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Cross-country skiing/cross-county trails Espace Diamant – Les Saisies/Notre-Dame-de-Bellecombe/Praz sur Arly/Flumet/Crest-Voland
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Cross-country trails at the ski resort Espace Diamant – Les Saisies/Notre-Dame-de-Bellecombe/Praz sur Arly/Flumet/Crest-Voland
- Cross-country trail offering
Total trail length: 192 km
The cross-country and biathlon competitions of the 1992 Olympic Games were held in Les Saisies. More than a dozen trails of varying difficulty levels stretch through the forest on the snow reliable high plateau (1550-1750 m) of Les Saisies. You must purchase a ticket in order to use the trails (exception: the two practice routes in Les Saisies and Le Lachat), but the area offers excellently prepared trails and some special offers such as the possibility of using the Gentianes ski lift in order to reach the highest point in the trail network. A tow rope ensures comfortable transportation back to the parking lot on the northern edge of Les Saisies. There is a building there (Chalet du Fondeur) with a washroom. There are various picnic zones, a Salle Hors-sac (you can enjoy the food you've brought with you here when the weather is bad) and a quiz circuit course for children. The route named after the biathlon world champion, Raphaël Poirée, even has time measurement equipment. You can measure yourself against the champion here.
The Nordic Center also offers 20 km of winter hiking paths and 45 km of cleared snow shoe trails as well as 11 unprepared snow shoe routes.
Additional cross-country trails are found in Notre Dame de Bellecombe 1350 (circuit trail) as well as in Praz sur Arly (connection to Megève).
Trail tip(s)
Raphaël Poirée
Les Saisies
- Length 22 km
- Elevation: 1550 m - 1750 m
Difficulty level: difficult
Track: double track
Cross-country skiing style: classic, skating
fee: yes
Service offering: Cross-country center, Changing rooms
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