Ski Resort Guide: Les Houches

Chamonix | Argentière

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.

Chamonix | Argentière