# La Toussuire

La Toussuire is one of the six ski resorts of Les Sybelles in Maurienne Valley, the 4th biggest ski area in France, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Savoie. It measures 21.52 km$^2$ (8.31 sq mi), with a population of 493 inhabitants.

## Understand

La Toussuire is part of the Fontcouverte-la-Toussuire municipality. Jean-Pierre Vidal, a child who grew up in the resort, is an Olympic ski champion in 2002 in Salt Lake City. Nowadays he owns a sports shop in the resort with his dad.

### Climate

Climate is cold and moderate. Summer starts from end of June and ends in September. The ski resort is 1750 m above sea level.

### Visitor information

* 45.254256.261291 La Toussuire Tourist Office. Summer: Jul-Sep; winter: Dec-Apr. (updated Oct 2023)

## Get in
### By car

Get out of the highway of the Maurienne by A43 exit 'Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne'. Then, follow the Vallée de l'Arvan (D78). You will enter in La Toussuire just after passing the Camping Caravaneige du Col. There is an enormous parking juste behind the building range in the downtown of the ski resort.

## See

* 45.254036.264051 Chapelle Notre Dame du Ski (Chapel of Our Lady of Ski), ☏ +33 6 06 48 24 05. open daily. After the passing of the last priest, the chapel is now used as a meeting and rest centre. There is a wooden Way of the Cross sculpture. (updated Oct 2023)
* 45.260296.2535882 Lac de l'Eriscal. An artificial lake, open for swimming in summer. In winter it is completely frozen and offers a beautiful landscape. (updated Nov 2023)

## Do

* 45.2549896.2600851 Jardin d'enfants 'Bonhomme de Neige' Ecole de Ski Internationale, 74 Rue Pierre Delore, ☏ +33 479567774. Kindergarten to learn to ski while having fun. (updated Nov 2023)
* 45.2555956.2632522 Pumptrack La Toussuire. A pump track where you can have fun by using skate, roller, or bike. (updated Nov 2023)
* 45.255476.2620423 Tennis courts (in the centre of the station). 2 tennis courts. (updated Nov 2023)
* 45.2558596.2632624 Aurélia Vandevelde Massage Sybelles, 136 impasse Pierre Collet ou, 697 Rte des Champions. 8AM-8PM. Spa to have calm and relaxation moment. (updated Nov 2023)

### Winter season

During the official winter season of the ski resort, between mid-December to mid-March, you can ski on the mountain.
There are 33 slopes: 4 green slopes, 4 blue slopes, 17 red slopes and 1 black slope. Total distance is 55 km. To get to the top of the mountain there are 10 chairlifts and 11 surface lifts. The highest will bring you to 2222 m. There is also a new big snowpark, for beginners and experts. It is adapted to everybody's level.
Day ski pass: €37.5; 6-day ski pass: €189.5

### Summer season

Summer season starts at the beginning of July, and end at the end of August. It is the good season to do hiking, rafting or canyoning. You have numerous paths to reach different summits of the moutain. They are framed by barriers to avoid to go onto farmers' pastures. they highest peak is La Pointe de l'Ouillon, which culminates at 2431m. You can reach this summit by feet (it will takes you approximately 3 hours), and having an extraordinary 360° view on almost every ski resort of Les Sybelles.

## Buy

At the bottom of the ski slopes, there are stores where you can buy ski clothes. You will also find a few markets to buy daily basic things, with some minimarkets and supermarkets.
* 45.2548166.258921 Intersport, Immeuble l'etendard, ☏ +33 4 79 83 03 25. 08:30-19:00. One of the ski rental store available in the ski resort. (updated Oct 2023)
* 45.25546.257882 Sport 2000 Les Tryoskys, Résidence l'Ouillon, Rue Pierre Delore, ☏ +33 4 79 56 74 95. 09:00-19:00. One of the ski rental store available in the ski resort. On summer, you can rent electric bikes to climb the moutain easier than by feet (updated Oct 2023)
* 45.2551176.2582913 Sherpa Supermarché Toussuire, Bâtiment les Ravières, Rue Pierre Delore, ☏ +33 479830085. 8:30-7PM. Multi-brand supermarket chain present in the mountains and offering drugstore and food products. (updated Nov 2023)
* 45.2573916.2591724 Utile, 60 Rue des Chasseurs Alpins, ☏ +33 479565084. Supermarket which offers essential products. (updated Dec 2023)

## Eat

* 45.263886.240611 Chalet le Foehn, ☏ +33 4 79 56 72 16. One of the restaurants on the top of the mountain. (updated Sep 2023)
* 45.2543676.2600862 La Boule de Neige, Rue Verte, ☏ +33 4 79 56 75 56. 10:00-21:30. Pizzeria in the main street of the ski resort. Possibility to take out. €10-15. (updated Oct 2023)
* 45.2543216.2589133 Le Tonneau, ☏ +33 4 79 56 73 74. 10:00-23:00. A very various menu, with many different dishes. Salads, meats, pizzas, specialities of the region and many different types of alcohol. (updated Oct 2023)
* 45.2547026.2581374 Restaurant l' Ecurie, Rue Pierre Delore, ☏ +33 4 79 56 79 80. 07:30-01:00. Restaurant with a lot of choices and which open lately. (updated Oct 2023)
* 45.2488176.2508065 La Grange, 3 Rte des Champions, ☏ +33 479830062. 09:00-23:00. One of the best-known mountain restaurants. You can find typical mountain dishes such as tartiflette, raclette, crosiflette, etc. (updated Nov 2023)
* 45.2563936.2560346 Le Marolay, Route du Marolay (at the bottom of the slopes), ☏ +33 479567089. Hotel and restaurant. Meals are very simple and cheap. That's a good place if you want to eat quickly. (updated Dec 2023)
* 45.2560796.2524827 Chalet Les Cigales, 115 Imp. de Bellard, ☏ +33 479567045. Typical restaurant in the middle of the mountain. (updated Dec 2023)

## Sleep

* 45.25736.27371 Camping Caravaneige du Col. Chalets and caravan pitches from €164 per week. (updated Oct 2023)
* 45.24856.25532 Ville de Lyon. Budget accommodation for groups in 2-4 bed rooms and dormitories. Sleeps 245 in 60 rooms. (updated Oct 2023)
* 45.256316.257423 Les Soldanelles.. 38-room hotel at 1,800 m altitude. There, you can eat, sleep, and get into the swimming pool. Next to it, there is a sauna and hammam, with a Jacuzzi. Price is €15 to get inside. (updated Oct 2023)
* 45.257456.268774 Hotel Le Grand Truc, Rue Sylvain Truchet, ☏ +33 4 79 56 73 28. Hotel which opened in 1959, with 15 rooms with wooden panels. Restaurant and bar. from €90. (updated Oct 2023)
* 45.2552116.2575815 Résidence Les Pierres Blanches, Rue Pierre Delore, ☏ +33 6 08 52 16 35. It's on the 2nd floor with elevator consists of 4 rooms for a surface area of 48 m² with a balcony of 12 m². (updated Oct 2023)
* 45.2541166.2592776 L'atout Coeur, 135 Rue Verte. An apartment with 2 rooms for a surface area of 30 m² which can host until 6 persons. (updated Oct 2023)