La Rosière in Winter
At 1,850 meters above sea level and a stone’s throw from Italy, La Rosière overlooks the Haute-Tarentaise and offers unique treasures to its visitors.
- A generous amount of powder
A few kilometers from Mont Blanc and at the gateway to the Col du Petit Saint-Bernard, La Rosière benefits from unique and favorable weather conditions. These features guarantee optimal snow coverage from mid-December to the end of April. La Rosière ranks in the top 10 of the snowiest ski resorts, accumulating nearly 7 meters of snow on average each year.
- Sunshine all the time
Laid out as a balcony, La Rosière stretches from east to west and offers a 180-degree south-facing panorama over the valley. From dawn to dusk, the sun illuminates and warms your days.
- La dolce vita right next door
Espace San Bernardo is a unique ski area in the Northern Alps. It connects La Rosière in France to La Thuile in Italy. Its 154 kilometers of slopes offer the possibility of skiing in Italy, of discovering its culture and its panoramas, so different and yet so close, so much the history of La Rosière is linked to that of its Italian neighbours. On each side of the border, the ski area offers green and blue slopes, wide and accessible to all, red and black slopes for the more adventurous, snowshoe hiking trails, ski touring routes, freeride areas overflowing with powder snow or steep and technical slopes.
On the Espace San Bernardo, there is everything for everyone, for all tastes and all levels of practice.
- A warm and human-sized resort
Founded in 1960 by shepherds who became builders and skiers, La Rosière is an authentic resort with a human face. Without having anything to envy to other resorts, La Rosière plays in the big leagues. Its inhabitants, its merchants, its accommodation providers, its restaurants, its activity providers: all are committed to welcoming holidaymakers with passion and commitment, winter and summer alike.
La Rosière in Summer
La Rosière is a haven of peace in the heart of the Tarentaise, bringing together all the ingredients for a successful stay.
Benefiting from a southern exposure and a totally unobstructed view overlooking the entire valley, you will above all benefit from the fresh air to recharge your batteries.
This village station is a real base camp for day expeditions. In short, you are at the heart of the most beautiful hikes in the Alps in the middle of an exceptional natural heritage.
- A multitude of activities
In summer at La Rosière, you will necessarily find something to delight all the members of the family, starting with the Activ’summer card, the resort’s multi-activity pass!
At first, the most athletic with hiking, mountain biking, trail running, tennis or the great mythical mountain passes of cycling. Then, thrill seekers with X-treme sledding, paragliding or white water sports (rafting, canyoning, etc.). For children in particular, the Club des Galopins, FREE all summer and the Plan de l’Arc leisure area.
Finally, hedonists will not be left out! They will be able to enjoy the various well-being areas, Yoga classes, sunny terraces of our restaurants, cinemas or the highest 9-hole golf course in Europe overlooking the valley.
- Authentic hospitality and preserved architecture
This village resort with family charm has preserved and maintained over the years an incomparable quality of welcome and human contact. Here, the inhabitants built their resort all of wood and exposed stone 60 years ago and that changes everything!
- A love affair with Italy
Located just 9km from the Italian border at the Petit Saint Bernard pass, you will realize that La Rosière cannot deny its links with the Aosta Valley. For centuries French and Italians have lived together as cousins on these lands with kindness and generosity.
You will be able to discover the transalpine riches, the gastronomy, its history and its inhabitants.