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La Clusaz, France

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La Clusaz (août 2026)
La Clusaz. Photo: Florian Pépellin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About La Clusaz

Village 1,095 m. Facts: verified.

A ski resort with its village at 1,095 m and its top at 2,476 m. It has 96 km of runs and 51 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap. The runs drop 1,446 m, from 2,476 m to 1,030 m. For beginners and families: 57% of the km of runs are green or blue. For experts: 9 km of black, expert and freeride runs. Within 5 km of the village: a public pool, an ice rink and a ski school. It is usually in season from December to April. The snow is usually deepest in February, about 1.2 m at the top (2,476 m). For skiers the best months are usually February and March, with about 5 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is La Clusaz. Within 5 km we also list 1 ski resort.

La Clusaz is an alpine commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France.

From the Wikipedia article La Clusaz, shortened. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.

The ski area

Runs from 1,030 m to 2,476 m: 1,446 m of vertical. 96 km of runs and 51 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap for La Clusaz.

Runs
Beginner (green)8.1 km
Easy (blue)47 km
Intermediate (red)32 km
Advanced (black)9.3 km
Lifts
Gondolas and cable cars7
Chairlifts14
Drag lifts27
Magic carpets3

Measured along each mapped run, so it can differ from the resort's own figure. Ski area data © OpenSkiMap.org and OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

For families

57% of the km of runs are green or blue.

Within 5 km of the village:

  • a public pool: Piscine de La Clusaz, 0.4 km
  • an ice rink: Patinoire Municipale De La Clusaz, 1 km
  • a ski school: Ecole de Ski Francais, 0.7 km

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From Chicago: about 17 h 50 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Zürich Airport (ZRH), direct. About 14 flights a week that month.

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  2. Getting there. 4 h 20 from the airport to La Clusaz, 329 km.

  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Lifts closed for the season. They usually open about 25 November.

Forecast

The score, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor

Forecast and score for each day at La Clusaz
DayScoreFresh72 hDepthtop, mid, baseColdestat topWindat top
Sun 18Oct0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-1°Cwind, 5 knots
Mon 19Oct0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m1°Cwind, 2 knots
Tue 20Oct0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m4°Cwind, 4 knots
Wed 21Oct0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-3°Cwind, 5 knots
Thu 22Oct0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-6°Cwind, 2 knots
Fri 23Oct0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-1°Cwind, 5 knots
Sat 24Oct0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-5°Cwind, 3 knots
Sun 25Oct0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-1°Cwind, 3 knots
Mon 26Oct0, poor0 cm–mid –base –––

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to.

Snow by month

Typical snow on the ground and coldest daytime temperature by month
MonthBase1,095 mMid1,786 mTop2,476 mColdestat the top
Dec0.3 m0.7 m0.7 m-12°C
Jan0.5 m1.1 m1.1 m-14°C
Feb0.8 m1.2 m1.2 m-11°C
Mar0.6 m1.2 m1.2 m-9°C
Apr0.2 m0.9 m0.9 m-3°C
Maynone0.2 m0.2 m0°C

Typical snow on the ground in the village, halfway up and at the top: the middle value over 2016 to 2025, from ERA5-Land reanalysis at the grid cell nearest each height. Not a forecast, and not the groomed pistes: resorts make snow lower down.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to ZRH, then 4h 20 by road. About 17h 50 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Lifts closed

    Out of season.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Lifts closed

    Out of season.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Lifts closed

    Out of season.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Lifts closed

    Out of season.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Lifts closed

    Out of season.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to ZRH, then 4h 20 by road. About 17h 50 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,395–£2,465 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to ZRH, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bag£435–£900
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Transfershared airport transfer, return£70–£120
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£205–£340
Food7 days eating out£240–£445
Lift pass5 days£280–£380
Ski hire5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£130–£215
Total£1,395–£2,465

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

Places to eat near La Clusaz

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

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