Mountain and winter sports Isère

While the resort is renowned for its glacier at 3,600 m, winter offers skiing at all levels, with 2,300 m of vertical drop. Les Deux-Alpes is a ski area with 410 hectares of marked runs for all levels, but the resort's DNA is extreme skiing, with sensations and vertical drops that are unique in the world. The resort is also renowned for its exceptional Freestyle Land and the major events it hosts. The extent of the ski area also allows for off-piste skiing, but always with caution.

Do you want to become a pilot? In the exceptional setting of the ice circuit created in the center of the Alpe d'Huez resort, Evodriver is a driving school offering two activities open to individuals and professionals: ice buggy and car. With the buggy, share a fun and playful moment. In car, two courses with different objectives: on one hand safety, on the other hand sliding on board of cars prepared for the discipline. And to prolong the pleasure, everyone meets in a comfortable chalet at the edge of the circuit.

A team of guides who organize training courses or day trips to discover the high mountain or ice falls. Introductory and advanced courses will allow you to learn about this activity. With the right training and the right equipment, you will be able to climb icefalls from the very first day. The guides also organise snowshoeing trips, cross-country skiing courses, off-piste alpine skiing trips, ski touring - a trendy activity - and Nordic skiing.

A successful mountain vacation starts with the right equipment! In a resort where the mountains are king, here are 5 sports stores to help you live every emotion to the full. A huge sales area with an ever-expanding choice. Sales and rentals: in winter, all ski and snowboard equipment, snowshoes, mountaineering, climbing and telemark equipment; in summer, downhill mountain bikes, via ferrata and hiking equipment. Genuine specialists, ready to listen to your needs and desires, so you can set off to conquer the mountains.

A station made up of three interconnected stations on two slopes: Le Pleynet on the sunrise side, Prapoutel and Pipay on the sunset side. A resort full of resources in every season to offer us the best of the mountains. A resort that has opted for modernization and now boasts a superb range of facilities, including some of the most modern ski lifts in France. Several Nordic skiing areas. Magnificent landscapes for nature and snow lovers.

As a result of global warming at high altitude, this glacier - one of Europe's largest skiable glaciers - is losing its thickness, making it impossible to ski in July and August. So, depending on conditions, it's a late spring/early summer opening to enjoy this unique site. After taking the Jandri Express and a sub-glacial funicular, you can climb the Dôme de Puy-Sallié to an altitude of 3,421 metres, opening up a superb panorama from the Belvédère des Écrins. Pedestrian access for a unique walk on the heights.

A 4-season resort that has invested heavily in recent years to improve its ski area - 57 runs, 125 km of trails, 21 ski lifts - by offering all the new glides. Hands-free ski passes that can be recharged via the Internet. In summer, the resort is transformed to make room for many outdoor activities: road biking, mountain biking, bike park, hiking, trail, adventure course, via ferrata... Exceptional playground.

At an altitude of 1,450 m, Le Collet d'Allevard is a family resort par excellence. It also owes its reputation to its nightlife! One evening a week from 8pm to 10pm (most likely on Fridays, but the day can change), Collet d'Allevard becomes one of Europe's biggest night skiing areas, with 10 floodlit runs. Other winter activities include snowshoeing on 5 marked itineraries with free access, or Nordic skiing with 50 km of trails. In summer, hiking takes center stage, with numerous marked trails.

Practical and sensational, the first 4-season sled just outside Grenoble, in the heart of the Vercors. Alone, with family or friends, experience and share strong emotions as you hurtle down the slope at a maximum speed of 40 km/h. Adrenalin in the middle of nature by running 1.3 km of track on rails. 134 meters of difference in level, slopes up to 25%... In short, 6 minutes of unforgettable sensations accessible to all (children from 3 years old in duo, children from 8 years old in solo, accessible to PRM). Parents can also wait for their children at the Speed-Luge Café.

122 km of skating and alternating cross-country trails with 2 access points: Villard de Lans/Bois-Barbu and Corrençon en Vercors/les Hauts Plateaux. A space of freedom in a grandiose setting often compared to Canada. Restaurants and refuges for breaks. 2 stadiums for discovering biathlon, the Nordic discipline that won the most medals at the last Olympic Games. Discovery and children's areas.

