Airline & Holiday Information

Doucy is located along the French-Italian border; it is ideal for ski holidays. There are 22 green runs, 38 blue runs, 16 red, and eight black. 35 lifts give access to the slopes, and it is also a fantastic area for snowboarding. In total, there are 139 pistes, and some of them are above 2500 metres; so you can use them throughout the season. Also, the main resort is at 1500 metres, so you can ski or snowboard from the slopes to the resort.

Access to the area is normally via plane from Chambery, Geneva, Grenoble, Lyon Bron, or Lyon St-Exupery airports; all are within two hours drive time. There are about a dozen hotels and chalets that provide easy access to the slopes. There are saunas, steam rooms, Wi-Fi Internet access, shops and cafes, and several children’s clubs.

The resort of Feclaz-Saint-Francois has 13 ski lifts, 28 slopes encompassing 50 kilometres, and 140 kilometres of runs for cross-country skiing. The area sits on a plateau that overlooks Chambery, which is where the nearest airport is located (less than two hours drive time).

Besides skiing, you can ice skate, take mountain biking trips, go for walks and go hiking. There are half a dozen restaurants in the area offering local, Italian and French food, and more than a dozen hotels.  There are also chalets and bed and breakfast establishments. Limited numbers of furnished homes are available to rent, and there are two campsites in the area should you not mind roughing it a bit. 

This area also has a number of festivals and celebrations over the course of the year, and several are during the skiing season, which makes for great ski holidays. In the evenings there are several nightclubs where you can enjoy some drinking and dancing.