Reviews Le Grand Massif

At the foot of Mont Blanc, Chamonix is a small mountain town with an authentic and welcoming atmosphere. The free ski bus takes you to the ski areas, which each offer something unique so you can ski a different ski area each day on your ski holiday. Easy to get here by train or plane.

• Magnificent view
• Lively and welcoming atmosphere
• Different ski areas, each with their own feel
• Easy to get around by free bus
• Historic town with lots to do off the slopes

• No ski-in, ski-out access to pistes

The staff at the ticket station were not helpful. My ski lift pass stopped working after lunch and I had to come back down from the slopes to sort it as there was no one who could do anything up in the slopes. By the time I had go back up to the gondola at 1600 to take it back to the ticket station it was 1400 and then back to the ticket station it was 1430. I didn’t want to take the gondola back to the slopes for the last hour so asked for a free half day the following day or a half day refund but there was no chance. She had no sympathy about the card not working and no customer experience skills to satisfy any of my requests so I had paid €43 go a couple of hours skiing. I was very disappointed in the attitude of the staff and and thief lack of customer satisfaction.

• Staff at ticket booth gave no customer relations skills and do not want to resolve any customer experience problems

What a great time we had in Flaine! Tons of snow, fantastic live music at night, practical resort (supermarket, shops, restaurants, bars, hotels, appartements, and so on..) all at walking distance. The architecture is not what you would expect from cozy and traditional ski resort. The buildings are from the Bauhaus period, so big blocks of concrete are what you'll see. However, the practicality of the resort combined with the amazing skiing opportunities and après ski activities are worth your visit at Flaine for your next ski holidays!

• Great ski area
• Very practical resort, everything accessible by foot
• Perfect for families

We stayed a week in February at Le Giffre approx. 250m walk from the Grand Massive gondola express (8 pers.). Once at the top you can ski off and start your day. There are no valley runs back to the valley station though. You always have to go back down with the gondola (which sometimes is a godsend when your legs are jelly at the end of the day!). The ski area has mainly blue and red runs, so suitable for all levels. All villages are connected so that each day you can ski to another resort. What I have noticed is that there are not so many restaurants up on the slopes, so the afternoons it can be very busy in the restaurants. But if you stop for lunch around 11:30/12, then you get the best spot on the terraces and you shouldn't have to queue for lunch. The prices in the restaurants are average French ski resort prices: a plate of fries with sausage, 10 euros for example. The center of Samoens is small but very cozy and it's still an authentic mountain village. During the winter months there is a market every week on Wednesdays where you can wander about quietly. The campsite is fully equipped and also features a heated ski locker. The staff at the camp are very friendly and helpful. In the morning, between 9 and 10 am, very busy on the gondola. In the afternoon, very busy in the restaurants on the slopes.

• Camping right near the gondola lift
• Beautiful skiing to all the nearby villages
• Good lifts

Flaine is a very nice village despite its rather severe appearance, especially for people who like to enjoy a quiet drink without busy apres ski and loud music, like me. The restaurants are good quality and prices are as expected. The ski area was also just perfect for us, the children now overtake us so my husband enjoyed the blue slopes while our son and daughter explored the rest of the ski area.

• Good skiing for beginners and advanced skiers
• Quiet village center

• Not particularly pretty!

Despite the somewhat "psychedelic" appearnce and large concrete buildings in Flaine, we found that it's actually a really nice resort. Already, no need to take the car, everything is on your doorstep, restaurants, bars, supermarkets and especially the slopes located just at the foot of our accommodation, -a real luxury. I would recommended Flaine for its fabulous snow in the Grand Massif and if you like wilderness, powder and bumps, you'll be in heaven here.

• Fantastic challenging skiing
• ski in ski out resort

• Not the classic picture postcard ski resort

I was reluctant to spend a week in Flaine because of the architecture of the resort, as I personally prefer charming ski resorts with tons of pretty ski chalets. But my husband convinced me and I do not regret being convinced: the skiing is simply wonderful, the snow was good and if you forget the unattractive aspect, Flaine is a modern resort, where everything is designed for the comfort of families: the ESF lessons and teachers were great with the kids, our accommodation was close to the slopes (mostly the case) and there wasn't anything else we were lacking for a great ski holiday. We had sun all week which was just perfect, but maybe this was just good luck? We'll have to go back to see!

• Great skiing for all levels
• ski in ski out accommodation
• good kids facilities

• A little expensive
• Not very attractive ski resort

Stayed in Flaine Forum and happy we did as this where the evening activity happens. There are some pretty ugly buildings here but the centre is at least pedestrianised so it's nice and quiet.

• Excellent skiing

• Ugly resort and a few too many snowboarders for my liking!

We stayed in a holiday village with a great swimming pool, sauna complex, pool room - thankfully as there's not a lot of apres ski in the resort for young teens to enjoy.

• Great place for strolling and skiing

• Very quiet in the evenings

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Unattractive village. All pistes arrive back in the resort through the beginners slopes which can be dangerous as skiers are going full tilt to keep their speed up so they don't have to walk up into the village.

• Interesting runs

• Very little atmosphere in the resort

Very pleasant place ideal for a relaxed family holiday. A very typical and authentic atmosphere and good skiing.

• Friendly people

• The main cable car from the village gets busy at peak times!