{"id":12528,"date":"2020-04-10T10:52:22","date_gmt":"2020-04-10T08:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/?p=12528"},"modified":"2020-10-22T10:27:14","modified_gmt":"2020-10-22T08:27:14","slug":"ski-les-7-laux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/ski-resort-reviews\/alps\/ski-les-7-laux\/","title":{"rendered":"Les 7 Laux"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-container\">\n<div class=\"inprofile2col\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p><span class=\"dropcap\">W<\/span>e can\u2019t quite fathom why it took us this long to get around to skiing in <strong>Les 7 Laux<\/strong>. Maybe it was simply the thought that anywhere this close to a big city (<strong>Grenoble<\/strong>) sounded more like a convenient choice than a big-hitter. How wrong can you be?<\/p>\n<p>Totally, it turns out. For starters, the ski terrain is much more extensive than expected, and spread across two faces of a substantial mountain, each side with a purpose-built ski village. We approach from Grenoble and head up to <strong>Prapoutel<\/strong>, the larger of the two, its counterpart <strong>Le Pleynet<\/strong> being more readily accessible from <strong>Chamb\u00e9ry<\/strong>, via the ski and thermal spa town of <strong>Allevard<\/strong>. Get that wrong and you\u2019re up for an extra hour\u2019s drive between Les 7 Laux\u2019s two centres.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re here for a couple of days\u2019 skiing in January, and while the season\u2019s best snowfalls are still a week or two away we\u2019re relieved to find Prapoutel above the snow-line, with all lifts operating and all runs open. There\u2019s more good news: our self-catering appartment at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peakretreats.co.uk\/winter\/ski-resorts\/oisans\/les-7-laux\/les-granges-des-7-laux\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">R\u00e9sidence Les Granges des 7 Laux<\/a> has a slopeside location just above the <strong>Chamois<\/strong> high-speed chairlift, plus secure underground car parking, so after transferring our gear we enjoy the views from the balcony by way of unwinding from the journey.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inprofile2col\">\n<div class=\"pullquote\">\n<div class=\"pullquote-extract\">the ski terrain is more extensive than we\u2019d expected, and spread across two faces of a substantial mountain&#8230;\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-container\">\n<div class=\"inprofile2col\">\n<div id=\"12657\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone wp-caption wp-caption-text alignleft\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"336\" aria-describedby=\"caption-12657\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ski-piste-signs-Les-7-Laux-French-Alps-35308.jpg\" alt=\"ski piste signs above Prapoutel with falling snow\" class=\"left-image size-full wp-image-12657\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ski-piste-signs-Les-7-Laux-French-Alps-35308.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ski-piste-signs-Les-7-Laux-French-Alps-35308-250x156.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ski-piste-signs-Les-7-Laux-French-Alps-35308-150x93.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ski-piste-signs-Les-7-Laux-French-Alps-35308-350x218.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ski-piste-signs-Les-7-Laux-French-Alps-35308-200x124.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ski-piste-signs-Les-7-Laux-French-Alps-35308-500x311.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ski-piste-signs-Les-7-Laux-French-Alps-35308-321x200.jpg 321w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ski-piste-signs-Les-7-Laux-French-Alps-35308-530x330.jpg 530w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><br \/>\n<p id=\"caption-12657\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Clear piste signage includes recommended routes for less-experienced skiers<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inprofile2col\">\n<div id=\"12655\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone wp-caption wp-caption-text alignleft\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"336\" aria-describedby=\"caption-12655\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ski-lift-skiers-Les-7-Laux-French-Alps-35307.jpg\" alt=\"ski-lift with skiers at Les 7 Laux\" class=\"right-image size-full wp-image-12655\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ski-lift-skiers-Les-7-Laux-French-Alps-35307.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ski-lift-skiers-Les-7-Laux-French-Alps-35307-250x156.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ski-lift-skiers-Les-7-Laux-French-Alps-35307-150x93.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ski-lift-skiers-Les-7-Laux-French-Alps-35307-350x218.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ski-lift-skiers-Les-7-Laux-French-Alps-35307-200x124.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ski-lift-skiers-Les-7-Laux-French-Alps-35307-500x311.