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February 09, 2015
Barbora from Czech Republic
Barbora from Czech Republic
We were here for a week (we returned yesterday). We are not going here again. Our apartment (Domaine de l'Arselle) was really small; for a family with two children we get 1 bedroom and a kitchen with convertible couch (usually we get a bedroom and bunk for two child). Rooms were really small and it didn't have a balcony. Skiing is great, but that's in all the places in France where we were (Alpa d'Houze, Puy St. Vincent).
We were there for the second time and we had (again) problems with employees. We always clean the apartment after ourselves and we never had problems anywhere. In Chamrousse they had a problem three years ago; we lost a hanger. They wanted 10 Euros and when they came to take back their keys from the room they wanted stupid things to clean, like mop under cabinets (which no one did in at least 5 years). This year they said the room wasn't clean enough. Okay, they had to clean it. If we would have ordered them to clean it it would have cost us 32 Euros. We expected that they are going to want about 40 Euros. They wanted 80 Euros. We have never ever had this problem anywhere else. Read More
January 09, 2015
Paul Grezio from Germany
Paul Grezio from Germany
I have just been to Chamrousse again with my family. I have to say that it gets better and better every time we go. We stayed at the Domaine de l'Arselle which is ideal for families or groups travelling together. The place is very well kept and you can ski up to your apartment. The views from the balcony are just amazing.
Highly recommend this place. Great for beginners as well as advanced skiers. Read More
December 07, 2012
Belinda from United Kingdom
Belinda from United Kingdom
January 18, 2011
Jo from United Kingdom
Jo from United Kingdom
We visited Chamrousse last Jan (10) and are set to go again on Saturday. We had an amazing time. We are advanced skiers with young children and after a week in the resort they are intermediate level and confident on blues and reds. Can't wait to get back this year to try the ski cross run on our new twin tip/all mountian skis!
Highly recommended to families with young kids or general beginners. We had fun as advanced skiers on the olympic runs and blacks but plenty there for all. Read More
November 23, 2010
william from United Kingdom
william from United Kingdom
Chamrousse is a brilliant resort!
We've had an appartment there for 3 years and been skiing there every year of them and have never got bored of it. There is a good variety of slopes and amazing off-piste! It is only 40 minutes from Grenoble so easily reachable and the resorts of Alpe d'Uex and Les Deux Alpes are only 1 hour away. Altogether a beautiful resort with incredible scenery! Read More
November 18, 2010
Will from United Kingdom
Will from United Kingdom
I visited last year and loved it. Chamrousse is a real family resort and is so much cheeper than say the 3 valleys. Ok, the skiing is not as extensive, but the overall atmosphere is great. Chamrousse is very "French" which is a breath of fresh air. I firmly believe that this is a hidden gem and I have noticed more UK operators have Chamrousse on its books. Its always a good sign when you see new investment being ploughed into the resort, and new tasteful developments appearing.
Visit Chamrousse and enjoy it. You won't feel like you're walking down the Kings Road! Read More
January 31, 2010
Boltie from United Kingdom
Boltie from United Kingdom
Just back from a week's skiing. Our first French experience & we were pleasantly surprised. Lots of snow & sun, was a joy to be able to sit out on the terraces eating lunch & not freeze. Having previously skied in Lapland, Italy & Canada, all extremely cold in January, Chamrousse was like heaven!
Access to the slopes from our apartments (Chamrousse apts-1700) was the best we've ever had-virtually ski to the door & hardly any lift queues-although extremely busy at the w'end.
We did find some of the piste grading a little out though as several of the green & blue runs had very steep sections on them with little or no grooming going on which made for a bumpy ride after two decent snowfalls-beginners beware!!
There is a great little mountain restaurant called La Mamamute which is on the lower slopes nr to 1750 & isn't on the piste map-they do excellent gluwein & good coffee.
The only downside is they don't really seem to do much piste-bashing at Chamrousse, but there's plenty of powder about if that's your thing.
We would return here as the views & acessability to the slopes are second to none, however, if you're a good intermediate & above you may well do all the runs in a day or two-but it's well worth a look at-try it!! Read More
December 11, 2009
Helen from United Kingdom
Helen from United Kingdom
August 28, 2009
Adrian Hamilton from United Kingdom
Adrian Hamilton from United Kingdom
I visited Chamrousse over the New Year period '08 to '09. It was just one of a number of ski areas I visited over a 2 week period. I am a regular visitor to the French Alps and generally love everything about France and French skiing. Chamrousse proved a major disappointment.
Despite a mild spell, conditions across this part of the Alps were generally very good. Other areas we'd visited in the days leading up to our visit, including the resorts of the Grand Massif and the tiny resort of Lans en Vercors had maintained very good piste conditions. Chamrousse, however, was in a very poor state of piste maintenance.
There was plenty of snow around but it appeared that little had been done to prepare the pistes and as a result they were in a condition more in keeping with an early season where little snow had fallen. Some of the easy pistes used as links by real novice skiers had been left unpisted from the previous days and as a result, chopped snow had frozen and created very treacherous conditions for all but experienced skiers.
This atmosphere that suggested a lack of preparation was supported by the apathy of lift staff. On one occasion a child fell off a drag lift within 50 metres of the start and was desperately struggling to get out of the way. It took a good 3 - 4 minutes for her to clear the area aided by her father, who despite being a novice himself had to climb the icy track to assist. There were 3 lift operators watching while an increasingly irritated large queue looked on.
In many places the lift tracks had been left bare when a shovel and a couple of pisters could have remedied the problem in minutes. I watched 2 of them sitting by the side of one bare area for a good 10 minutes with shovel in hand while they smoked a cigarette. This was around the middle of the day and the track had been bare since the lift opened.
The lack of care in the resort apart, this is a congested area with many awkward piste intersections, creating numerous danger spots when the resort is busy. The impression is given that they have tried to cram as many pistes as possible into a relatively small area.
The resort stations themselves are extremely ugly and typify all that was worst about 1960's purpose built with high rise apartment blocks more in keeping with a city centre than a beautiful mountain environment.
I was so disappointed in the area that I wrote to the tourist office to voice my concerns, something I have never even thought of doing before in over 30 years skiing.
There are several much nicer areas close to the city of Grenoble; Les Sept Laux, Alpe du Grand Serre, Lans en Vercors, Villard de Lans to name a few. These would be much better choices.
The whole area is, in my opinion, in need of a major overhaul.
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February 03, 2008
David Groves from United Kingdom
David Groves from United Kingdom
Great resort for all abilities! Quick transfer from Grenoble. Amazing views. Great skiing and plenty for the advanced skier. The resort has a a good ski park and ski-cross course as well; great fun! We stayed at Ecrin Les Neiges appartments. Good value and highly recommended! Plenty of bars and restaurants for apres-ski. What more could you want? Read More