Events 12-13 January HAUTE 32nd International cross-country skiing marathon in Bessans www.marathondebessans.com 19-23 January: MAURIENNE La Grande Odyssée Savoie Mont Blanc La Grande Odyssée, one of the world’s toughest dog sledding races, goes through the beautiful landscape of the Haute Maurienne Vanoise. Covering 375km and with 12,500m of VANOISE vertical ascent, the Haute Maurienne Vanoise‘s leg is an exceptional adventure for the Mushers and their dogs. The PRESS PACK WINTER 2012-13 wide wild area at Mont Cenis pass and the end of the valley covered by trees make an ideal terrain for this activity that came from Canada’s Far North. For further information, visit www.grandeodyssee.com 25-27 January Ice climbing festival 26 January – 1 February Accordion festival Contacts Erich DEBRUERES Head of Communication +33 (0)4 79 05 99 05 [email protected] www.haute-maurienne-vanoise.com Bramans - Sollières-Sardières - Termignon - Val Cenis - Bessans - Bonneval sur Arc Images courtesy of: P Huart, Images des Cîmes, MGM, C Molitor, D Givois N N N Looking for authentic mountain By train villages, a diverse ski area, TGV from Paris to Modane (four hours). Buses run from Modane to the villages of the Haute Maurienne (45 incredible off piste and minutes to Val Cenis). www.altibus.com alternative activities at an By road affordable price? Don’t look Motorway to Modane, then national road until Lanslebourg (RN6). any further, book a holiday in the Haute Maurienne Vanoise. Ski-Bus The six villages and ski areas of the Haute Maurienne Valley are Behind the busy Tarentaise valley, at the foot of the famous easily accessible via a free shuttle service. This shuttle runs every 30 Motorways Iseran pass, lies another valley, a peaceful valley. This is the minutes from the opening to the closing time of the ski areas. Main Roads Haute Maurienne, an area with a rich history and a strong French Motorways Savoyard identity. At the Italian boarder, in the heart of the Vanoise Trains Main Roads National Park, the Haute Maurienne valley welcomes visitors Trains looking for a different experience. Good deals The area is made up of six villages. The main villages are Termignon, Lanslevillard and Lanslebourg, which share the same ski For a family of four area: Val Cenis Vanoise. Further down the valley, visitors will find a From €68 per person per day for seven nights in an apartment, traditional mountain village on a beautiful plateau. This is Bessans, including six-day lift passes in Val Cenis Vanoise (for two adults and Par route : autoroute A43, sortie N°30 - Modane, puis RN6 Par route : autoroute A43, sortie N°30 - Modane, puis RN6 a well-known destination for cross-country skiing enthusiasts. And two children between five and 11), ski hire for four and six-day ski direction Lanslebourg (de 10 km à 43 km). direction Lanslebourg (de 10 km à 43 km). at the end of the valley, there is one of France’s most beautiful lessons for the children). Par train : TGV Paris-Modane par liaison régulière en 4h. villages, a real mountain jewel: Bonneval sur Arc. From €53 per person per day for seven nights in an apartment in Par train : TGV Paris-Modane par liaison régulière en 4h. Correspondance par bus à l’ensemble des villages de Termignon, including six-day lift passes in Val Cenis Vanoise (for two Correspondance par bus à l’ensemble des villages de Haute Maurienne Vanoise (www.altibus.com). adults and two children between five and 11), ski hire for four and Haute Maurienne Vanoise (www.altibus.com). How to get there: two dinners for four. Par avion : aéroport de Lyon Saint-Exupéry à 2h30 - Par avion : aéroport de Lyon Saint-Exupéry à 2h30 - Aéroport de Grenoble à 2 h - Aéroport de Chambéry à By plane Ice climbing and biathlon Aéroport de Grenoble à 2 h - Aéroport de Chambéry à 1h30 - Aéroport de Turin à 2h - Aéroport de Genève à 3h. Chambéry airport: 1 hour 30 minutes in Bessans 1h30 - Aéroport de Turin à 2h - AéroportMotorways de Genève à 3h. Grenoble airport: 2 hours Main Roads From €33 per person per day for seven nights half-board in a Lyon airport: 2 hours two-star hotel, a six-day cross-country pass in Bessans, a two hour Trains Buses from Chambéry, Grenoble and Lyon airports are available introduction to Biathlon and a half day introduction to ice climbing. l every Saturday. Buses must be booked via La Maison de Val Cenis. Return: 70€ per person if one or two people, 65€ per person if For further information and to book, contact Haute Maurienne three or more people. l anAccesThuria indd1 8/06/06 16:07:13 Reservation: +33 (0)4 79 05 99 10; Contact: +33 (0)4 79 05 23 66; [email