Espace San Bernardo – La Rosière/​La Thuile

The ski resort Espace San Bernardo – La Rosière/La Thuile is located in the Tarentaise (France, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Savoie Mont Blanc, Savoie, Albertville) and on the Mont Blanc (Monte Bianco) (Italy, Aosta Valley (Valle d’Aosta)). For skiing and snowboarding, there are 160 km of slopes available. 34 lifts transport the guests. The winter sports area is situated between the elevations of 1,176 and 2,641 m.

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Has the climate crisis and the higher temperatures affected snow conditions in Espace San Bernardo-La Rosière-​La Thuile?
Look at the statistics and graph of historical snow depths for the ski resort.
For the last 5 years, week 9 has been the most insecure with 219 cm snow depth on average in Espace San Bernardo-La Rosière-​La Thuile.
The measurement is made as an average of the snow depth at the highest and lowest point of the mountain.

La Rosiere is very different from its famous neighbours such as Val d’Isere-Tignes and Les Arcs – much smaller, quieter and sunnier. Many reporters are more impressed than we are by the skiing, which mainly consists of several runs down a single (admittedly very wide) open slope. But the link with La Thuile over the border in Italy adds another dimension. La Rosiere is built in traditional chalet style high up on the road from Bourg-St-Maurice to the Petit St Bernard pass to Italy. In winter the road ends at a car park at the top of La Rosiere, just below the main lifts. There’s a small main village and an even smaller, newer satellite (Les Eucherts), a short bus ride – or a floodlit forest walk – to the east. This is more or less self-sufficient, but offers less choice of everything than the main village.

PROS:

• Fair-sized area of slopes if you include linked La Thuile in Italy
• Fine panoramic views
• Big dumps of snow when storms sock in from the west, but …

CONS:

• When storms do sock in, slopes and link to Italy can be bleak/shut
• Snow quality often affected by sun
• Local pistes limited and lack variety
• Limited village diversions

Source: Ski Club of Great Britain

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