The view from the top of Semnoz.

Located above Lake Annecy at an altitude of 1,704m with amazing 360 views towards the Lake and Mont-Blanc, Semnoz is quite the find.

The little-known French resort has 18 slopes for downhill (7 green, 5 blue, 6 red) and 11 lifts (2 chairlifts, 7 drag lifts, 2 rope lifts) as well as a ski school (ESF) and a kindergarten. There’s a snowshoeing area and a toboggan slope with magic carpet lift for kids.

There are also 46km of cross country slopes which is a pretty big area. Cross country trails include three greens (Le djinn 2.5 km, Le lynx 2 km, La panoramique 5 km); three blues (Les alouettes 3 km, Le puma 4 km, Les gazelles 8.5 km), two reds (Les lamas 3.5 km, Les frelons 4.5 km) and a black (La panthère noire 13 km).

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