La clusaz
French Alps resort in Haute-Savoie | Known for: Balme, Candide Thovex, Candide Invitational, LCZ Park, 125 km of runs, 5 massifs, 85 pistes, Aravis freeride, and a strong freestyle-to-backcountry culture | Season: December to April depending on snowpack | Best for: freeriders, natural-feature skiers, park riders, Candide-inspired edits, and crews looking for authentic French Alps terrain near Annecy and Geneva Balme And The Candide Thovex Home Mountain La Clusaz rises from 1100 meters to 2600 meters across five massifs in the Aravis, with Balme carrying the resort’s deepest freeski identity. The official ski area lists 85 runs, 47 lifts, 125 kilometers of runs, one snowpark and one fun zone. Those numbers make La Clusaz a mid-sized French Alps resort by pure acreage, but its cultural weight is much larger than the piste map suggests.... Read more on the Location page