Ski and snowboard hire Les Houches
At the entry of the Mont Blanc valley , come and discover winter sports in the Les Houches ski resort. A beautiful village resort, Les Houches is overlooked by the “Aiguille du Gouter” glacier which gives an amazing view to skiers. Thanks to its situation in the Mont Blanc valley, every year, Les Houches hostsa great number of ski events: the Alpine Ski World Cup, the Kids Contest, the Verte a l’Envers… Les Houches is linked to a domain of 700km of pistes thanks to the Mont Blanc skipass, which gives access to all the Mont Blanc resorts: Chamonix, Les Contamines, Megeve… For a family ski trip, Les Houches is cross country skiing, alpine skiing, Joëring skiing, skicross, snowboarding, telemarking, freestyle in the “Airpark Bellevue” snowpark… Nearly all winter sports exist in this medium altitude resort. On the resorts pistes, you might come across the French ski team, who regularly train there. When taking off your ski boots, you will have the pleasure to discover the other side of Les Houches: guided theme visits of “Du rail au cable” which is the history of ski lifts. For history lovers, Les Houches has its share of history: the Saint Michel chateau ruins (dating from the XVIth century), baroque churches dating from the XVIIIth century, chapels, bread ovens and oratories. When it comes to nature lovers, the Merlet parc, the Diosaz Gorges and the natural Carlaveyron reserve are not to be missed.
12-02-2008 
Temp.: -2 / -11 °C
Freeze elev.: 1050 m
Snow reports: 2 cm
