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Flaine Resort Reviews

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Visitor reviews for Flaine Ski Resort

Flaine Ratings

Overall: 3.9. Based on 72 votes and 74 reviews.

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Snowsure: 4.4

  • Occasionally gets enough snow for skiing
  • Is often closed due to a lack of snow
  • Occasionally suffers from a lack of snow
  • Rarely suffers from a lack of snow
  • Flaine is snowsure even in the poorest seasons

Variety of pistes: 4.6

  • The ski runs are featureless and unvaried
  • The ski runs are varied but not extensive enough for a week
  • Flaine has diverse and interesting pistes including forests and high alpine terrain

Off-piste: 4.3

  • No off-piste worth mentioning
  • Off piste is out-of-bounds
  • Some varied offpiste that stays fresh for one or two days
  • A vast array of off-piste routes that can stay untracked for several days

Scenery: 3.9

  • An ugly resort in a bland setting
  • Average mountain views and resort
  • A spectacular setting and a beautiful / historic resort town

Access: 4.6

  • At least one overnight stop
  • Requires a whole day
  • Requires more than half a day – you may have time for a few turns
  • Arrive by lunchtime and ski all afternoon
  • There is a main airport within an hour of Flaine

Public Transport: 3.8

  • There are no buses or taxis to Flaine
  • There are slow or infrequent buses / trains available
  • Getting to the resort is easy with frequent bus / train connections

Accommodation: 4.3

  • No places to stay in/near Flaine
  • A few places to stay in the resort
  • A wide variety of accommodation suitable to suit all budgets

Cheap Rooms: 3.6

  • No budget accommodation available
  • Just one or two hostels so book ahead
  • Several cheap hostels and pensions available

Luxury Hotels: 3.8

  • No luxury accommodation available
  • Just one or two luxury hotels so book ahead
  • Several up-market hotels in Flaine

Ski in/Ski out: 4.6

  • The ski area is located far from any accommodation
  • A free ski bus takes you to the ski area in a short trip
  • Ski-in ski-out accommodation is available

Childcare: 4.0

  • There are no child care facilities at Flaine
  • The resort has limited child-care facilities
  • the resort has excellent child-care facilities including at least one reasonably priced creche

Snowmaking: 4.2

  • Flaine relies entirely on natural snow
  • There are just a few snow cannons
  • There are snowmaking facilities on all pistes

Snow Grooming: 4.4

  • There are no snow groomers at Flaine
  • Occasionally some pistes are left ungroomed and in a poor state
  • All the runs at Flaine are groomed daily

Shelter: 3.8

  • There is nowhere to ski when it is windy or visibility is bad and lifts often shut
  • There are some trees for poor visibility but main lifts sometimes close
  • Flaine is mostly in forest where you can ski in flat-light and windy days, lifts rarely close

Nearby options: 3.3

  • If snow conditions are poor at Flaine, it will be poor everywhere nearby
  • There are good alternatives within an hours drive
  • Other locations on the same lift pass provide a rich variety of snowsure ski conditions

Regional rating: 4.6

  • Flaine usually has poor snow conditions compared to other resorts in region
  • Has average conditions for the region
  • Usually has the best snow conditions in the region

Lift Staff: 4.3

  • The staff at Flaine are rude or unhelpful
  • Lift staff at Flaine are pleasant, cheerful and eager to help

Crowds/Queues: 3.8

  • The resort is always busy and there are usually long lift queues
  • It is quiet apart from occasional weekends and school holidays
  • It is uncrowded and lift queues are very rare

Ski Schools: 4.5

  • No ski schools available
  • One or two ski schools but local language only
  • A few ski schools but book early for multi-lingual instructors
  • Plenty of ski schools and multi-lingual instructors available
  • Excellent ski schools with friendly multi-lingual ski instructors

Hire and Repairs: 4.5

  • Nothing can be sourced, not even ski-wax or ptex
  • There are some ski shops but rentals need to be booked in advance
  • Good quality ski equipment can be purchased or hired and overnight repairs are possible

Beginners: 4.1

  • Beginners can only watch others ski and snowboard
  • A few gentle slopes but beginners will get bored in less than a week
  • Vast areas of gentle terrain

Intermediates: 4.6

  • No intermediate terrain at Flaine
  • Intermediate skiers will get bored after a few days
  • Vast areas of cruising runs

