Puy Saint Vincent
11.12.2010 - 18.12.2010 - Ski Opening
26.12.2010 - 02.01.2011 - New Year's Eve with Ski School
02.01.2011 - 09.01.2011 - Family Skiing with Ski School
09.01.2011 - 15.01.2011 - Free Ski Camp
15.01.2011 - 22.01.2011 - Free Ski Camp
29.01.2011 - 05.02.2011 - Snow Attack Festival 2011
05.02.2011 - 12.02.2011 - New Ski School
19.02.2011 - 26.02.2011 - Family Skiing with Ski School
19.03.2011 - 26.03.2011 - International Music Festival
26.03.2011 - 02.04.2011 - Forma+ Free Ride
The closest airport (130km) to Puy Saint Vincent ski area is Torino's in Italy. MountVacation.com offers a shuttle bus from Torino's Caselle Airport that every Saturday or Sunday (only 26. Dec, 2. Jan and 9. Jan) twice per day.
Return ticket is 60€ per person.
Puy St. Vincent offers the Galaxy skipass that allows you unlimited skiing in the Puy Saint Vincent ski resort as well as one excursion (transfer not included) to each neighbouring big ski resorts: Serre Chevalier, Montgenèvre, Sestrière, Les 2 Alpes, Alpe d'Huez, Pelvoux.
Price for a 6 day adult skipass on the spot at the cashier is 138 €.
If you purchase a skipass during the 2nd step of the booking procedure, you will get it at a special MountVacation.com price:
| SKIPASS PRICELIST |
Price at the cashier on the slopes |
Price at MountVacation.com |
|---|---|---|
| 11.12. - 18.12.2010 |
|
70 € |
| 18.12. - 02.01.2011 |
|
120 € |
| 02.01. - 15.01.2011 |
|
80 € |
| 15.01. - 22.01.2011 |
|
90 € |
| 22.01. - 29.01.2011 |
|
100 € |
| 29.01. - 19.02.2011 |
|
110 € |
| 19.02. - 05.03.2011 |
|
120 € |
| 05.03. - 12.03.2011 |
|
110 € |
| 12.03. - 19.03.2011 |
|
100 € |
| 19.03. - 26.03.2011 |
|
90 € |
| 26.03. - 16.04.2011 |
|
80 € |
| 16.04. - 23.04.2011 |
|
70 € |
Puy Saint Vincent is a village overlooking the Vallouise valley, the gate to the Ecrins National Park, or in French, Parc National des Ecrins) and is one of seven French national parks. It is a mountainous region in the Alps south of Grenoble, west of Briancon and north of Gap which attracts over 750,000 people each year.
Previously, the village was called Puy Saint Romain, the name of the first chapel in the village. In the 15th century, it became Puy Saint Vincent in honour of Vincent Ferrer, a Dominican friar who came to fight against the Waldensian heresy, freedom of preaching and reading the Bible in the vernacular.
Puy Saint Vincent is a year round purpose-designed center split into twp resorts, one at 1400m and the second at 1600. Perfect for good to intermediate skiers and equally fantastic for snowboarders, Puy Saint Vincent is within a two and bit hours drive away. Puy Saint Vincent is perfect for ski weekends, snowboard breaks and short ski holidays.
Eating out and night life
The majority of the bars and restaurants are in 1600m, although there are a handful - Les Arcades, La Pendine and Le Saint Roch at 1400m In 1600 you have about a dozen choices. The liveliest is usually Le Tire Bouchon which does Karaoke (and take-out pizza). For late night dancing the Caliente disco is the place to be. There are plenty of evening activities including snowmobiling, cinema and quad biking and the resort's entertainments team organise extra events every day. A Festival of Laughter is staged every January.
About the ski resort Puy Saint Vincent
Puy Saint Vincent is a ski resort that will surprise all who visit it for the very first time.
At first glance, Puy Saint Vincent appears to be rather small, but it is definitely a ski resort that will satisfy even the most demanding of guests. Its advantage definitely is the accommodations arrangement aspect, as all the properties are relatively new and located next to the ski runs. The farthest accommodation to be found is a mere 200 m from the runs.
There are various types of ski runs that are suitable for families and individuals alike. Puy Saint Vincent is not a ski resort that would enable one to discover numerous things or travel from one hill to another, yet it offers enough ski runs to make one discover on the day of departure that not all ski runs were tested.
For all of those who would like to test most ski runs during their short stay, the Galaxy ski pass, which is included in the package price, will allow them to do just that. The Galaxy Ski pass enables daily trips to the larger nearby ski resorts, such as: Serre Chevalier (300 km of runs), Montgenèvre and (400 km of runs), Les 2 Alpes (200 km of runs), Alpe d'Huez (200 km of runs), Pelvoux (30 km of runs) – all without supplement.
It is important to stress that app. 80% of guests are returning visitors. Many people choose to visit Puy Saint Vincent twice a year, a week at a time, the is how satisfying this ski resort is.
A disadvantage ofne could attribute to Puy Saint Vincent is the fact that there are not many extra activities. Oddly enough, this also carries its own advantage, as the ski resort is in a quiet location, and therefore suitable for all who seek relaxation. The discotheque, bars, restaurants, shops, etc , will on the other hand provide the action for all the fun seekers.
The speciality of Puy Saint Vincentis the natural snow. It is surrounded by high peaks (numerous are higher than 4.000 m), meaning that the snow falling in this ski resort is very dry, thus enabling top off-piste skiing experience (55 km). Especially Col de Bel which is also renown by ski enthusiasts. Warning: Appropriate only for the most experienced skiers!
Puy Saint Vincent hosts numerous Freeride events each year, but the most interesting ones are definitely the »Forma+ Freeride Week« in March and the »Snow Attack« gathering in January.
The snow park with snow cross is being expanded and improved every year.
Puy Saint Vincent is the perfect choice for families, as there is a piste suitable for children flanked to the accommodation.
Most facilities have swimming pools and saunas. The apartments are not your typical small French apartments,. On the contrary, these are quite spacious. Still, it is recommended to book an apartment with 2 more beds, in case the guests prefer more comfort.
Puy Saint Vincent is at the moment the best value what one can get for one's money in any European ski resort. It is therefore warmly recommended.
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