We welcome you all to celebrate Christmas eve and New Years at the Skiers Lodge. Those of you who spent the festive season with us last year would remember that we really lived the soul of Christmas and New Years with traditional Christmas feast, glog parties by the fireplace after first winter days of skiing, and a BIG New Years celebration. Our festivities suit both families and guests travelling alone. Therefore join us as you are!

The Lodge
Our accommodation, Hotel des Alpes Skiers Lodge. at 1450 m altitude in the village of La Grave is only 3 minutes walk to the lift and was one of the first hôtels that opened in 1898, and became an historic place to stay for early mountaineering pioneers who came to conquer the summits and seek new challenges. We organize everything so that you can enjoy your ski vacation. We bring together a diverse range of people from all over the world, all religious backgrounds, and all ages. The common bond is the desire to ski the best runs around and have fun! We wish to cater to only 30 guests a week, who during a week’s vacation, wish to enjoy a life-time experience of off-piste skiing within a very cozy, friendly, comfortable, and high standard accommodation. Already the first evening one meets the other friendly guests and the next day one starts sharing the adventure spirit with the lodge story tellers, spills and thrills.

Some people say that the view across the valley to the North face of La Meije is one of the best in the world. That is where it starts you also get:

v Comfortable,modern furbished single/twin/triple rooms, all with this magical view of the North face of La Meije.
v A restaurant with a cozy atmosphere where you will served 4-course gourmet dinners with a wide selection of wines
v Big buffet breakfasts.
v Relaxing lounge area with open fireplace, sofas and a library.
v A terrace bar overlooking the mountain; a sheltered heated wooden deck for barbeque and aprés ski parties.
v A K2 sponsored cool sports-bar with an exciting bar/aprés ski menu. New and different live bands every Friday; internet café.
v A sauna.
v A fully equipped ski garage
v Free, wireless internet access throughout

The focal point of the evening is dinner. The modern international culinary style cuisine coming out of our kitchen has been growing in stature and popularity with our hungry yet discerning guests.

The Skiing
La Grave and the massif of La Meije offer the biggest lift-accessed off piste skiing in the world! Not only that but it is one of the few massifs which has an incredible 2150m (7050ft) of vertical drop. This off-piste mountain range can provide exhilarating skiing terrain for the advanced skier, snowboarder and tele-marker. The Skiers Lodge is perfectly positioned with only 3 minutes walk to the lift! This lift ascends from the village at 1400m to stations at 1800m, 2400m, 3200m, and finally to Dome de la Lauze, “the Glacier”, at 3550m. A typical ski descent offers limitless variety from tame to steep terrain commencing on this glacier, proceeding down spectacular open bowls, winding its way through small chutes, crossing glacial moraines into seemingly endless steeps and deeps in the serenity of the forest. Legendary descents from the Girose glacier, with direct lines of 2300m explain why so many riders come back year after year to enjoy free-riding with one of the most spectacular mountain scenery in the Alps.

IFMGA Mountain Guide Pelle Lang, the founder of Skiers Lodge, has come across this spectacular mountain village during his search for big mountain skiing. His dream was to create a lodge owned and operated by skiers for skiers. In 1989 this dream becomes a reality. The Skiers Lodge Guide Service, for which Pelle works daily as the chief guide, represents the ski part of the concept. The ambition is to create a good chemistry between guides and skiers. Careful thought is given to the itineraries that are chosen each day. The goal is to keep clients challenged by the terrain, but not terrified by the surroundings. La Grave, de la Meije is not a ski resort. Ski resorts adapt to skiers whereas here the skier must adapt to the mountain. This is best achieved by the guidance received from the experienced guides within the Guide Service allowing the client to enter terrain otherwise inaccessible to him/her in a safe manner. All guests are given safety equipment which they are trained to use. Groups are limited to 5 persons ensuring a good level of safety and allowing for different skiing pace. All guides are qualified by the IFMGA and speak English, French, German and Swedish. In close proximity to La Grave there are many resorts with their own micro climates and our guide team may propose one of numerous possible day trips all within an hour’s drive. Depending on the best weather and snow conditions you may be guided to secret off-piste spots in Alp d’Huez, Serre Chevalier, and Claviere with their steeps, deeps and marvelous trees

How to book: We advise that you book early – we only have 30 places each week. For further information and booking please visit our website at www.skierslodge.com, or send an e-mail to booking@skierslodge.com