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Le Criou, Samoens photo

Photo credit: Andy Petersen

Sun set on the mountains, Samoens photo

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Rainbow over the Criou Mountain, Samoens photo

Photo credit: Martin Halliday

Off piste in the Combe Gers, Samoens photo

Photo credit: Sian Hughes

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Issued: 18 Jun

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Today’s Weather (1469 m)

night
rain showers
10 SE10
21 °C F-Level
4400m
AM
clear
5 SSE5
20 °C F-Level
4300m
PM
rain showers
0 NW0
22 °C F-Level
4250m

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 (9 km), Les Carroz (9 km), Les Gets (10 km),

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Samoens Location Maps

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All Samoens Resort Stats

Piste info

  • Trails (Pistes): 22
  • Beginner: 52%
  • Intermediate: 37%
  • Advanced: 11%
  • Cross-country: 90 km
  • Snowmaking: -
  • Acres of ski: -
  • Terrain Parks: 1
  • Halfpipes: -

Social

  • Restaurants: 18
  • Bars: 4
  • Slopeside accommodation: Y

Mountain info

  • Summit: 2120 m
  • Vertical Drop: 1302 m
  • Base: 007

Lifts

  • Gondolas / Cable Cars: 3
  • Toplift: m

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Information supplied 25 Mar 2011




Visitor Reviews of Samoens


Martin from France writes:

I have to disagree very strongly with the overall sweeping statements about the area being overwhelmed and too busy with long lift queues.
We have had a chalet in Samoens since 2005 and ski here all season from December to April.
Apart from New Year week and some school holiday periods in February, the resort is pretty much deserted. It can be busier some weekends as day trippers come to ski but midweek it's very quiet.
Just be aware of the busy periods and book accordingly. All resorts are busy at New Year and half-term. Christmas week, much less so.
There are new lifts put in every year.
If you require transfers from Geneva, please look up Go Massif Transfers to Flaine, Morillon, Les Gets, Samoens etc. Very frequent and inexpensive. We have used them for 8 years and highly impressed by the standard of service. Rates vary from shared to private transfer.
You can even book your lift passes online with Grand Massif to prevent queuing at the lift. The season pass is an absolute bargain at around 439 Euro from Decenber to April. That's a 50% discount! 254 Euro for up to 17 yrs.
We love this area and after skiing all over the Alps for 40 years, wouldn't be any place else. Samoens is beautiful both winter and especially in summer having been awarded special French heritage status.
Certainly one of the better kept secrets rather than the average soulless purpose built resorts.

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City Forecasts
Closest to Samoens

city forecasts
Thonon-les-Bains, France 37 km
Annemasse, France 40 km
Geneva, Switzerland 48 km
Lancy, Switzerland 49 km
Lausanne, Switzerland 50 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

mountain forecasts
Pointe de Nyon, France 7 km
Grenier de Commune, France 9 km
Dents Blanches, France 10 km
Le Cheval Blanc (mountain), France 11 km
Hauts-Forts, France 11 km