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La Toussuire sits on a plateau at 1800m, and this geography simplifies much. The resort is compact, almost everything is within walking distance, and the ski front serves as its centre of gravity: shops, ski schools and the beginner area at the foot of the slopes concentrate there. Staying here means stepping into your skis at the door, sending children to their morning lesson without crossing the resort, and returning with skis on at the end of the day. Slightly set back, the residential neighbourhoods of the plateau trade this bustle for quiet and open views: the eye opens towards the Aiguilles d’Arves, daylight lingers, and the slopes are within a few minutes’ walk.
Lower down, the road rising from Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne serves sixteen hamlets of the Fontcouverte-la-Toussuire commune, from Plan des Rois to La Rochette via the village of Fontcouverte. One experiences things differently there: traditional houses, restored barns, baroque chapels at the edge of meadows, with a car for the morning ski run and genuine valley life in the evening. This is the choice of those who prefer inhabited mountains over resorts, and who accept a few minutes’ drive for considerable peace. Tell us how you spend your holidays, and we shall direct you to the right neighbourhood. Stays are booked by the week, the calendar and available dates displayed are accurate, and booking is made online.
- Premium stayEach property meets exacting standards. On-site verification service*.
- By the weekSaturday to Saturday or Sunday to Sunday, with possible exceptions depending on the property.
- Online bookingSecure payment, possibility of paying in instalments.
- Our off-market propertiesOur agents also compose bespoke stays, with exceptional off-market properties and experiences.
*For prestige properties, we can visit on site to verify the location, or via video call with you.
A sun-drenched plateau overlooking the Aiguilles d’Arves
Here, the mountains do not close in: they open out. The plateau grants La Toussuire a light and horizon that few Maurienne resorts can claim.
Before the 1920s, this plateau was merely a seasonal alpine pasture, some fifty shepherds’ chalets erected for the summer season. Tourism arrived gradually, with a French Alpine Club refuge in the mid-decade, then a first ski lift in 1937, that of the Comborcière. A carriage road reached the plateau in 1949 and everything accelerated: family hotels, residential buildings, shops, until the commune of Fontcouverte officially took the name Fontcouverte-la-Toussuire in 1987. This short, rural history still reads in the character of the place: one is in Maurienne, not in a shopfront.
La Toussuire has never sought to display itself. It remained a family resort where you see the same faces year after year, where après-ski revolves more around a table than outward competition. Its reputation comes as much from its wide runs as from the Tour de France stage finishes that have etched the climb from the valley into cyclists’ memory. Our chalets and apartments are chosen here for location, view and the light that made the plateau’s reputation.
A vast linked domain in winter, a land of mountain passes in summer
Winter
La Toussuire is the highest entry point to the Sybelles, one of France’s great linked domains, born in the early 2000s from the connection of five resorts: Le Corbier, Saint-Sorlin-d’Arves, Saint-Jean-d’Arves, Les Bottières and La Toussuire. Approximately 120 slopes descend from 1300m to 2620m, and passages from one resort to another are made along the ridges, skis on. Pointe de l’Ouillon, at 2431m, serves as the pivot: from there you cross from one slope to another in a few lifts. La Toussuire’s sector itself plays to wide, rolling slopes, with a beginner area at the foot of the ski front, making it ideal terrain for family progress. More experienced skiers head towards the Ouillon and the Saint-Sorlin-d’Arves aspect, beneath the Étendard glacier, for vertical and panoramas that reach to Mont Blanc.
Summer
In summer, the plateau becomes a vantage point. Trails leave the resort towards the Bellard ridges or Pierre du Turc, facing the three peaks of the Aiguilles d’Arves, and the Côte du Bois lift, open to walkers, allows you to gain height without climbing on foot. Downhill mountain biking, trail running, paragliding and horse riding are also practised here. But La Toussuire is principally a base for cyclists: the Croix de Fer, Glandon, Mollard, Madeleine and Galibier are all within reach, and the Tour Arvan-Villards alone chains three passes used by the Tour de France. Days are long here, early evenings gentle, and the valley hamlets merit a visit for their baroque heritage.
Renting at La Toussuire: what we are asked
Which area to choose at La Toussuire?
The ski front and resort centre for walking to everything, stepping into your skis at the door and having ski schools and the beginner area at hand: this is the choice of families with young children. The residential neighbourhoods of the plateau, set slightly back, offer more quiet and a more open view of the Aiguilles d’Arves, with a few minutes’ walk to the slopes. Lastly, the hamlets of the commune, from Fontcouverte to La Rochette, suit those who prefer a genuine mountain village and do not mind taking the car up to ski.
Is La Toussuire suitable for advanced skiers too?
The immediate resort area is intentionally wide and rolling, designed for progression. The Sybelles link changes the scale: from La Toussuire, you reach Pointe de l’Ouillon at 2431m then the Saint-Sorlin-d’Arves aspect beneath the Étendard glacier, where the domain peaks towards 2620m. Over a week, you can ski a different slope each day without returning to the car.
Is La Toussuire worth visiting in summer?
Yes, provided you enjoy active mountains. The plateau is a starting point for hikes towards the Bellard ridges or Pierre du Turc, with the Aiguilles d’Arves in sight, and a mechanical lift open to walkers to gain height. It is also terrain for mountain biking, trail running and paragliding. Cyclists come for the great Maurienne passes: Croix de Fer, Glandon, Mollard, Madeleine, Galibier.
How does booking work?
Stays are booked by the week, Saturday to Saturday or Sunday to Sunday depending on the property. You select your week on the calendar, send your request, and our team confirms availability. Booking is made online, with secure payment and the option to pay in instalments.
What capacity for a family or group?
Our selection ranges from apartments for a few to large chalets for an entire party. For a large group or specific request, write to us: we also arrange bespoke stays with off-market properties.
How does arrival on site work?
You are welcomed by a local partner agency present on site, which conducts the check-in and provides you with practical information. For certain properties, an independent arrival can be arranged on request.
« At La Toussuire, location makes all the difference. We select each property against exacting standards, for view, peace and access to the slopes. »
The AEC Collection team
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