La Rosière
Sunny family resort linked to La Thuile, Italy, across the Petit-Saint-Bernard Pass for international skiing.
Key Stats
Terrain Breakdown
The percentage of marked trails in each difficulty level. A higher beginner percentage means more terrain suitable for novices and families; a higher advanced percentage means more challenge for experts.
Best For
When to go
Average monthly snowfall and snowpack depth, with the typical operating window shaded.
La Rosière's heaviest snowfall lands in January; the snowpack peaks in March.
- Snowfall
- peaks Jan
- Snowpack
- peaks Mar
- Typical season
- Nov – Apr
Snowfall: Météo-France, monthly normals (1994–2023).
Snow depth: Météo-France, monthly normals (1994–2023).
Location
La Rosière sits high in the French Alps of the Tarentaise valley, in the Savoie part of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes near Bourg-Saint-Maurice. Perched well above the valley floor on a south-facing slope, it has a high-alpine setting along the Italian border.
Getting there
Fly into Chambéry (CMF), about 2 hours from the resort by road.
- Chambéry (CMF)2 hoursDirections
- Lyon (LYS)2.5 hoursDirections
- Geneva (GVA)3 hoursDirections
- Lift-linked with La Thuile (Italy) — Lift-linked on snow across the Petit-Saint-Bernard pass — same pass spans the Italian and French sides. (via the Espace San Bernardo)
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