Vars Travel Guide

 10 Opinions

 Djinn76 Says:  This is the name given to a cocktail made of hot chocolate and Chartreuse, a local alcohol. Not too bad but I definitely prefer some Cognac or Armagnac in my hot chocolate…However no reason to complain! It was offered on Sunday evening by the tourism office. It was indeed... 

 Djinn76 Says:  This is the kind of vehicle that is going through the different slopes in the evening or during the night (you can then see their strong lights) to prepare them for us…They are indeed removing the bumps and preparing a nice, slick and easy slope. They are barely going... 

 Djinn76 Says:  This is the other way to reach the summits. Much more comfortable than a ski-lift, this is also a nice way to chat with other people. When lots of people are queuing up to take the lift, it is polite to always fill in the chair lift to the maximum. If 4 seats are available... 

 Djinn76 Says:  This is the elementary way to climb a slope with your skis… They have completely disappeared from some of the skiing domain (Trois Vallees for example) but are essential in “La Foret Blanche” domain. Not really comfortable and not always easy, I started to appreciate them.... 

 Djinn76 Says:  A really nice part of the domain! The access is done via a 4 person’s chair-lift but there is only one red slope starting from the top. Lots of people are indeed going off-piste and enjoy the several natural half-pipes. 

 Djinn76 Says:  This is a red slope starting from La Mayt, not really difficult and quite long. Since this is one of the main junctions between the two valleys, it is also attracting lots of people... even more when you know the chairlift is one of the best one of the domain… 

 Djinn76 Says:  This is one of the summits between the Risoul and the Vars valley. Centrally located, as you can see on the pictures, lots of slopes are starting from there. Also as it is easily accessible (by chairlifts instead of ski lift), lots of people are going this way to go from one... 

 Djinn76 Says:  Lots of red slopes are available on the domain. I don’t know if this is something particular to the domain or if it is simply my level of ski that’s improving (hum!) but I’ve found most of them really easy.If I had to recommend a couple of them it would be:- “Peynier”, at... 

 Djinn76 Says:  There are not so many black slopes in the ski area. I think two of them are particularly noticeable, “Coni” (see the next tip) and “Vautours”. This last one has an easy start, a simple “bump field”. However the last part is particularly scary, a very steep slope, quite... 

 Djinn76 Says:  If you have to choose a resort or an accommodation to go skiing, make sure it is close to the slopes or the ski lifts, this is probably more expensive but way more comfortable. In our case, we simply had to cross the street and we were ready to go skiing… 

 Djinn76 Says:  Many children are also skiing with their parents. When they are not yet going down the slopes (some of them are really impressive!!), several kinder garden are available for them.This nice ice castle has been built by the monitors. I’ve seen them starting to build it when I...