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Family friendly Les Carroz is one of 5 villages that makes up France’s Grand Massif ski area, and lays claim to having had the first ever ski lift, built in 1939. It’s a charming and spacious village and a good contrast to the brutal looking Flaine which sits higher up in the same linked area.

Les Carroz is a favourite for families. It’s certainly not a wild apres party kind of place, but has plenty of child friendly facilities and activities for non-skiers. It’s been classified a “Famille Plus” resort so it’s very much geared up for smaller mountain lovers with a good range of nurseries, ski schools and introductory sessions available. The Aquacime spa and fitness centre has an outdoor swimming pool and the fitness centre has an indoor pool, spa, sauna and gym.

Les Carroz is lift-linked to the other other villages in the area with the exception of Sixt, which you can ski down to but doesn’t have it’s own lift to bring you back into the main area. However you can easily get up to the high altitude resort of Flaine and enjoy skiing and snowboarding up at 2500m. There are plenty of tree runs which adds to the overall prettiness of the area.

It’s a good spot for people looking for chalets away from the hustle and bustle of more crowded resorts. Check out Chalet Grand Mont, Chalet Erica and Chalet Deux Freres.

Total ski area:265km
Pistes (Grand Massif):148
Pistes (Massif):85
Lifts (Grand Massif):78
Lifts (Massif):42

1 day area pass:€45.50 for Grand Massif, €39.50 for Massif
6 day area pass:€237 for Grand Massif, €205.20 for Massif

Official website
http://winter.lescarroz.com/

Linked areas:
Flaine, Samoëns, Morillon, Sixt

Lift passes can be bought for either the full Grand Massif area which includes Flaine, Samoëns, Morillon, Sixt along with Les Carroz, or the Massif pass which excludes Flaine, giving access to Les Carroz, Morillon, Samoëns and Sixt ski areas plus the Vernant bowl.

Les Carroz is an absolute breeze to get to as a transfer from Geneva airport will take less than hour. It’s one of the best places to head to if you’re looking to maximise slope-time and do a weekend trip.

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  By air
  Geneva airport is only 90km and less than an hours drive/transfer from Les Carroz. 

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  By road
  Take the L´Autoroute Blanche motorway (A40) towards Chamonix. Take the Cluses Centre exit. Follow signs towards Sallanches, Grand Massif and then Les Carroz.

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  By train
  The nearest train station to Les Carroz is Cluses train station (37km). There are lots of bus services running to Les Carroz.



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