Snowboarding and Skiing Breaks in Sauze d'Oulx, Italy
Drive time : 89 miles or 1hr 35mins drive time from Chambery
Drive time : 135 miles or 2hrs 15mins drive time from Grenoble
Drive time : 140 miles or 2hrs 30mins drive time from Geneva
Ideal for a lively short ski break, Sauze d'Oulx is part of the huge Milky Way ski area: the winter sports area in the Italian and French Alps also known as the Via Lattea. The area has, in the past, had a reputation as being the party capital of the snow. This has eased somewhat in recent years however and the resort now offers a good mix of relaxation and skiing, with enough decent nightlife remaining to please those who do want to party on a ski break.
Relax in the Traditional Italian Town of Sauze d'Oulx After a Hard Days Skiing
Visit Sauze d'Oulx for a weekend skiing break or a longer holiday and you will discover that, as well as the modern hotels that distinguish much of the area, there is an older core of narrow twisting streets and old houses. Quiet, wooded, residential areas and restaurants also lie just beyond the resort's busy centre.
This gives visitors, on a skiing weekend or short break, ample activities for the evening to complement the skiing.
Getting to the resort couldn’t be easier either with it lying just 1 hour and 30 minutes from Chambery and just under 2 hours and 30 minutes from Geneva Airport.
Sauze d'Oulx is Perfect for Intermediate Skiers and Snowboarders
If you are looking for a short ski break as an intermediate skier, Sauze d'Oulx is the perfect choice of resort. The mountains provide excellent intermediate skiing terrain and the long runs down to Jouvenceaux are superb for skiers at this level.
A Choice of Nursery Slopes for Ski and Snowboarding Beginners
If you are looking for a ski weekend for beginners, you will find some nursery slopes which are ideal. The choice of runs means that all levels of ability are catered for on a skiing weekend in Sauze d’Oulx. For instance if you’re an experienced skier and you’re after a challenge then the black runs at the top of Mount Motta and Mount Sises should give you a challenge.
Fantastic Après Ski Facilities Including Restaurants, Bars and Discos
With such a party reputation, it wouldn’t be right not to mention the nightlife. You will find numerous restaurants to relax and refuel at during your skiing break as well as plenty of bars and drinking venues in which to enjoy quiz nights, discos and more. A village kindergarten also makes Sauze d'Oulx suitable for a family weekend skiing break.
Visit Sauze d'Oulx for a lively weekend ski break with regular cheap flights to Chambery & Geneva from Jet2.com.