Alpe-d'Huez is not Lapland, but you can live a Nordic adventure there by going on a dogsled ride. Your musher will take you on a hair-raising ride in the powder snow. Along the snow-covered footpaths, you will enjoy the speed and enchantment of the landscape to the rhythm of the eight dogsled race. You can also practice ski-jöering, pulled by a horse... An alchemy between mountain, snow and connivance with the animals.

30 minutes from downtown Grenoble, the Montagnes de Lans ski area offers a splendid setting for skiing in the heart of the Vercors Regional Park. The resort, oriented towards new glides, offers a wide variety of terrains. At 4 km from the village, accessible by free shuttles, the ski area offers 26 runs for all levels. In the heart of the village, the Parc de loisirs de l'Aigle allows you to try the pleasures of sledding. Incredible viewpoint overlooking the Grenoble agglomeration.

The valley is connected to the Two Alps station by the gondola. It offers a wild nature and the highest peaks of the. The background practice in the valley is subject to snow conditions. In the forest, towards the hamlet of the Alleau, presents a 3 km loop. Following the Vénéon, we will travel the 8 km, return, from Bourg-d'Arud to Ougiers, or the 24 km, return, from Bourg-d'Arud to Bourg-d'Oisans.

Tuesday and Thursday, from a. m. to p. m. (winter hours) and from p. m. to p. m. (spring time). Free access with the Pass package. Large and long 950 m long, the signal slalom stadium welcomes night skiing and offers a difference of 250 m, with the lighting of the stadium equivalent to the Stade de France, and 3 parallel lifts will allow you to take full advantage of your package. During these evenings, you will be visiting numerous sports events and events and international competitions.

From the villages of La Grave, Saint Christopher-Oisans and Venosc, there are many possibilities for via ferrata. If you choose to leave alone, you will find the route of routes in the various guides or at the guides office which organizes departures for via ferrata. It is therefore advisable to use their knowledge before engaging in unknown land.

A 24-hectare space welcomes all riders with boardercross - 12 relevés and jumps - half-pipe, jumping modules, jumping space, and open DJ platinum. Every week, they will be watching animations, exhibitions and equipment testing. Snow-park is open every day and its access is free for ski pass holders.

In the heart of Villard-de-Lans, a site dedicated to all the pleasures of sliding and family fun. 3 magic carpets to go up without getting tired, 6 toboggan runs adapted to different practices: the big run with its 12% slope, the boarder for miniature bobsleighing, the toboggan for big thrills, the 68 for racing with your mates... Everyone gets their strength back at the Maison de la Colline, hot chocolate and sandwiches, sweet snacks.

Since the 1968 Olympic Games, Autrans has been the benchmark Alpine resort for Nordic skiing. Autrans-Méaudre is a true paradise for cross-country skiers, with its superbly laid-out courses for skating and alternating. A natural territory, in the heart of magnificent forests, with 180 km of linked trails and guaranteed snow thanks to the installation of 18 snow guns, as well as a Ludipark where you can learn the pleasures of Nordic skiing. On the Alpine side, there are 2 distinct areas with 35 runs: Domaine de la Sure in Autrans and Domaine du Châtelard in Méaudre.

With a vertical drop of almost one kilometer, some twenty runs and an accessible ski pass, the Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse resort offers a wide variety of winter sports. It's the "big" downhill ski resort in the Chartreuse massif. Last year, to reduce energy consumption, access to the slopes was via Le Planolet and Combe de l'Ours. For Nordic skiing: 50 km to Saint-Hugues, plus the 25 km round trip Saint-Hugues - Le Sappey - as part of the Chartreuse traverse. In summer, the resort has prepared trails for mountain biking.

It is a real Nordic domain that is proposed to us in Sappey. In fact it is called the Nordic Domain of Chamechaude, including the sites of Sappey-en-Chartreuse, Col de Porte and Saint-Hugues-de-Chartreuse. This area totals more than 60 km of interconnected trails around the summit of Chamechaude to practice the alternative step or skating. Three centres for the sale of ski passes, Nordic ski lessons, ski and snowshoe hire. In the summer, at the Col de Porte, a ski-wheel track to continue training. Biathlon stadium.