Ski Resort Guide: Les Houches

Les Houches, situated 6km down the valley from Chamonix, offers tree-lined pistes and delightful cafes and mountains restaurants and access to the vast Mont Blanc Ski Area, which can be reached using the ski bus.

Most of the skiing in Les Houches is through pine and larch forests, which offers more protection when the winds are high and greater charm than some of the more exposed areas further up the valley.

Height: 950 to 1900m.

Marked Pistes: 55 km with 110 snow cannons.
4 , 5 , 12 , 1 .

No of Lifts: 7 ski lifts, 6 chair lifts, 2 cable cars.

Cross Country Skiing

The village of les Houches prepares cross country skiing tracks by the lake of Chavants (2.8km).
The lift companies prepares a 4.2 kilometer track up at the prarion plateau at 1800 meters.

Hotels non classified

Barme, 320, route des Chavants, 74400 Les Houches, Tel : +33(0)450544266
Fontaine, La Fontaine, 74400 Les Houches, Tel : +33(0)450472196
Campanules, 450, route de Coupeau, 74400 Les Houches, Tel : +33(0)450544071

One Star Hotels

Melezes, 333, rue de l'Essert, 74400 Les Houches, Tel : +33(0)450544009

Two Star Hotels

Montany, 490, le Pont, 74400 Les Houches, Tel : +33(0)450545737
Prarion Alt. 1860 m, 6090, route du Prarion, 74310 Les Houches, Tel : +33(0)450544007
Saint Antoine, 7, route Napoléon, 74400 Les Houches, Tel : +33(0)450544010

Three Star Hotels

Beau Site, Chef Lieu, 74400 Les Houches, Tel : +33(0)450555116
Chris Tal, 242, avenue des Alpages, La Griaz, 74400 Les Houches, Tel : +33(0)450545055
Du Bois, 475, avenue des Alpages, La Griaz, 74400 Les Houches, Tel : +33(0)450545035