The farm is great for skiing and walking. There are many fine walks
that can be done from the farm, including several that start directly on a
variant of the famous "tour du Mont Blanc". There is an adventure park
in Les Contamines-Montjoie, with numerous activities for children, and rock
climbing within 5 minutes walk of the farm. The following list gives an idea of some of the
other local activities that
are available. More detailed up-to-date information can be obtained directly
from the relevant resort web site.
Downhill skiing - école du Ski Français
Saint Gervais and
Les
Contamines-Montjoie
Cross-country and mountain skiing
Snowshoeing
Walking (see the Réserve Naturelle des
Contamines-Montjoie)
Biking and mountain biking
Mountaineering : guides-mont-blanc.com
Climbing : bolted cliff suitable for children in Le Fayet Thermal Park; much
larger cliff at Les Contamines-Montjoie Adventure Park (also bolted in part
and suitable for children); small bolted cliff 5 minutes walk from farm on
track from La Villette to main road; local topo in farm : guides-mont-blanc.com
guides-contamines.com
Via Ferrata (bolted and cable protected mountaineering at Morzine, Chamonix, La
Clusaz, Le Grand Bornand, Thônes, Ugine) :
ffme.fr/via-ferrata/site
Mountain huts and refuges : Miage (one and a half hours walk from the farm);
Mont Truc (two and a half hours walk from the farm); Tré-La-Tête (two and a
half hours walk from Les Contamines-Montjoie); Conscrits (four and a half
hours walk from Les Contamines-Montjoie); La Balme (three hours walk from
Les Contamines-Montjoie); etc., etc..
Cable cars and chair lifts : Aiguille du Midi, Montenvers, Brevent-Flegere
...
Tramway du Mont Blanc
(Starts in Le Fayet and stops in St-Gervais-les-Bains. Can easily be
integrated in family walks starting or ending at the farm).
Paraponte : a2l-parapente.com
cepmontblanc.com
Thermal spa
Swimming pools (St-Gervais-les-Bains (open air), Le Fayet (covered), Chamonix, La
Clusaz)
Summer luge (Chamonix, La Clusaz)
Ice skating (St-Gervais-les-Bains, Les Contamines-Montjoie, La Clusaz)
Curling (St-Gervais-les-Bains)
Tennis (including stages for children) (St-Gervais-les-Bains, Les
Contamines-Montjoie)
Bowling (Chamonix, Megève)
White water rafting (Arve and Samoens rivers - 15 minutes drive from the farm) :
adventurespayraud.com
Canyoning : adventurespayraud.com
Caving : adventurespayraud.com
Go-Karting : adventurespayraud.com
Adventure park (secure tree climbing suitable for children and adults in Le
Fayet, Les Contamines-Montjoie, Passy, Chamonix)
Horse and pony riding (including day trips and stages for children) (Les Contamines-Montjoie,
Le Bettex, Le Fayet)
Donkey riding (Les Contamines-Montjoie and Bionnasay)
Fishing
Golf
Mini-golf (Les Contamines-Montjoie)
Boating (Les Contamines-Montjoie)
Cinema (St-Gervais-les-Bains, Sallanches)
Markets
Shopping (St-Gervais-les-Bains, Chamonix, Megève)
Towns and cities (Chamonix, Megève, Annecy)
Restaurants (see resort web sites)
Casino (St-Gervais-les-Bains)
Library (St-Gervais-les-Bains)