protected] www.haute-maurienne-vanoise.com; reservation@ Turin airport: 2 hours hautemaurienne.com anAccesThuria indd1 8/06/06Par route16:07:13 : autoroute A43, sortie N°30 - Modane, puis RN6 How to get there to get How Geneva airport: 3 hours direction Lanslebourg (de 10 km à 43 km). Par train : TGV Paris-Modane par liaison régulière en 4h. Correspondance par bus à l’ensemble des villages de Haute Maurienne Vanoise (www.altibus.com). Par avion : aéroport de Lyon Saint-Exupéry à 2h30 - Aéroport de Grenoble à 2 h - Aéroport de Chambéry à l 1h30 - Aéroport de Turin à 2h - Aéroport de Genève à 3h. anAccesThuria indd1 8/06/06 16:07:13 Val Cenis Vanoise Ski Touring With 125km of runs on diverse terrain, Val Cenis Vanoise will please all With wonderful natural assets, type of skiers. the Haute Maurienne Vanoise Experts will enjoy some beautiful tree-skiing through larch and pine attracts ski touring enthusiasts. forests and freestylers can practice their tricks in two snowparks, one Multiple itineraries allow ski in the heart of the ski area at 2,200m, the other one at the bottom of touring from autumn through the slopes at 1,400m. to spring. The diversity of the routes suits all levels. There are New for beginners: There is now an area dedicated to beginners with 11 huts which welcome skiers a specific lift pass. They can learn at the bottom of the slopes without Children for a break or for the night. being disturbed by advanced skiers, before showing off their skills on Termignon, at the edge of the 10km-long run the Escargot, the longest green slope in Europe. There are five crèches in Haute Maurienne Vanoise. They can take the Vanoise National Park is Six-day beginner pass: €93. This pass gives access to 10 lifts, all serving babies from three month old. the gateway to many stunning green and blue runs. From three years old, children can learn to ski (alpine skiing and cross- routes. One of the classic country skiing) with the French Ski School. From €21 per half day. itineraries takes skiers to the 125kms of slopes Lift pass For further information, visit www.garderievalcenis.com and www. Refuge du Plan du Lac which 55 runs: Adult: enfantsdehautemaurienne.com. has breathtaking views over the Nine green runs, 18 blue runs, 23 One-day: €31 Vanoise glaciers and the Grande red runs, five black runs Six-day: €156 Casse. Two snowparks Children under Fun areas for kids from €55 per person with a guide. 30 lifts: Two gondolas, 14 chairlifts 12 years old six to 10 years old For further information, contact including five fast chairlifts, 11 One-day: €25 At the Estiv Parc, children can follow a cow going down the pastures Regis Burnel: draglifts and three magic carpets. Six-day: €125 while at the Deboule Parc they can play with a snowflake until it +33 (0)6 71 47 07 18; 200 snow canons becomes a snowman. Two areas especially designed for children, http://regis.burnel.free.fr where they can play safely watched by their parents. Eski-Mo lift Pass Bonneval sur Arc, an Cross-country Thanks to the Eski-Mo lift pass skiers can explore four ski resorts in off-piste paradise skiing the Maurienne Valley: Aussois, Val Cenis Vanoise, La Norma and Val Fréjus, At the foot of the Vallonet’s glaciers and peaks, Bonneval sur Arc is With high plateaus, beautiful representing a total of 300km of slopes. Six-day a real hidden gem. The ski area has 25km of slopes from 1,800m to scenery and exceptional snow The resorts are accessible via free Eski-Mo 3,000m but it is especially renowned for its off-piste skiing. coverage, the Haute Maurienne shuttles. Lift pass Helisking: Bonneval sur Arc is a picturesque small village at the end of Vanoise is a Mecca for cross- Skiing Children from the Haute Maurienne Valley which seems to be disconnected from the country skiers. Over 170km of For further information, contact Val 5 to 11 years old: €145 rest of the world. However, in the summer it is linked to Val d’Isère, tracks are available for beginners The Haute Maurienne Vanoise has Cenis Lift Company: Adult: €176 which is at the end of the Tarentaise Valley, by the Iseran pass. In the to experts. +33 (0)4 79 05 96 48 winter the pass is closed but Val d’Isère can be reached by helicopter. varied ski areas for all levels, Skiers can enjoy Val d’Isère’s off piste before skiing down to Bonneval Introduction wonderful off piste and some of sur Arc by a two-hour-long off-piste run. A day to remember! to biathlon Europe’s best facilities for €60 per person per day An introduction to biathlon at For further information, contact ESF – Bureau des Guides de Bonneval Bessans’ international stadium cross-country skiing.