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Bramans - Val d'Ambin

Location

Savoie

France

45° 13' 26.04" N, 6° 46' 32.16" E

See map: Google Maps

FR

General info:

Bramans, village of Haute Maurienne in Savoie, near the Italian border, settled on the antic Roman way which crossed the Small Mont-Cenis and the Col Clappier.
In winter, the high valleys and the mass of Vanoise park offer all the charms of mountain, alpine skiing and cross-country skiing, ski mountaineering or snowshoes. The magnificient landscape with its forests of larches and its snow-covered summits is an exceptional ski touring field. The situation of the village offers splendid landscapes and panoramas, with traditions, customs and monuments of a mountain village, which knew to keep its authenticity.

BASE: 4035ft
SUMMIT: 5905ft
VERTICAL DROP: 1870ft

NO. OF. LIFTS: 7
Gondolas: 0
Chairs: 0
Surface: 1

Costs:

DAY PASS ADULTS weekday: €5.00
6 DAYS ADULTS: €17.00

We recommend to confirm the latest prices from the resorts website as the prices might have changed after last update.

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