St Jean D’Aulps station is in the hamlet of La Moussière d’en haut, part of the commune of St Jean d’Aulps in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. Situated in the heart of the Vallée d’Aulps, as well as being the home to an active farming community, it is popular with holiday-makers all year round. There are roughly 1,000 inhabitants, a handful of shops, including four bars and three restaurants.
A family resort, Saint Jean d’Aulps offers skiers the grandiose backdrop of “le Roc d’Enfer” down to la Chèvrerie. Great views of Lac Leman, the Dents du Midi and Mont Blanc. The local skiing area known as Espace Roc d’Enfer has 21 slopes and 15 ski lifts and is part of the Portes du Soleil, one of the biggest ski domains in the world with 650 km of slopes and 14 stations in France and Switzerland.
Le Schuss is a small apartment block situated on the village square, next to the ski school, about 50 metres from the gondola lift.
Ski Resort History
1969: Creation of a private company: the resort of “La Grande Terche” was born with 2 draglifts.
1973: Take-over by the local council and construction of the Têtes draglift and the Grande Terche chairlift (2-seater)
1975: Construction of the Esserailloux and Terchette draglifts
1976: Construction of the Bray draglift. Becomes part of the Portes du soleil.
1979: Construction of two 3-seater chairlifts: Chargeau and Graydon
1980: The 2-seater chairlift was replaced by a 4-seater cable car
1983: Construction of the Lanchereau draglift
1987: Opening of the circuit Roc d’Enfer
1988: New 6-seater cable car installed, replacing the 4-seaters
2007: Installation of the snow cannon
2011: Beginners slopes extended and additional draglift installed
2012: Resort renamed: Saint Jean d’Aulps Station and ski area: Espace Roc d’Enfer
2014: Additional beginners pistes created. New drag lift to link Folly piste to La Grande Terche piste and complete the circuit
2015: Double draglift replaced with 4-seater chairlift
2020: Resort closed for skiing in early March as a result of the Covid pandemic
2021: New blue piste added. Having lost the 2020/21 season, the resort reopened for skiing in mid Dec 2021
Contact
info@laschuss.co.uk