Ski midweeker, 3 night ski breaks in the French Alps

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The traditional ski villages of La Clusaz and Grand Bornand are a wonderful find! The quiet slopes and lack of lift queues throughout the season are the main highlight of skiing in a little-known resort. The full ski area totals 220km with pistes for all abilities as well as plenty of off piste for the more adventurous. The villages are mainly wooden with a traditional church in the town square, making for a picturesque apres-ski drink in the bars. Mont Blanc can be seen from the top of several of the pistes although the views are stunning in all areas of the Aravis.

Getting there

Our Aravis Lodge is located in the heart of St Jean de Sixt which is set in the middle of the Aravis Region and just 2km from the larger resorts of La Clusaz and Le Grand Bornand. Free ski buses run all winter and we offer minibus transfers morning and afternoon.

• By Road Its an 8 hour drive from Calais. All motorway and a very easy drive.
• By Rail Both Annecy (1/2 hour away) and Geneva (under an hour) have good rail connections from all over Europe - including TGV access from Paris and London. We include station transfers in all our packages.
• By Air Geneva airport is just under an hour away and we include airport transfers in all of our packages.
• By Sea

Why do we like them?

We can say from experience that when taking a holiday with Karibuni you can be sure of a warm welcome, attention to detail, and a true determination to maximise your every moment out in the mountains. Nothing is too much trouble.

Paul and the rest of the team have always had a strong environmental ethos which has led to a number of big resource saving investments in recent years. They continue to look for new ways to improve, and have taken it on themselves to run regular audits. An admirable commitment.

Thats what muchbetteradventures are all about!

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What do they say?

Karibuni started with an aim to deliver sustainable tours and nothing has changed in the 10 years since. We always look to align our operations (both in the office and in our destinations) towards our basic principles of reducing our impact on the environment, finding the most sustainable ways of doing anything and trying to educate people as to how we can all do our bit to help reduce our negative impact on the environment.

Our chalet-hotel is audited for its environmental performance and our process of continual improvement has resulted in us reducing our energy consumption, improving insulation, installing solar panels, implementing a robust recycling and composting scheme and reducing our food miles. Sadly our hotel vegetable garden won’t feed all of our guests but it helps educate them and to illustrate the local seasonal produce on offer which we use wherever possible.

We operate in stunning (and yet sometimes fragile) mountain environments and we actively manage our groups’ activities to ensure they make as little impact as possible (if any!). We support low-impact natural outdoor activities and ensure all of our guests understand and interact with the local agricultural traditions and practices that make our region special. All of our guides and team have a deep appreciation of the environment and look to share this enthusiasm with our guests wherever appropriate.

In summary – we care and try to do our bit wherever possible and we greatly appreciate it when others join with us to do their bit!