Les Carroz d'Arâches sits at 1,140 m on the sunny balcony above the Arve valley, an authentic stone-built village that serves as one of the gateways to the Grand Massif. The 265 km of linked pistes with Flaine, Samoëns, Morillon and Sixt are reached from the village itself, and Geneva airport is just an hour away.
Les Carroz is a ski resort with genuine ski-in/ski-out hotels in France, in the French Alps. The village sits at 1140 m and the lifts top out at 2500 m, with 265 km of pistes and 60 lifts. Its BestSnowHotels snow score is 78/100, and the season usually runs Dec 14 → Apr 14.
How we score and classify resortsRun counts and piste kilometres are indicative. Green runs only exist in France, Spain, Andorra, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Japan, the United States, Morocco, Algeria, Lesotho, South Africa, Egypt, Canada, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and Chile; Italy, Austria, Switzerland and Germany start at blue. Indicative average snow depth near the top of the resort, in cm.
A handful of well-rated hotels in and around the resort. Pick one, then compare live prices across Booking, Expedia and Hotels.com.
Excellent · 519 reviews
Strong value for Les Carroz, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.
Guests rate this hotel as excellent (4.6/5 from 519 reviews). It sits about 1.5 km from the slopes. A mid-range option for Les Carroz, with live nightly rates shown for your exact dates so you always see the best price.
Great · 539 reviews
A dependable, well-reviewed choice for a stay in Les Carroz.
Excellent · 164 reviews
Strong value for Les Carroz, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.
Very good · 164 reviews
Strong value for Les Carroz, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.
Great · 133 reviews
A dependable, well-reviewed choice for a stay in Les Carroz.
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Genuine ski-in/ski-out is limited to a handful of properties around the Telecombi des Molliets and the village front-de-neige. Most chalets in the wider village need a short walk or the free ski-bus to reach the lifts.
The village keeps a traditional Haute-Savoie character that its purpose-built neighbour Flaine never had, with weathered chalets, a weekly Tuesday market and proper Savoyard restaurants in the centre. From the resort lifts you can ski the gentle Carroz slopes for the morning and push deeper into the Flaine bowl after lunch, with the full 265 km of the Grand Massif on the same lift pass. The pisted terrain is genuinely varied across the five linked resorts, with 18 green and 45 blue runs that make this one of the better large domains for mixed-ability groups. North-facing slopes above 1,600 m hold the snow well into spring, while the lower village runs see more of the southern sun. Geneva airport is around an hour by road, which makes weekend access realistic in a way that most big French domains are not.
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Les Carroz offers 265 km of pistes across 60 lifts, from 1140 m to 2500 m. Whether it suits beginners depends on the dedicated learner zones at the base of the slopes, so check the local ski-school options for green and blue run access.
The season runs from Dec 14 to Apr 14, with a snow score of 78/100. The best conditions are usually from late January through February, while spring skiing in March and April brings longer days and softer afternoons.
Genuine ski-in/ski-out is limited to a handful of properties around the Telecombi des Molliets and the village front-de-neige. Most chalets in the wider village need a short walk or the free ski-bus to reach the lifts.
Les Carroz has 265 km of marked pistes served by 60 lifts, between 1140 m and 2500 m of altitude.
Les Carroz counts about 115 marked runs in total. The colour breakdown above shows how they split by difficulty, a good guide to whether the resort fits your level.
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