Advanced: 4.3

  • Nothing for advanced skiers and snowboarders
  • Enough steep terrain for a few days with some good offpiste
  • Enough steep terrain and offpiste areas to entertain advanced skiers for at least a week

Snow Park: 3.6

  • Not even a kicker at Flaine
  • Average sized park quite well looked after
  • Huge park area and expertly crafted pipes, jumps and boardercross trails

Cross-country: 3.5

  • There is nowhere to go for cross-country skiing around Flaine
  • There are some cross country trails available
  • The area features many spectacular and well maintained cross-country trails

Luge/Toboggan: 2.2

  • No designated luge or toboggan runs
  • There are toboggan runs that open quite often
  • Flaine has long and well maintained luge / toboggan facilities suitable for all ages

Mountain Dining: 3.7

  • Nowhere to buy food by the pistes
  • Some places to eat up on the mountain but they are often busy and expensive
  • There is a variety of excellent mountain eateries right next to the slopes to suit all budgets

Eating: 3.7

  • Bring your own food, there isn't even a shop
  • There are a few places to eat in the resort but nothing special
  • A wide variety of places to eat and drink in the resort, from fast food to fancy restaurants

Apres-Ski: 3.3

  • Nothing to do, not even a bar
  • There are a few bars in the resort but nothing special
  • Clubs and bars stay open until very late and have a friendly atmosphere

Other Sports: 3.2

  • No sports facilities at all apart from ski lifts
  • Resort has just a small public swimming pool
  • Resort has all kinds of sports facilities, including a full-size swimming pool

Entertainment: 3.1

  • Besides the snow and walking there is nothing to do here
  • The non-skier will find things to do for few days but may become bored after a week
  • The resort area is a fascinating place to visit, regardless of winter sports

Winter Walks: 3.5

  • Very limited walking and no snowshoe trails
  • A couple of designated scenic walking/snowshoe trails
  • Extensive and diverse winter walking trails for all abilities

Ski Pass Value: 4.1

  • A 1 week ski pass is overpriced compared to the number of lifts available
  • The ski pass is averagely priced and covers a reasonable number of lifts
  • Ski passes are excellent value for money and cover a lot of lifts spanning a big area

Value (National): 3.9

  • Overall, Flaine is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the country and not worth the money
  • Overall represents average value for money
  • Overall offers the best value resort in the country

Value (Global): 4.0

  • Overall, Flaine is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the world
  • Overall it offers pretty average value for money compared to resorts from other countries
  • Internationally the resort offers excellent value for money

