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St Sorlin d'Arves

Description: Les Sybelles / Savoy / France / Village resort at the foot of Col de la Croix de Fer, in the French Alps, Saint Sorlin ... more

St Sorlin d'Arves ... d'Arves enjoys exceptional sunshine and optimum snowfall for the practice of various skiing and snow activities.

Newest Review: ... on the long one back from Le Corbier. From the base of St Sorlin it's just 2 fast chairs up to the highest point - Les Perrons. From here you have 3 options to get back down into resort - a blue but you have to scoot as it's very flat at the top, an un-pisted red called Tufs which was fab, or the free ride route which is good off piste. The red joins up with the blue to take you all the way ... more

... down and it's a real leg burner, it doesn't seem steep at first but it's progressive so you pick up a lot of speed very quickly. From the top of St Sorlin you also have access to the Les Sybelles circuit, by either a long boring blue or the off piste rou...more

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St Sorlin d'Arves review (1128 words)
by - written on 22/01/08 (Very useful, 884 readings)
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St Sorlin d'Arves St Sorlin is part of the Les Sybelles ski circuit, situated in the Maurienne Valley. Les Sybelles offers 310 km of linked piste and St Sorlin has 120km and the highest point at 2620m. The whole Les Sybelles area is relatively undiscovered by the British market, and very quiet, we went the first week of Jan 2008 and never once queued for a lift. In fact at certain times we were the only ones on the piste! The main resorts to stay in are Le Corbier, La Toussuire and St Sorlin, although there are a handful of other smaller villages. St Sorlin is by far the prettiest village with traditional buildings, ramshackle old farms and a 17th ... Read the complete review

The Alps' Best Kept Secret (3302 words)
by - written on 16/02/04 (Very useful, 1597 readings)
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St Sorlin St Where? St Sorlin d'Arves to give it its full name. No shame in not knowing where this is. Most people in the UK will not have heard of it, not even most keen skiers. It's in a region of the French Alps called Les Sybelles. Les Sybelles is in the southern Alpine region, south of the motorway through the Albertville valley rather than north as most of the famous regions are. St Sorlin is reached by following the road south from St Jean de Maurienne. St Sorlin is new to the UK package trade. We found it in ... Read the complete review