Bessans resort opens on November 2, 2025

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. The slopes are open from November 2, 2025 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. Wax your cross-country skis, we are waiting for you here: Bonneval-sur-Arc

June 7, 2025. Summer skiing is open

The Iseran pass is open. Summer skiing on the Pisaillas glacier too, from 2725 to 3300 meters above sea level, until Sunday July 6, 2025 and from 6:45 a.m. to noon. 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 :-) (Photo taken on June 27, 2023) We are waiting for you here: Bonneval-sur-Arc

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. We are waiting for you here: Bonneval-Sur-Arc

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. Powder ocean

It’s ugly, and we’re proud of it

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 Do you want to see it in real life? We are waiting for you here : Bonneval-sur-Arc

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. https://youtu.be/YdQ2SSPwvtk?t=38 We are waiting for you here i : Bonneval-sur-Arc  

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. We are waiting you here : Bonneval-sur-Arc

French TV news at Vals

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Sunday January 15, France two 1pm TV news goes to the department of Ariège, to discover a church that looks like a fortress. Notre Dame de Vals is a site built more than 1,000 years ago

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. We are waiting you here : Le Pré Catin

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