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February 18, 2012
Janey from Ski France France
Just back from what was generally a perfect week in Flaine. Excellent snow, lifts opened pretty much on time - the skiing is fantastic. The village architecture is not pretty but the natural scenery is amazing and breathtaking. The service, however, in the mountain restaurants in Flaine is generally appalling and for the prices places charge it's irritating at best and infuriating at worst. We had an ok "cheap" meal in the restaurant Le Pre at the bottom of the main cable car station - 5.40€ for a coca cola - which was out of a tap. The service was awful and the staff extremely rude. Avoid this place at all costs and head up to the Bissac - still a bit overpriced but at least they're pleasant when they're ripping you off. For the best mountain restaurants head towards Morillon - Le Beu is a very traditional style place, with realistic prices. Or the Igloo - great on a sunny day. All in all, the skiing in Flaine is great, the service is the opposite. The prices would not be out of place in Kensington!
February 14, 2012
Patsey from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Great time 14th to 21st Jan 2012 5 great days sunny last day snow but we still skied all day. Snow was brill. All lifts were on, good access to Les Carroz etc. Hardly any queues, only a wait of about 5/6 mins on main cable car. Stayed at le totem as we got a late deal. Second visit, was clean, food was good, self service at lunch with choice of main course and various salads, also free wine and fruit juice. Dinner seemed bit disorganised re. queues, service slow, but food good and all staff very helpful and friendly. We usually go to Val Thorens, Val d'isere so we really enjoyed the lack of big queues and the short transfer from the airport.
February 07, 2012
Maxine Stuttard from Ski Spain Spain
Went to Flaine 21st Jan 2012 and had a brilliant time. Not the prettiest village in the Alps with its concrete 'designer' buildings but you´re there for the skiing. Shame that at least half the time the visibility was hindered by fog but sometimes we had the slopes to ourselves which was excellent. Beware of the Cascade Run down to Sixt - it shouldn't be classed as a blue as it turned into an exhausting nightmare for all but the most confident skiers in our group. Sixt fer Cheval is well worth a visit though - ski down to Samoens and then take the free bus if you don't want to risk the Cascade (which was actually closed most of the time anyway due to avalanche risks). Apartment was great - Les Gemeaux bldg in Foret (bldg entrance tired but ok) and at just 180 pounds for the week on owners direct website we'll certainly go again and won't hesitate to recommend it. Beware meal prices at La Perdrix Noire restaurant.
February 06, 2012
Henry from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
We have been going to Flaine for many years and prefer it to many other resorts. The transit time from Geneva is a major plus factor. It is also not too overcrowded except perhaps for the peak season in February. The skiing is varied if you ski the entire grand massif, the ski-schools are great and it's virtually ski-in ski-out except for some of the new developments. This season is the best snow for many years! The reason for the delayed opening of many of the lifts is predominantly due to ice on the cables after bad weather, the risk of avalanches in certain areas, and high winds. Perhaps the fault lies with the lift company for not communicating that fact, but they will always open up where they can. The area is still in the process of upgrading the older lifts, having already installed a number of new high speed chairs. The Aup de Veran gondola is still closed this season as a result of a very serious derailment in October last year. They have replaced the entire cable and will be airlifting two new pylons into place in the next week - should be open before the end of Feb. Consult associationflainoise.free.fr for up to date information.
January 30, 2012
Reece Knowles from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Just got back from Flaine (21/1/12 – 28/1/12) and the snow are amazing! Some days the vision was a bit impaired because Flaine is situated in a bowl and is prone to mist dropping down! Skiing was first rate and would go back without hesitation. Was first time there because we normally go to the 3 Valliees. Great time but service in Hotel Le Totem is disgusting at meal times, thank god for good skiing..
January 28, 2012
Ali - Lincoln from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Just returned from a week in Flaine, no complaints at all. Some people say the place is ugly.....so what, I was there for the skiing, and to be fair, it's not all ugly!! The ski lifts were great, no waiting for us, they ran efficiently all week. An abundance of snow, but that was just lucky. The pistes were kept in fantastic condition all week despite difficult conditions for the bashers. Recommend the Flying Dutchman for apres-ski, my favourite run is 'Fred', it's at the top, the lift there opens at 10, try and be first on it - magic :-)
January 15, 2012
Dan grant from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
I can only assume that another reviewer's bad experience was due to the high winds in the first week of Jan, as we have just come back from a glorious week (7th-14th) with sunshine from Monday onwards, excellent snow coverage with the Cascades being open (although slightly icy lower down near Sixt) and both the Gers powder bowl and the Lindars nord lift to the great "Fred" red run, I can only say what a great week was had by all of us and we'll definitely being going back again.
January 04, 2012
Steve Walsh from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
I have just read the entry by another reviewer. My children had to wait nearly an hour and half to get up the cable car yesterday. It was a beautiful sunny day and there was only one main lift working hence such a huge wait. There was no explanation. Today, again, the chairs were not running. The hotel is great, the ski school wonderful but the lifts...awful. How they can justify the price of the 6 day pass with this level of service is beyond me.
December 31, 2011
Susan from Ski France France
There is an abundance of snow in Flaine and the skiing is superb. The new 6 man Desert Blanc chair lift is excellent and takes just 5 minutes compared to more than double that on the old 4 seater. It links up well with the Tete des Verds lift installed a couple of years ago, but access to the Faust run is no longer possible at the top. The resort is coping well without the Telecabine de Laup de Veran, which will be out of action until February. The two long drag lifts from the Bissac restaurant have been removed over the summer, and I think that this was a mistake. We need a replacement chair. I have heard much better reports of the Totem hotel this year, which appears to be very good value for money. The Swedish staff are said to be polite and helpful, and the food good, with plenty of house wine. One grouse is the queue for dinner (why don't they put more tables in there!), otherwise complaints have been niggles about the size of the rooms and other unreasonable stuff - bearing in mind the price. There has been a lot of investment in the resort recently, with several new apartment blocks. We need more quality hotels! The Montsoleil apartments are very popular - and apparently fully booked over Christmas and New Year. A new phase is planned. It should be another great skiing year in Flaine.
December 29, 2011
Harry Jones from Ski France France
Whilst the snow conditions in Flaine are often good it seems a shame the lift company cannot seem to be able to organise themselves. The lifts rarely seem to open on time and the loading of the cable car and chairs is very badly organised. Poor management.