The Fantasticable in Châtel, a 1,200M-Long Zip-Wire, at 140M

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The Fantasticable in Châtel, a 1,200m-long zip-wire, at 140m above the ground, will open in the winter for the first time. Skiers will be able to fly over the Plaine de Dranse at high speed (up to 100km per hour) before carry on skiing in the Portes du Soleil. It costs €25 per person. Several new zip wires are opening in La Plagne, covering a total distance of 2km. There are 10 zip wires in total, going from one tree to another. Six stages are 110m or more above the ground. Adrenaline addicts will enjoy the final stage, which includes a 9m jump, similar to a base jump! It costs €28 per person. Glide for 1,300m and enjoy one minute and 45 seconds of pure pleasure in breath-taking panoramic surroundings. From the top of the Bouchet chairlift in Orelle at 3,230m, Les 3 Vallees’ highest point, over to the crest of Val Thorens, 3,000m up at the top of the Thorens Funitel. Suspended from a steel cable and sat comfortably inside a fabric harness taking you over 100km per hour, you will feel like a bird. Access reserved for skiers via the Bouchet chairlift, on the Orelle ski area. It costs €50 per ride. If this is not enough for you, try sky diving in Courchevel! Jump from 5,000m, with an instructor, for 45 seconds of free fall, followed by five minutes of tandem flight over a stunning landscape of snowy mountains. Biking on snow Launched last winter in a few resorts, the fat bike will be the new trend of winter 2015/16. The fat bike is a bicycle with over-sized tires designed for low ground pressure to allow riding on soft snow. Fat bikes are built around frames with wide forks and stays to accommodate the wide rims required to fit these tires. Praz sur Arly and Les Saisies offer different types of sessions to try riding a fat bike on the snow. In La Plagne and Le Grand Bornand, it is an après-ski activity. Riders can take a gondola at the end of the day to ride down the slopes. Several resorts also offer electric mountain-biking on the snow. In the Val d’Arly, start at the top with a 360-degree view of Mont-Blanc and the Aravis range and ride down 7km of groomed slopes. Riders can then head to the first bike park on snow in France, where they can test their balance and practise their turns. At sunset, they can go for a last bike ride with headlights. The Bear Grylls Survival Academy is launching exclusive survival courses in La Clusaz. Survive 24 hours in the snow and freezing temperatures with your team: learn to make a fire without matches, build an emergency shelter, find food, cross difficult terrain, etc. It costs €250 per person. http://beargryllssurvivalacademy.com/ END Savoie Mont Blanc Tourisme is the Tourist Board for the Savoie and Haute-Savoie departments. Savoie Mont Blanc covers two thirds of the French Alps and boasts 110 ski resorts. www.savoie-mont-blanc.com Twitter @SMBIntl For further information, images and press trip requests please contact: [email protected] Nadine Carle-Edgar Montagnes Representation Ltd M: +44 (0)7905252460 www.montagnes.uk.com @NadineCarle .

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