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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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January 03, 2008
chris anderson from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Flaine is a brilliant place to ski. I have been going there now for a couple of years and I think it has the best snow record in Europe. There are a few brilliant restaurants and I think it is the best resort I have ever been to. We drive and even though it is 700 miles away, it is worth it.
December 22, 2007
Filoo from Ski USA - California USA - California
Flaine is one of the rare resorts to have been designed from the get go around ski and nothing but ski by Olympic champion Emile Allais. It is known as "Flaine ski aux pieds" , you litterally jump on your skis right out of your hotel and ski non stop till dark. Because most of the resort is located at the bottom of the huge natural Alps basin, you can get to the very top right before lifts stop, and safely make it down for dinner within a few hours. Flaine is not a quaint chalet village, never intended to be. It's simply all about top notch ski!
January 23, 2007
Tony Wade from Ski France France
Great skiing, but quite simply the ugliest architecture in the Alps. Looks like someone took a particularly bad section of Salford or Harlem and whacked it into the Alps. Absolutely criminal.
January 04, 2007
callum from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
I went to flaine last year in April it was fantastic. There was plenty of snow and the instructors were brillant. It was my first time and really got the hang of it. I am going back this year in January and hope it is the same. I'm not sure, but January I think is at the height of the season but hopefully we are as lucky as last time and had to queue very little. If anyone is thinking of going skiing here is definetly the place to be. Nice views, good accomidation and exellent skiing.
December 09, 2006
Cyril Stocker from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
I have been going to Flaine with my family since 1999 and generally go twice a year (xmas and Easter). I have stayed in Hameau and the main resort. To be honest it has become very expensive over the last two years in particular, I have always gone self catering. That said, I don't mind paying, the food is always good and the standard of restuarants is good and accomodating. The most surprising thing has been the increase in costs of the supermarkets, best thing is to bring the essentials with you, cereals, coffee and so on and stock up before you reach the resort. If you are coming from Geneva make sure you call into a supermarket close to Geneva or call off into a town on the way, once you get near Cluse there are no real opportunities. Anyway, hope you enjoy your holiday, I cannot fault Flaine, it is great for kids and the ski scholls are excellent (Green Mouse club for the younger children is very very good). The resort is a little ugly in terms of the buildings but the mountains, skiing etc is superb and is really idela for families. Enjoy, I will be there for the New Year so it must be good if I keep going back for more. I have been skiing for over 20 years and have been all over so I hope that helps.
March 11, 2006
Linda Mills from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
My family and I are returning again to Flaine, I absolutely adored this wonderful ski resport, it has spectacular views, and fantastic for adults and children. This is my favourite resport of all times
January 23, 2006
Peter Touw from Ski France France
Flaine is good skieen/boarden and the chairlift to the rest of the area is good. Offpiste is fun, but look out off the hole's, don't go alone offpiste!! SnowPark was good But, its not cheap. I think 20 % more then Les Arcs/La PLange.
December 07, 2005
Karen Sinclair from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Flaine is a fantastic location for a holiday for all levels of skiers. i went with my Husband and 2 children (then 8 and 5) in 2003. The ski schools are superb and the schools for the children cater for them all day. The slopes are breath taking to see and to ski were perfect. After ski activities are suitable for all ages, swimming and bowling for the kids and bars and resturants for adults. The accomodation is varied too, from basic apartments to 4 star hotels, couldnt ask for more - but get in early, they book up fast!
January 21, 2005
Michael Cooney from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Spent out first skiing holiday in Flaine for Christmas 2004. My wife and I and 2 young kids had ball. As this is my first skiing trip I can't understand why everyone keeps going on about the ugly architecture, I didn't really notice because the scenery of the snow covered mountains was awesome. The skiing was also wonderful and the ski lift operators were great and always seemed to be in a good mood. The ski hire shop gave us tobaggans for our kids to use and we all had a great time on them after a days skiing. The appartment we stayed was sufficient and I didn't find the shops too expensive. Everything within the resort is within walking distance, so we didn't step inside a car all week. I think the resort is perfect for families and would recommend it.
September 06, 2004
julie from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
We went to Flaine In Feb 2004 in a group of 4 adults and 3 kids. I had broke my arm in an earlier ski trip and so could not ski. This did not stop a lovely holiday. Lots to do for kids, bowling alley, public swimming pool and ski school on your doorstep.