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ski-lift-skiers-Les-7-Laux-French-Alps-35307-321x200.jpg 321w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ski-lift-skiers-Les-7-Laux-French-Alps-35307-530x330.jpg 530w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><br \/>\n<p id=\"caption-12655\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Eterlou chair is a key lift for skiers from Prapoutel<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-container\">\n<h2>Time to ski Les 7 Laux<\/h2>\n<div class=\"inprofile2col\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>The next morning we ski down to the lift and join the Sunday skiers already heading up. When we ski off at 2100m we take a short cruise on <strong>Cabris<\/strong> (blue) to the <strong>Eterlou<\/strong> fixed chair. Once over the ridge it\u2019s downhill all the way into <strong>Le Pleynet<\/strong> (1450m) on terrain which faces NE, making it the recommended option for morning skiing in <strong>Les 7 Laux<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Despite appearances on the piste map, there\u2019s some great cruising potential on this side. Intermediates will love long blues like <strong>Coulemelle<\/strong> and <strong>Ros\u00e9e des Pr\u00e8s<\/strong>, whose final sheltered run into the village gives a welcome taste of the local conifer forests. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inprofile2col\">\n<div class=\"content-right\">\n<p>More confident skiers, though, can turn off halfway down onto <strong>Roche Noire<\/strong> (red) for a more direct descent, or to access the snowpark and boardercross, both of which (and a debutant zone) are served by the <strong>Pincerie<\/strong> fixed chair from <strong>Le Pleynet<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>For our first run over we ski the blues, to have a look around and get a feel for this side of the mountain, before joining the red for the final drop to the front de neige. Once down we note the compact layout of the village, and eye the WizLuge tracked luge sitting beside the Pincerie chair.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-container\">\n<div class=\"inprofile2col\">\n<div id=\"12660\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone wp-caption wp-caption-text alignleft\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"336\" aria-describedby=\"caption-12660\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ski-piste-above-Prapoutel-Les-7-Laux-French-Alps-35321.jpg\" alt=\"wide view of early morning ski piste and mountains\" class=\"left-image size-full wp-image-12660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ski-piste-above-Prapoutel-Les-7-Laux-French-Alps-35321.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ski-piste-above-Prapoutel-Les-7-Laux-French-Alps-35321-250x156.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ski-piste-above-Prapoutel-Les-7-Laux-French-Alps-35321-150x93.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ski-piste-above-Prapoutel-Les-7-Laux-French-Alps-35321-350x218.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ski-piste-above-Prapoutel-Les-7-Laux-French-Alps-35321-200x124.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ski-piste-above-Prapoutel-Les-7-Laux-French-Alps-35321-500x311.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ski-piste-above-Prapoutel-Les-7-Laux-French-Alps-35321-321x200.jpg 321w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ski-piste-above-Prapoutel-Les-7-Laux-French-Alps-35321-530x330.jpg 530w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><br \/>\n<p id=\"caption-12660\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Girolle (blue) feeds onto a red to access the Gypa\u00e8te chairlift for advanced skiers<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inprofile2col\">\n<div id=\"12662\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone wp-caption wp-caption-text alignleft\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"336\" aria-describedby=\"caption-12662\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ski-piste-above-Le-Pleynet-Les-7-Laux-French-Alps-35322.jpg\" alt=\"Ski instructor and skiers on mountainside\" class=\"right-image size-full wp-image-12662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ski-piste-above-Le-Pleynet-Les-7-Laux-French-Alps-35322.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ski-piste-above-Le-Pleynet-Les-7-Laux-French-Alps-35322-250x156.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ski-piste-above-Le-Pleynet-Les-7-Laux-French-Alps-35322-150x93.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ski-piste-above-Le-Pleynet-Les-7-Laux-French-Alps-35322-350x218.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ski-piste-above-Le-Pleynet-Les-7-Laux-French-Alps-35322-200x124.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ski-piste-above-Le-Pleynet-Les-7-Laux-French-Alps-35322-500x311.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ski-piste-above-Le-Pleynet-Les-7-Laux-French-Alps-35322-321x200.jpg 321w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ski-piste-above-Le-Pleynet-Les-7-Laux-French-Alps-35322-530x330.jpg 530w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><br \/>\n<p id=\"caption-12662\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Coulemelle (blue) heralds great cruising all the way down to Le Pleynet<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-container\">\n<h2>Scenic cruising from Le Pleynet to Pipay<\/h2>\n<div class=\"inprofile2col\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>From here we schuss over to ride the <strong>Aigle<\/strong> chairlift. The high-speed 4-seater hauls us smoothly through spruce forest before things open up for the remaining haul up to <strong>1928m<\/strong>. At the top we ski off with a few options to consider. Ignoring for now a choice of two short drag-lifts, we re-join Ros\u00e9e de Pr\u00e8 (blue), the idea this time being to access the Oursi\u00e8re high-speed 6-seater for a ride up to 2236m. At the top there\u2019s a red + black link to join the unpisted <strong>Vallons du Pra<\/strong> sector, but for now we take <strong>Coulemelle<\/strong> and enjoy more of Les 7 Laux\u2019s excellent blue-graded carving and cruising terrain. This time, however, we won\u2019t be heading all the way down. