La Tania france
Review of snowboarding and skiing in La Tania France.
La Tania Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1990 the French ski resort La Tania lies at 2738 metres altitude in the Savoie region of the French Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes above 2500m La Tania ski area is snow sure. Over 523 snow cannons ensure artificial La Tania snow making covers 29km of ski trails, which equates to around 25 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to La Tania (France) is Geneva at a distance of 130km or approximately 150 minutes driving time. La Tania ski season runs from December to May.
SNO-man says
Purpose built to house journalists at the 1992 Albertville Winter Olympics, this attractive new centre is particular popular with British package-tour operators. Fully lift-linked in to the Trois Vallees. Architectural style designed in keeping with the natural surroundings.
alpine downhill runs to ski in La Tania France
Beginner Trails
 15 runs 0km |
16% |
Intermediate Trails
 34 runs 0km |
36% |
Advanced Trails
 35 runs 0km |
37% |
Expert Trails
 9 runs 9km |
9% |
La Tania Resort & Holiday Info
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| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
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| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | €218 - €218 |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Dec 2012 |
| Ski Resort Closes | May 2013 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area La Tania Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 150km |
| total length of La Tania trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 8km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | SE E N W |
| direction La Tania ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 2738m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1300m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 1400m |
| centre of La Tania ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 1438m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 1438m |
| can include extra hike up which may be possible above top lift - stat used by some resorts to con us about true "vertical drop" which is lift-served |
Skiing in La Tania
Skiing La Tania you'll enjoy 93 pistes and trails and that means approximately 150km of ski runs. La Tania lifts number 62 with the capacity to uplift 70362 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the French ski resort of La Tania is over 8km long.
SNO-man says
Being near the heart of the Three Valleys, La Tania’s ‘local’ skiing is world class. In resort there are nice long open greens and blues, with a drag lift, perfect for beginners. Taking the lift up into the Three Valleys region, you have Courchvel Valley on the left and Meribel on the right. From Meribel you can continue on to Val Thorens and Les Menuires. The Courchevel valley has around 150km of marked pistes, for all abilities and plenty of off-piste options, and is very pleasing with a very high treeline at around 2300m. The Courchevel Valley has an outstanding selection of blue and red runs, which intermediates will enjoy immensely. Highlights are the Park City red run and the more challenging trails from La Saulire. La Saulire also has the 'The Ugly Sisters' , some of the most difficult couloirs in Europe. These are graded black but are in some place beyond that scale and are really suitable only for the expert skier. Some other popular expert trails are the steep and mogul covered Jockeys or Jean Blanc, the long black mogul, below the Les Creux bowl, down Chanrossa lift. Off course there are plenty of guided off piste opportunities, as well as guided glacier skiing. The Mountain Guides office also offer heliskiing in Italy.
La Tania Ski Area
La Tania ski area has 16% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 36% intermediate, 37% advanced ski slopes and 9% for expert skiers - the most difficult La Tania piste is the ?km Le Grand Couloir run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski La Tania after dark.
La Tania for skiing gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in La Tania
If you snowboard La Tania you'll want to know that, of the 62 ski lifts in total, 28 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up La Tania snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. La Tania snowboard facilities include 1 terrain parks and 3 half pipe (longest half pipe length is ? metres), 0 quarter pipe and 1 boardercross courses.
SNO-man says
La Tania has a snowpark for freestylers and there is a nice beginner’s area for those starting out. But waiting to be explored is the whole Three Valleys (Trios Vallees) Ski area, with many snowboarding highlights, a number of parks, pipes and large powder fields. Specifically, there is a large railpark near Courchevel’s Plantrey chair lift; beneath the Dou der Lanches chair lifts there is an amazing powder field for freeriders. Meribel has one the best French Alpine snowparks, the Moon Park. And the Verdans area has a family park.
La Tania for snowboarding gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
La Tania Apres Ski
The apres ski La Tania scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
7 apres ski bars 10 restaurants 0 bowling 0 night club 1 cinema 1 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 1 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 1 saunas 0 hot tubs 0 solariums 1 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 0 outdoor ice skating 1 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 0 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 26 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 0 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Library, Massage, Physiotherapy, Weights Room, Wi-Fi connection in all the centre of resort.
SNO-man says
La Tania offers mostly snow-based activities as alternatives to ski and board. Options include dog sledding or snow shoeing on the Teppes footpath or the Chevreuils track. Chardons Loisirs offer snowmobiling excursions several times a day. The ski school organise slalom races and torchlit descents.
Paragliding is available with fully experienced and licensed pilots from the meeting point at the Col de la Loze.
Several Accro Bungys (bungy assisted trampolines) are available for those who like acrobatics and flying high and there's also a cinema.
There are more alternatives including indoor facilities at the neighbouring resorts of Courchevel and Méribel. These include an ice skating rink, tobogganing, swimming pool, bowling, karting on ice, climbing wall, mountain flying and much more.
La Tania for apres ski gets 2 stars out of 5 overall
More La Tania Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
La Tania resort - ski La Tania by any other name
The French ski resort of La Tania ski resort is also known as La Tania and has the following common misspellings: Laietania, Latania, Latayna, Lattana, Litania, Lotania, Lutania, Lytania
La Tania ski area has ski slopes which face SE E N W
The direction which the various La Tania ski slopes face can make or break your skiing or snowboarding holiday. If you want to guarantee good snow and ski conditions, you should choose a resort with ski slopes which face the right way for the time of year you're travelling.
- In the coldest winter months of January and February you need a ski resort with some sunny south facing ski slopes, so your days on the snow doesn't feel like a polar expedition. Conversely, in the warmest spring skiing months of March and especially April, a ski resort with some cool and shady north facing slopes will ensure you're not skiing on slush, but benefitting from best late season snow. The best ski resorts have ski areas and slopes which face in all directions so that you're guaranteed greating skiing whatever the weather. La Tania ski resort has ski slopes facing SE E N W.
La Tania for snow gets 4 stars out of 5 overall