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TIPS FOR ENJOYING YOUR LESSON ORGANISATION AND EQUIPEMENT
BOOKINGS:
¤ Internet: find the appropriate booking form (either for the school holidays or term-time) on our website (menu CONTACT"
¤ Telephone: +33 (0)4 50 41 30 29 during office hours.
¤ In person: the ESI office can be found in the shopping center at La Faucille.
- Group lessons: up to one week before the start of the lessons.
- Private lessons: reservation by phone or in person. For weekend lessons, please call the office before 3pm (15:00) on Friday.
If places are still available, they can be booked in person at the ESI office up to 1 hour before the lesson starts.
You cannot sign up for a lesson once it has already started.
By registering for a lesson with the ESI you acknowledge that you have read and accepted our Terms and Conditions of Sale.
MEANS OF PAYMENT:
¤ by cheque made out to "Ecole de Ski Internationale La Faucille" sent to Frédéric De Cecco, Ecole de Ski Internationale, La Faucille, 01170 GEX - France.
¤ by cash ou credit card at the office.
¤ by bank transfer. For foreign bank account holders, please ask for our bank details and IBAN.
REMINDERS : Lift-passes and Security
Lift-passes:
¤ The rates for ski school lessons do NOT include either lift-passes (except for the beginners' area in front of the chalet used by the Club Mini-Champions), insurance or any expenses incurred should emergency aid be required.
¤ Under 5's are eligible for a free lift-pass which must be collected from the main ticket office ("caisse")
¤ Over 5's MUST have a valid lift-pass, unless only using the beginners' area in front of the Club Mini-champions.
Don't forget your insurance ! Are you covered for cancelled lessons or a lost lift-pass* ?The ESI insurance partner : ask for the SPORT LOISIRS card at the office.
http://www.lacompagniedusport.com/particulier_carte-sport/meilleur-tarif-assurance-sport
* Neither lessons nor lift-passes can be refunded by the ski school.The wearing of a helmet is highly recommended.
Contact details: All children must carry a card in an outside pocket with their full name, ski level and a parent or guardian's contact telephone number in case of emergency.
IMPORTANT : Arrive on time !
It is very important that parents should be punctual, both for the safety of the children and so that lessons can begin as planned : please be at your designated meeting place 5 to 10 minutes before and after the lesson.
Clowns bleus (blue) and clowns rouges (red) groups (child 3-4) : lessons start 10mn before the other groups, and finish 10mn before.
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La Faucille-Mijoux-La Vattay resort Webcams
The International Ski School of La Faucille-Mijoux-La Vattay is located in the Jura Mountains of the station of La Faucille in France. Access is from the Col de La Faucille, on RN5 between Les Rousses (Jura) and Gex (Ain).
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The weather
Find the weather on the ski resort of La Faucille-Mijoux-La Vattay At the heart of the Jura Mountains: Temperature and snow cover.
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Ski map Our playground
Au pied des plus hauts sommets du Jura : 17 km de pistes de ski alpin, 580m de dénivelé et l’un des plus beaux panoramas d’Europe.
Porte d'entrée du Jura depuis la Suisse, cette petite station de ski où les skieurs de Lausanne, Nyon et Genève se retrouvent en famille.Connecté à Mijoux côté français, où l'on trouve un petit domaine débutant et l'accès au domaine nordique.
Domaine familial par excellence avec ses pistes courtes mais larges et de toutes les couleurs de niveau, La Faucille-Mijoux-La Vattay propose également une remontée performante en plus des téléskis.
Pour les amateurs, La faucille propose aussi un snowpark.
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Ski resort access
BY CAR: Autoroute A40 - Sortie n°9 - Sylans St Germain de Joux
Autoroute A39 - Sortie n°7 - Poligny
Autouroute Suisse - Sortie Coppet / Divonne-les-Bains
BY TRAIN: Gare de Bellegarde-sur-Valserine (ligne régulière de bus de Bellegarde à Mijoux)
TGV - Paris Bellegarde - about 2h30
TER - Lyon Bellegarde - about 1h30 ; Gare de Genève (Suisse) : about 30mn more.
TGV - Paris Genève - about 3h15
TER - Lyon Genève - about 2h15
BY BUS: Ligne régulière 153 Bellegarde - Mijoux :
Cars supplémentaires ligne 153 : Bellegarde - Lélex - Mijoux,
Ligne régulière 701 Mijoux - Lamoura - St Claude
BY PLANE: Lyon St Exupéry airpot - about 130km
Geneva Cointrin airport - about 30km
Rent a car from Geneva or Lyon airport.
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