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inprofile2col\">\n<div class=\"content-right\">\n<p>Instead we take a left turn onto a bracing steep-but-mostly-wide run on <strong>Mataru<\/strong> (red). It\u2019s a blast, and takes us all the way down into <strong>Pipay<\/strong> (<strong>1550m<\/strong>), home to a gentle debutant area and the departure point for a muscular \u2018t\u00e9l\u00e9mix\u2019 lift. <strong>The Grand Cerf<\/strong> combines 6-seater chairs with 8-seater cabins (an inspired move which allows the lift to carry walkers up to a network of scenic Alpine footpaths in summer). We take a chair, and at the <strong>2123m<\/strong> top station we ski straight off onto <strong>Girolle<\/strong> (blue) followed by <strong>Cabris<\/strong>, a red whose occasional steeper sections are again forgivingly wide.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-container\">\n<div class=\"inprofile2col\">\n<div id=\"12667\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone wp-caption wp-caption-text alignleft\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"336\" aria-describedby=\"caption-12667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/skier-above-Le-Pleynet-Les-7-Laux-French-Alps-35338.jpg\" alt=\"High view of skiers on wide piste\" class=\"left-image size-full wp-image-12667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/skier-above-Le-Pleynet-Les-7-Laux-French-Alps-35338.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/skier-above-Le-Pleynet-Les-7-Laux-French-Alps-35338-250x156.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/skier-above-Le-Pleynet-Les-7-Laux-French-Alps-35338-150x93.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/skier-above-Le-Pleynet-Les-7-Laux-French-Alps-35338-350x218.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/skier-above-Le-Pleynet-Les-7-Laux-French-Alps-35338-200x124.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/skier-above-Le-Pleynet-Les-7-Laux-French-Alps-35338-500x311.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/skier-above-Le-Pleynet-Les-7-Laux-French-Alps-35338-321x200.jpg 321w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/skier-above-Le-Pleynet-Les-7-Laux-French-Alps-35338-530x330.jpg 530w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><br \/>\n<p id=\"caption-12667\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ros\u00e9e des Pr\u00e8s (blue) has plenty of room for a spot of carving<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inprofile2col\">\n<div id=\"12668\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone wp-caption wp-caption-text alignleft\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"336\" aria-describedby=\"caption-12668\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/skier-above-Le-Pleynet-Les-7-Laux-French-Alps-35335.jpg\" alt=\"View from chairlift of skiers on mountainside\" class=\"right-image size-full wp-image-12668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/skier-above-Le-Pleynet-Les-7-Laux-French-Alps-35335.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/skier-above-Le-Pleynet-Les-7-Laux-French-Alps-35335-250x156.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/skier-above-Le-Pleynet-Les-7-Laux-French-Alps-35335-150x93.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/skier-above-Le-Pleynet-Les-7-Laux-French-Alps-35335-350x218.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/skier-above-Le-Pleynet-Les-7-Laux-French-Alps-35335-200x124.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/skier-above-Le-Pleynet-Les-7-Laux-French-Alps-35335-500x311.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/skier-above-Le-Pleynet-Les-7-Laux-French-Alps-35335-321x200.jpg 321w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/skier-above-Le-Pleynet-Les-7-Laux-French-Alps-35335-530x330.jpg 530w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><br \/>\n<p id=\"caption-12668\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Among tracts of forest above Le Pleynet<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-container\">\n<h2>Almost 1000m of vertical for freeriders<\/h2>\n<div class=\"inprofile2col\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p> That in turn drops us at the <strong>Gypa\u00e8te<\/strong> high-speed 4-seat lift serving the <strong>2400m<\/strong>, gateway to the <strong>Vallons du Pra freeride zone<\/strong>. We find the lift closed due to high winds at the summit, but lunch in a mountain restaurant sounds good, so we check the piste map and continue on a wooded section of <strong>Chanterelle<\/strong>, a wide green run providing skiers with a safe return to <strong>Prapoutel<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inprofile2col\">\n<div class=\"content-right\">\n<p>We join them briefly as far as the Lac fixed chairlift, which we ride up to <strong>1880m<\/strong>, for a red-graded descent on the <strong>Clapierre<\/strong> piste to pick up the final blue (<strong>Souchette<\/strong>) down to the <strong>Chalet des Cortillets mountain restaurant.