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ORELLE

📍Orelle, Savoie, France

💎 Hidden Gem🏔️ Expert Paradise🧗 Backcountry Access7 Days on Epic☀️ Year-round destination

Photo: Florian Pépellin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo details

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Vertical drop
6,234 ft*
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Skiable terrain
400 acres*
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Avg snowfall
157 in*
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Lifts
3*
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Editor's Pick

Stop at Chalet Chinal-Donat at Plan Bouchet for Savoyard cooking on the Orelle side of the mountain.

THE FOOD SCENE

Chalet Chinal-Donat at Plan Bouchet serves Savoyard specialties and pastries, with access from the pistes or the gondola. Down in Orelle, HOB welcomes visitors for a village meal. The Hameau des Eaux residence also offers meal plans for its guests.

APRÈS-SKI & NIGHTLIFE

In Francoz, Bar des 4 Vallées serves snacks and aperitifs on the gondola square. HOB on Route de Francoz is an option for a longer meal and a drink after the descent. If you linger on the mountain, check the last downhill connection first.

DINING PICKS

2 curated spots for eating and drinking at Orelle

Location:
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In Town

2 picks

$$Earlier budget guideResidence dining

Restaurant du Hameau des Eaux

Le Hameau des Eaux apartment residence, Orelle

🍔Casual

The apartment residence has an on-site restaurant and offers meal plans with a stay.

Why We Like It

If you are staying at the Hameau, ask about adding meals when you book. Visitors staying elsewhere should call ahead about a table.

Sources & planning details

Checked: identity, location, cuisine type, description, recommendation details, website.

Without current field-level confirmation: price guide.

Supporting source ↗ · checked 2026-10-31

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Regional cooking

Restaurant HOB Orelle

Route de Francoz, Orelle

🍔Casual🏨Hotel Dining

HOB welcomes village residents and visitors for meals made with local ingredients. Its bar also serves drinks and locally roasted coffee.

Why We Like It

A village dinner option for a mixed group, with coffee or a drink for anyone joining later.

Sources & planning details

Checked: identity, location, cuisine type, description, recommendation details, website.

Supporting source ↗ · checked 2026-10-31

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Plan your meal

Check whether your chosen venue takes reservations or uses a walk-in waitlist. For mountain dining, plan around lift access and service times.

Sources & planning context

Historical planning figures · Figures marked * come from earlier references and may differ from current resort figures.

Other names · Orelle 3 Vallées, Orelle Caron

Use the picks for atmosphere, cuisine and location; the restaurant’s own page has current menus and service times.

Typically early December to mid April

A broad planning range from the historical guide, conditions permitting. Use the operator’s schedule for your travel dates.

Official schedules & conditions ↗
Schedule source ↗Official resort ↗
Summer and winter destination
Yes
Source ↗ · Oct 25, 2026
Beyond winter
Plan Bouchet hiking and marked mountain-bike routes; Orelle-Caron gondola sightseeing to Cime Caron.
Source ↗ · Oct 25, 2026
Official website
https://www.orelle.net/
Source ↗ · Oct 27, 2026
Runs
9
Source ↗ · Oct 27, 2026

Historical mountain figures awaiting field-level confirmation: Vertical drop (ft), Skiable area (acres), Lifts, Reported average snowfall (in), Base elevation (ft), Summit elevation (ft).

Individual listings retain their own sources and check dates. A source check covers only the named details; it does not confirm availability. Snowfall averages describe climate, not a forecast.

Locations à Orelle avec spa & piscine | Les 3 Vallées ↗The official residence page says its studios and apartments are 600 metres from the gondola with a free winter shuttle, and lists an indoor pool, spa, restaurant, parking, supermarket and laundry. · Checked Oct 27, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Orelle ski area ↗Village gondola, Plan Bouchet, Lory piste and onward high-mountain access. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Orelle piste map ↗OR1 connects Francoz to Plan Bouchet. OR2 continues to Cime Caron. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Opinel museum visitor information ↗The knife museum is in central Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Orelle tourism — Le Hameau des Eaux d’Orelle ↗Alpvision rents apartments in a residence arranged across chalet buildings, with a pool, spa, restaurant and small shop. The gondola departure is separate. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Orelle tourism — La Maison du Bonheur ↗A two-bedroom holiday house in Le Chef-Lieu with a large kitchen and shower room. Contact the owner through the tourist-office listing. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Orelle tourism — Gîte Rosaël ↗Three-bedroom house near the Francoz gondola departure, with living space, two bathrooms and ski room. A connecting studio can be requested for a larger party. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Orelle reservations — HOB Orelle ↗Hotel-hostel in Francoz with double and family rooms and shared rooms with bunk beds. Dorm beds are reserved directly with HOB. The site lists dining and a bar. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Orelle ski school ↗ESF Orelle offers group ski lessons and private ski or snowboard lessons. Its meeting area is on the mountain at Plan Bouchet. An Orelle start does not guarantee an on-time arrival at a Val Thorens lesson. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

ESF Orelle meeting point ↗Meet outside the school chalet at the top of the Orelle gondola near the Peyron chair. Val Thorens has different lesson meeting points. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Orelle Sports, Orelle tourism ↗The Francoz shop offers ski and snowboard rentals, boot fitting, custom footbeds and equipment servicing. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Sport 2000 Maurienne rentals ↗The shop offers ski rentals at its Rue du 8 Mai 1945 location in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Sport 2000 Maurienne shop contact ↗The Sport 2000 branch is in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne and takes inquiries at 04 79 83 07 25. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Orelle tourism – Restaurant HOB Orelle ↗On Route de Francoz, HOB welcomes locals and visitors for regionally inspired cooking, coffee, wine and drinks. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Orelle tourism – Chalet Chinal-Donat ↗At Plan Bouchet, the mountain restaurant serves Savoyard specialties, international food and pastries and is accessible by gondola or piste. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Orelle tourism – Bar des 4 Vallées ↗The bar in Francoz serves coffee, snacks and aperitifs on the gondola square. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Orelle tourist office – Hameau des Eaux residence ↗The tourist office lists a restaurant at the apartment residence with the option to arrange meals as part of a stay. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

  • Les 3 Vallées resort schedule ↗

    Planned winter operation; weather dependent.

  • Activités été ↗

    Plan Bouchet hiking and marked mountain-bike routes; Orelle-Caron gondola sightseeing to Cime Caron.

  • Orelle ski area ↗

    The official Orelle ski area page supports the asserted static mountain facts. Metric source values are stored in the site's rounded imperial display units.

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