Ski areas, ski schools and ski rental

Ski areas, ski school and ski rental

1) The closest, at the foot of the residence: Domaine de la Balme / Vallorcine
2) The Poya estate in Vallorcine, near the Buet train station
3) The Grands Montets ski area in Argentières (15 minutes by car from Vallorcine)
4) Other ski areas
5) Nordic Skiing
6) French Ski School (ESF) with free shuttle to La Poya
7) Vallorcine locaskis: gondola store (2 minutes from the residence)
 

Presentation of winter season with La compagnie du Mont Blanc :

1) The closest, at the foot of the residence: Domaine de la Balme / Vallorcine

The Balme area, Vallorcine is an area more for intermediate skiers.

The main ski area consists of 19 slopes: 11 blue, 7 red and 1 black.It is accessed by the Vallorcine cable car at the foot of the residence.

The sliding possibilities are varied, the terrain is hilly and often passes through the forest.

Official website of the Mont Blanc company: here

Présentation of domaine de la Balme/Le Tour/ Vallorcine :

2) The Poya estate in Vallorcine, near the Buet train station

For beginners (esf up to second star), free shuttle from Vallorcine station:

Official website of the La Poya ski area: here

4 tracks (red/blue/green) and snow wire. Very cheap package. Ideal station for learning

3) The Grands Montets ski area in Argentières (15 minutes by car from Vallorcine)

Les Grands Montets is the largest ski resort in the Chamonix Valley (over 1800 hectares) and certainly the most popular ski area in the Alps.

It is located above the village of Argentières (a small Alpine village 8km from Chamonix). The highest point of the resort is the Top des Grands Montets at 3295m.

Official website of the Mont Blanc company: here

4) Other areas

Planpraz, Brevent, la Flégère, les Houches…

Official website of the Mont Blanc company:here

For beginners there is also La Vormaine (Le Tour), 15 minutes from Vallorcine, which closes late in the season. (Cheap plan)

Official website of the La Vormaine estate in Argentière: here

5) Nordic Skiing

More than 50km of trails available in the valley

Chamonix-Mont-Blanc has a Nordic ski area of around fifty kilometers traced in alternative and skating, distributed between Les Houches, Chamonix, Argentière and Vallorcine. You will find, for example, climbs and descents in the middle of the forest in the moraine of the Glacier des Bois, a track that winds along an old moraine in Argentière or even routes in a preserved natural setting in Vallorcine, between 1260 m and 1337 m altitude.

Four sites to discover:

* Vallorcine sector:

A small initiation loop is marked out in front of the fireplace for beginners. The Mermy green, 1km, is on the other hand traced on the other side of the area. Also discover the blue of Courzilles over 3.5km and the red of Mayens, over 6.5km, reserved for fit cross-country skiers.

*Argentière sector:

Here again three trails are available to cross-country skiers including the Moraine, a not easy red trail over a length of 9.5km. Les Chosalets, a blue of 3.5km, and the green of the Islands, 1.5km very close to the car park, complete this sector.

* Les Houches sector:

Two loops, length 2800m, are available next to Lac des Chavants. Quality and above all guaranteed snow on the northern route of the Prarion plateau. Access by cable car. Be careful, the track is groomed most of the time, but not marked.

* Chamonix sector:

Three slopes await you a few minutes from the city center. The red Bois du Bouchet trail is 11.6km long, the green Bois du Bouchet trail is 2.7km long and the blue one called Orthaz is 6.3km long.

6) ESF Vallorcine with free shuttle to La Poya

A team made up of 25 instructors graduated from the French Ski School who invites you to discover natural environments and ski areas suitable for all levels.
Domaine de la Poya up to the second star (5 minutes from the residence)
Domaine de la Balme for the third star and above (at the foot of the residence)

Official website: French ski school (ESF): Vallorcine

Free shuttles to go to the start of the courses (domaine de la Poya):A shuttle service is available to students enrolled in ESF Vallorcine courses, whose course starting point is located in the Poya area. The meeting place for the departure and arrival of the shuttles is opposite the ESF office at the gondola, 100 meters from the Résidence Les Portes du Mont Blanc Dormio.
 

7) Vallorcine locaskis: gondola store (2 minutes from the residence)

52-54 Route du Tacul
74660 Vallorcine

The store is located at the foot of the Balme/Vallorcine cable car, 50 meters from the SNCF station and close to the residences.

Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Such. +33 (0)4 50 89 21 61
Official Vallorcine Locaskis store website

Charles from viachamonix.com
Calm, comfort, nature, ski-in/ski-out, 15 km from Chamonix, apartment rental in Vallorcine in a residence with swimming pool, sauna and hammam