La Tania was pretty much purpose-built to house journalists and athletes during the 1992 Winter Olympics and care was taken to give this ski resort a cosy feel. Nowadays, it's a popular alternative for skiers and snowboarders who want access to the world-famous slopes of Courchevel and Les Trois Vallées without the glam and the price tags that go along with them.

Peaceful La Tania is located just off the main road connecting the ski resorts of Méribel and Le Praz/Courchevel 1300. The newest ski resort in Les Trois Vallées, this pedestrian village consists primarily of wooden apartments and chalets in a pretty, wooded environment which creates a very charming atmosphere. La Tania itself has two practice ski slopes and some challenging valley downhill runs. However, the real draw is the easy access to the ski slopes of the Trois Vallées ski area, largest linked ski area in the world, via connections to Méribel and Courchevel. Other winter sports activities such as cross-country skiing and hiking are possible in La Tania too with many different options available. La Tania is less than a 2-hour drive from Chambéry Airport.

Skiing in the Three Valleys

A tranquil village with easy access to winding green and blue slopes, La Tania is popular with intermediate skiers as well as families. From an expert skier's point of view La Tania is quite small, although it does have limited off-piste terrain and one or two black slopes. That being said, you're not exactly suffering: advanced and expert skiers who venture further afield have the whole Trois Vallées ski area at their disposition, including the resorts of Courchevel, Méribel, Brides Les Bains, Saint Martin De Belleville, Les Menuires, Val Thorens and Orelle. Coming back to La Tania at the end of the ski day, you'll pass through the pretty wooded slopes of Folyères, Plan Fontaine and Moretta Blanche. This is a good area to spend time in when it's snowing as the trees will provide some reprieve. Many of the slopes at La Tania also have snow cannons in case the snow cover is lacking.

Off the slopes in and around La Tania

The region surrounding Courchevel and La Tania has several dozen kilometres of cross-country skiing and winter hiking trails. You can also find non-skiing activities like dogsledding and yoga. Neighbouring Courchevel has the full range of usual winter activities, including tobogganing, paragliding, ice skating and even learning to drive a snow cat. La Tania is a compact ski resort with only a few bars and a couple of nice restaurants serving good food so it's not the place for lively après-ski. If you want to stay up all night, you'll have to visit the neighbouring resorts of Courchevel and Méribel.

Apres-ski & entertainment La Tania
Restaurants 11	Theatre
Bars & cafes 4	Casino -
Nightclubs & discos -	Concert hall
Cinema -

Ski school and ski lessons La Tania
No. of ski schools 10	Private ski lessons Yes, price on request
No. of ski instructors -	Ski lessons6 Days, 15 Hours, € 265
Area for beginners	Snowboarding lessons5 Days, 10 Hours, € 165
Ski lessons in	Cross-country skiingYes, price on request

La Tania for families and children
Childcare	Magic carpet
Playground	Ski lift for children
Merry-go-round -

Leisure & sports activities La Tania
Public sauna -	Footpaths 26 km
Fitness centre -	Torchlight descentfakkeltocht iedere week tijdens de Franse schoolvakanties
Public solarium -	Indoor ice rink
Massage	Outdoor ice rink -
Spa & wellness -	Curling -
Indoor swimming pool	Snow rafting -
Hot air ballooning -	Dog sledding -
Paragliding	Snowmobile tours
Indoor tennis court -	Toboggan run
Squash court -

Ski blog about La Tania

11 ski resorts that are easy to access from Chambéry Airport

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The French skiing airport par excellence, Chambéry Airport comes alive in the winter and welcomes hordes of British skiers and snowboarders. A short flight to this pretty little town will drop you right in the heart of French skiing territory, with access to almost every big French ski area including Chamonix, Les Trois Vallées and Les Portes du Soleil. Chambéry Airport operates seasonal winter flights to more than half a dozen destinations in the UK, mostly with BA. This means it’s entirely fea... More ›

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(Photo: © Ana Pacheco)

Ski area upgrades: New lifts and pistes in Les Trois Vallées

1 November 2018 by Danielle in 'Ski areas''

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