"Risoul, another skiing trip!" Risoul by Djinn76

Risoul Travel Guide: 9 reviews and 11 photos

In 2004, that was the resort chosen by my previous university to go skiing... A friend proposed me to join, the trip was pretty cheap and I love skiing: I immediatelly agreed.

Risoul is located in the Southern Alps. Lots of French people from the South are skiing here, quite funny to hear their sunny accent when queing for the ski-lift!!...

Btw Risoul is one of the most sunny resorts (300 days of sun/year claimed by the marketing) but in january, I bet we were there at the wrong time : snowy, windy and quite cold!!

The life in this resort is pretty cheap and attract many students or young people. As a result, the night life is quite interesting... the skiing area is quite nice but don' expect the same infrastrucure as for example in Les Trois Vallees : here most of the lifts are plain ski-lifts...

Pros and Cons

Pros:lots of young people
Cons:too many ski lifts instead of chair lifts...

Last visit to Risoul: Jan 2004
Intro Updated Jan 26, 2005
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SARA Tourist Residences Hotels (1)

This is one of these classical furnished flats you can rent in a skiing resort... This one was rather new, nice and... more travel advice

Renting your equipment... Sports & Outdoors (4)

This is one of the main shops in France where you can rent your ski and ski shoes. An alternative to investigate could... more travel advice

View of the “Serre-Poncon” lake - Risoul

The Red slopes Sports & Outdoors (4)

From La Mayt (2580m) going down to Vars Ste Marie, Olympique superieur and inferieur are two red slopes I have... more travel advice

The Black slopes Sports & Outdoors (4)

Not too many black slopes on the domain, I would simply mention the ‘Epervier’ coming down from Peyrefolle (2457m), this... more travel advice

Tourist Traps (2)
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Norali Feb 4, 2004 at 2:28 PM

Weird.. my image of PACA region is abut sun, cote d'azur... Oh yes! there is Alpes in it too.. I just forget it. :)