to St Gervais. Much more sheltered than the
other ski areas, because of the many trees, it can be a good place to go when the weather's bad. Attention boarders
- there are a lot of drag lifts in this ski area and you'll be doing a
bit of pushing as there are lots of flat sections between many lift
links.
Free night skiing on the Tourchet piste on Thursdays!
Both lifts are on the Chamonix free bus route. Parking at Les Chavants is easier than at the center of Les Houches town.
