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Samoens ratings
Access: 5.0
Accommodation: 4.6
Cheap Rooms: 3.0
Luxury Hotels: 3.6
Snowsure: 4.2

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Le Criou, Samoens

30 Jan 2010

Off piste in the Combe Gers, Samoens

1 Mar 2011


Samoens Ski Resort Guide

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Samoens Ski Resort Guide

Samoens, together with Morillion, Sixt and Les Carroz comprise the Massif ski area. The area offers a total of 125 km of slopes and 42 ski lifts. This smaller Massif ski area excludes Flaine. The area that includes Flaine is known as the Grand Massif. Samoens itself has 16 lifts and 22 groomed ski trails. The runs are most suitable for beginners and intermediates. There is a terrain park and cross country skiing. The nearest airport to Samoens is Geneva.

Resorts close to Samoens include: Morillon (4 km), Sixt (5 km), Flaine (7 km), Les Carroz (9 km), Les Gets (10 km),

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Trails (Pistes): 22 Halfpipes: -
Summit: 2460 m Toplift: m
Beg: 52% Int: 37% Adv: 11% Terrain Parks: 1
Vertical Drop: 1641 m X-Country: 90 km
Lifts: 16 (42 in four resorts of Massif) Snowmaking: -
Gondolas / Cable Cars: 3 Slopeside accommodation: Y
Restaurants: 18 Acres of ski: -
Bars: 4 Nearest Airport: Geneva / Geneve
Nearest Train: Cluses Tourist Info Phone:: +33450344028,
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Visitor Reviews of Samoens


Mark from France writes:

A very pretty village and the ski area links well with the whole Grand Massif. Can be busy at school holiday times particularlry if tied to ski school - but low season is a dream. The mountain restaurants are excellent. We liked it so much we moved here.

2012-01-25

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City Forecasts
Closest to Samoens

city forecasts
Samoens, France 0 km
Araches-la-Frasse, France 9 km
Les Gets, France 10 km
Chatillon-sur-Cluses, France 11 km
Magland, France 11 km

Surf Breaks
Closest to Samoens

surf forecast
Acque-Calde (Savona), Italy 241 km
Cogoleto, Italy 241 km
Varazze, Italy 241 km
Voltri, Italy 242 km
Multido (Genoa), Italy 247 km

Resorts and Mountain Peaks Surrounding Samoens

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Mountain Peaks
Closest to Samoens

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Dents Blanches, France 10 km
Le Cheval Blanc (mountain), France 11 km
Les Perrons, France 14 km
Mont Ruan, France 14 km
Pointe de Chesery, France 15 km