<\/strong> The weather is now deteriorating, so the large sun terrace tables have few takers but inside it\u2019s snug and welcoming. Besides, we\u2019ve had a great morning\u2019s skiing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-container\">\n<div class=\"inprofile2col\">\n<div id=\"12674\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone wp-caption wp-caption-text alignleft\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-12674\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/chairlift-skiers-Le-Pleynet-Les-7-Laux-French-Alps-35325.jpg\" alt=\"skiers joining chairlift at Le Pleynet, with snow-covered mountains\" class=\"left-image size-full wp-image-12674\" \/><br \/>\n<p id=\"caption-12674\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">January calm at Le Pleynet\u2019s front de neige<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inprofile2col\">\n<div id=\"12677\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone wp-caption wp-caption-text alignleft\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"336\" aria-describedby=\"caption-12677\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/family-skiers-Pipay-Les-7-Laux-French-Alps-35340.jpg\" alt=\"Grandparents with young child skier in debutant area with ski lift\" class=\"right-image size-full wp-image-12677\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/family-skiers-Pipay-Les-7-Laux-French-Alps-35340.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/family-skiers-Pipay-Les-7-Laux-French-Alps-35340-250x156.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/family-skiers-Pipay-Les-7-Laux-French-Alps-35340-150x93.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/family-skiers-Pipay-Les-7-Laux-French-Alps-35340-350x218.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/family-skiers-Pipay-Les-7-Laux-French-Alps-35340-200x124.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/family-skiers-Pipay-Les-7-Laux-French-Alps-35340-500x311.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/family-skiers-Pipay-Les-7-Laux-French-Alps-35340-321x200.jpg 321w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/family-skiers-Pipay-Les-7-Laux-French-Alps-35340-530x330.jpg 530w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><br \/>\n<p id=\"caption-12677\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pipay\u2019s sheltered debutant area is safe and accessible<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-container\">\n<h2>Lots of terrain for advanced skiers<\/h2>\n<div class=\"inprofile2col\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>When we emerge there\u2019s a choice of red (<strong>Bolet<\/strong>) or blue (<strong>Souchette<\/strong>) pistes for the run back down to <strong>Prapoutel<\/strong>. Neither is very long, but the green has the edge, taking a more wayward route through forest, so we go for the scenic option. Later, back in the apartment we ponder our all-too brief time in <strong>Les 7 Laux<\/strong>. It certainly didn\u2019t disappoint, serving up a surprising amount of varied terrain, with particular appeal to more experienced skiers. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inprofile2col\">\n<div class=\"content-right\">\n<p>Terrain-wise, there\u2019s a surprisingly high proportion of reds and blacks here, but less-confident skiers and mixed-ability groups are well-served by some nice wide blues and a long green (<strong>Chanterelle<\/strong>) fun run between <strong>Le Pleynet<\/strong> and <strong>Prapoutel<\/strong>. In short, <strong>Les 7 Laux<\/strong> is a strong contender (and a highly accessible one) for intermediate and even advanced leisure skiers, and if you feel like a change from downhill skiing there\u2019s also a choice of cross-country sectors nearby.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-container\">\n<div style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone wp-caption wp-caption-text aligncenter\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1130\" height=\"531\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/early-morning-Prapoutel-ski-village-Les-7-Laux-French-Alps-35350.jpg\" alt=\"Early morning panoramic view of Prapoutel and mountains from ski apartment\" class=\"centered-image wp-image-12680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/early-morning-Prapoutel-ski-village-Les-7-Laux-French-Alps-35350.jpg 1130w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/early-morning-Prapoutel-ski-village-Les-7-Laux-French-Alps-35350-250x117.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/early-morning-Prapoutel-ski-village-Les-7-Laux-French-Alps-35350-150x70.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/early-morning-Prapoutel-ski-village-Les-7-Laux-French-Alps-35350-350x164.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/early-morning-Prapoutel-ski-village-Les-7-Laux-French-Alps-35350-200x94.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/early-morning-Prapoutel-ski-village-Les-7-Laux-French-Alps-35350-500x235.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/early-morning-Prapoutel-ski-village-Les-7-Laux-French-Alps-35350-540x254.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/early-morning-Prapoutel-ski-village-Les-7-Laux-French-Alps-35350-1021x480.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/early-morning-Prapoutel-ski-village-Les-7-Laux-French-Alps-35350-530x249.jpg 530w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1130px) 100vw, 1130px\" \/><br \/>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Early-morning panoramic view from the Residence Les Granges des 7 Laux at Prapoutel.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Les 7 Laux comprises 2 villages plus an access point for day-skiers from nearby Grenoble. 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