La Rosiere

skikeen · 01-11-12, 07:03 AM

Has anyone skied in La Rosiere? I rather fancy being able to ski over into Italy, and maybe get away from the endless melted cheese at every meal!! I hear that the lifts are sometimes closed due to high winds.

lilywhite · 01-11-12, 08:22 PM

Nice resort but I would personally prefer to stay the Italian side of the mountain, we found it was warmer the French side BUT very icy in the morning, very slushy toward the end of the day, the runs on the French side all converged onto 1 very busy piste where at the end of the day you were dodging many Bambis on ice or crazy fast boarders.
The Italian runs seemed more varied and longer without the bottleneck. Food was cheaper and better quality.The planibel complex whilst a little souless is right on the slope and good value but we would walk into the town for a bit more night life.
We went in January and had a great time, I would definately go again.
The 2 drags that connect La Ros to La Thuile are VERY long and closed 2/6 days due to high winds. Make sure you don't get caught the wrong side, its a very steep taxi fare back by road.

skikeen · 02-11-12, 06:31 AM

Many thanks for that - the high wind factor is obviously why they promote ski-kiting as an alternative! We are not going until March, so maybe we will be lucky.

lilywhite · 02-11-12, 02:24 PM

Hopefully the sun will have his hat on for you!

otisdelarosa · 17-01-13, 01:42 AM

I've never been there, but a lot of my friends says that its a a beautiful and nice resort.

01-11-12, 07:03 AM	#1
skikeen I haven't picked a title Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 3	La Rosiere Has anyone skied in La Rosiere? I rather fancy being able to ski over into Italy, and maybe get away from the endless melted cheese at every meal!! I hear that the lifts are sometimes closed due to high winds. __________________

01-11-12, 08:22 PM	#2
lilywhite I haven't picked a title Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 50	Nice resort but I would personally prefer to stay the Italian side of the mountain, we found it was warmer the French side BUT very icy in the morning, very slushy toward the end of the day, the runs on the French side all converged onto 1 very busy piste where at the end of the day you were dodging many Bambis on ice or crazy fast boarders. The Italian runs seemed more varied and longer without the bottleneck. Food was cheaper and better quality.The planibel complex whilst a little souless is right on the slope and good value but we would walk into the town for a bit more night life. We went in January and had a great time, I would definately go again. The 2 drags that connect La Ros to La Thuile are VERY long and closed 2/6 days due to high winds. Make sure you don't get caught the wrong side, its a very steep taxi fare back by road. __________________

02-11-12, 06:31 AM	#3
skikeen I haven't picked a title Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 3	Many thanks for that - the high wind factor is obviously why they promote ski-kiting as an alternative! We are not going until March, so maybe we will be lucky.

02-11-12, 02:24 PM	#4
lilywhite I haven't picked a title Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 50	Hopefully the sun will have his hat on for you!

17-01-13, 01:42 AM	#5
otisdelarosa Ski Enthusiast Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Saint Louis, MO Posts: 208	I've never been there, but a lot of my friends says that its a a beautiful and nice resort.