Japanese garden

A rock, lines on gravel
Japanese garden
Question: Where do you think we are?
Easy!
A rock, carefully raked gravel, sobriety, … We are in Japan!
No! We are in Bonneval-sur-Arc. The Arc has ‘slightly’ overflowed. We had to rake to find the pretty little pebbles that make the charm of the path of little happiness. A little Japanese happiness, at the moment.
Autumn is beautiful in Bonneval-sur-Arc.
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Bessans resort opens on November 1st, 2024

cross-country skiers, mountains
On the slopes of Bessans on November 16, 2024

As every year since 2018, the cross-country ski resort of Bessans is the first in France to open its slopes. The first tracks are available by means of snow-farming. The resort stored 16,000m3 of snow at the end of last winter under a thick layer of sawdust and spread it over the biathlon ring this week.

A pile of snow under sawdust

The slopes are open from November 1, 2024 at 8 a.m. for the pros and from 1 p.m. also for the general public. We see high level, beautiful technique and it’s nice to slide on the same slopes as the future world champions.

cross-country skiers, biathletes, mountains
Bessans November 16, 2024
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June 24, 2024. Summer skiing is (finally) open

It took a little longer than usual, but at last, the Iseran pass is open. Summer skiing on the Pisaillas glacier too, from 2725 to 3300 meters above sea level, until Friday July 5, 2024 and from 7 a.m. to noon The good news is that with all the snow that has fallen spring, there are many left on the slopes.

It is 15 km from the Pré-Catin and Michka chalets. In addition, the road is beautiful. Just watch out for marmots on the road on the way up 🙂

A ski instructor on the slopes of the Pisaillas glacier
(Photo taken on June 27, 2023)

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Powder ocean

There is one thing we really like here : the return from the East, a weather phenomenon which brought us 1.80 m of powder last week and 70 cm on Sunday. It’s simple, freeriders have snow up to their chests.

Daunting.

Mountains, lots of snow

Powder ocean

Powder snow, trees
On Andagne chair lift

It’s ugly, and we’re proud of it

a fly

A rare fly was discovered in Bonneval-sur-Arc. No vulgar name, it only has a Latin name: Bibio lautaretensis, which shows how it plays classy…
Looked at like that, it is not that pretty, but we’re proud of it. What is scarce is more valuable for us. 🙂
https://www.vanoise-parcnational.fr/fr/actualites/une-nouvelle-espece-de-mouche-decouverte-en-vanoise

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The Iseran pass is open!

The Col de l’Iseran which allows you to pass from the Maurienne valley (Bonneval-sur-Arc) to the Tarentaise valley (Val d’Isère) is closed in winter and reopens around June. June 9 this year.

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French TV France 2 at Bonneval-sur-Arc

Do you feel good in Bonneval-sur-Arc? France Télévision also that honor us of a small report on the village this Sunday, January 29, 2023 in the 1 p.m. news.

Bonneval-sur-Arc vu par le journal de 13 heures de France 2

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Chalet Le Pré Catin, a whole symbol

Le chalet le Pré Catin is a symbol of Haute Maurienne Vannoise architecture, we are almost used to it but we are proud to be on the cover page of the first winter entertainment bulletin.

La couverture d'un magazine, un chalet la nuit
The cover of HMV animations décember 18 2021

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Mountaineering in the heritage of Unesco

Mountaineering is listed in the intangible heritage of Unesco

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360° of happiness

Touring skis, snow, sun and 360 ° of happiness on arrival at Evettes circus

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