Description of Les Houches

Altitude

1000 meters.

Skiing area

 
 4 green pistes
 6 blue pistes
 12 red pistes
 2 black pistes
 

Description of the resort

In the heart of the valley of Arve, at the foot of Mont-Blanc, the resort of Houches, opens its pistes. Small and tall at once, sportive and familial, les Houches is a remarkable compromise between modernism and authenticity. Discover a traditional village from Savoie where the life is mainly organised around the practise of sledging sports. Located between 900 and 1900 meters of elevation and armed with its 55 kilometers of pistes, the area is one of the most important in Haute-Savoie. Integrated at the vast skiing area of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, the resort of Les Houches offers a variety of pistes and a diversity of activities that will appeal the sledging lovers. Practise all the kinds of sledging in an amazing environment facing Mont-Blanc. Alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, surf, telemark, freestyle, speed-riding and many other activities. To practise the most your winter activities, benefit from the proximity and the expertise of your Intersport store. The resort is also famous for the organisation of the trial of masculine world cup on the legendary "Verte des Houches" that is considerated as one of the beautiful pistes on the world circuit.