My Club Europe Login

Freephone: 0800 496 4996

Destinations

Freephone: 0800 496 4996

Reviews
On the slopes
Quick facts
Après-ski
Where to stay
FAQ's
Promote your trip
Guide to planning a ski trip

School ski trips to Orcières

Doorstep accommodation
Great value French skiing
Undiscovered charm

“Thanks to you all at Club Europe, it’s such a great company, and you went above and beyond to ensure our students had the best...”

Anwyn, party leader, Flintshire

On the slopes

This hidden gem In the Southern Alps of France in the Gap region is perfect for our Club Europe school ski trip groups. You will be based either in Ancelle, a charming, traditional village situated on a large plateau at 1340m, or directly in Orcières. With a ski area up to 2725m, Orcières enjoys high altitude skiing and an excellent variety of slopes, a boarder-skier cross park and slalom course so that that students of all abilities will be catered for.

The Ancelle ski area goes up to 1800m and its compact 26 km of pistes combine good snow conditions with gentle gradients, making it perfect for beginners and intermediate skiers. The doorstep location of the accommodation means that you can enjoy easy access to the slopes, lunch back at your centre and a relaxed start to the week.

View piste map

Easy Slopes (Blue)55 km Orcières / 16 km Ancelle
Medium Slopes (Red)38 km Orcières / 12 km Ancelle
Difficult Slopes (Black)7 km Orcières / 2 km Ancelle
Halfpipes/Fun ParksOne fun park in both resorts
Doorstep Skiing from AccommodationIn Ancelle
Resort Height1,850 m Orcières / 1,300 m Ancelle
Top Station Height2,725 m Orcières / 1,800 m Ancelle
KM of Skiing100 Orcières / 30 Ancelle
Number of Lifts28 Orcières / 13 Ancelle
Coach journey10 hrs from Calais
Airport Transfer3 hrs from Lyon / 2.5 hrs from Marseille

Après-ski

Enjoy “mushing” on husky-drawn sleighs, tubing on the Rocherousse plateau or a moonlit snowshoe walk for atmospheric, traditional activities; as well as swimming in the local pool in Orcières. For a mid-week high point, you can also include a trip to Gap for bowling or laser tag.

Where to stay

Chalet Igloo Capacity: 102

L'Aiguille Capacity: 65

Capacity:

Need help choosing your accommodation?
Get in touch here or call Freephone 0800 496 4996 to talk to our friendly ski team.

Watch our films

Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about planning a school ski trip.

Watch all our films

FAQs

Find the answers to some of our most frequently asked questions.

You will have your own bilingual ski rep for the whole week. Their role is to coordinate your skiing arrangements and entertainment and to ensure your stay is enjoyable, safe and memorable. All our reps are carefully selected, fully trained and are on duty 24-hours a day should any emergency arise.

Snow Security: Snow cannons operate in all our resorts to assist satisfactory snow cover on the lower slopes. This means in many Austrian resorts, skiing is now possible from early December until late April making Easter skiing an attractive proposition.

Snow Guarantee: We will pay up to £30 per person per day towards additional costs of transport and lift pass if all the lifts in your resort are closed due to adverse weather conditions or lack of snow.

We can send you mini-brochures to hand out at school, a Power point Presentation and our film link to film here for assemblies and parents’ meetings you may wish to hold.