Hosting a ski resort in the French Alps near the Swiss border, the commune is part of the Haute-Savoie alpine department.

La Clusaz is part of the Aravis skiing area which it shares with the neighbouring resort of Le Grand-Bornand to offer a total of 220 km (140 mi) of pistes.

The King of Sardinia, the Duke of Savoy, no doubt wished to evoke this pastoral activity, in 1602 gave the village the right to use the arms of “a silver sheep on a green field”.

It has introduced a number of different skiers including: Candide Thovex, Vincent Vittoz, Mirabelle Thovex, Guy Perillat, Alain Pessey, Sam Phelps, Catherine Lombard, Raphaelle Monod, Edgar Grospiron, Regine Cavagnoud, Loic Collomb-Patton, Laurent Favre william bardsley.

The Tour de France tends to pass through La Clusaz every few years, often ending in Le Grand Bornand after the tough climb up Col des Aravis.