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Downhill Skiing |
Cross-Country Skiing |
This page gives you a brief idea of the fabulous, and nearby, skiing available here in the Beyond country.
There are a number of very good specialist Webs out there with plenty of French ski information. Have a look at our Other Links - Sports section.
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Areas
- These areas have good facilities for skiing and other mountain winter sports. The page for each area has the contact number for various Tourist bureaux and other related sources of information.
- Luberon Mountains and Parc
- Vallée de la Roya
Downhill Skiing
The southern Alps of France are famous for downhill skiing.
Two major ski stations, Isola 2000 and Auron, are less than two-hours drive from the coast (Nice or Cannes).
A smaller ski station popular in the Nice-Cannes-Grasse area is
Gréolières-les-Neiges.
At 1450 m altitude and located in the south, only 50 km north of Grasse, the ski season is shorter here than at the higher and farther locations.
It's easy to get to, though, and set in a lovely and relaxed setting.
Local schools often go on weekly outings to Gréolières-les-Neiges.
- Some Downhill Ski Stations
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- Auron 06660 (map)
- Ski Station
- tel: (33) 493 23 00 02; 93 23 05 09
- la Colmiane 06420
- Office du Tourisme
- Roche 06420 Valdeblore
- tel: (33) 493 02 88 59
- Isola 06420
- Regisola - Isola 2000
- tel: (33) 493 23 90 01
- Valberg 06470 (map)
- Office du Tourisme
- Centre Administratif Valberg
- tel: (33) 493 23 24 25
- Ski Station
- les Myrtilles, 1 pl Plaza
- tel: (33) 493 02 55 68; fax: (33) 493 02 60 42
Cross-Country Skiing
We've been cross-country skiing in the northern Alps, and the "cross-country" included an enormous amount of time slogging upwards and short slides back down again.
In the southern Alps and Pre-Alps of the Beyond region,
there are many plateaux where you'll get more "cross-country" than climbing.
If you prefer the up-and-down method, however, there is plenty of choice in that area as well.
Some Cross-Country Ski Sites.
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