More cross country skiing pictures here.
The 8 yr old pictured here is about to start with the biathlon club in Les Gets
I sometimes get asked about where is the best place to go cross country skiing. More often than not someone wants to tag it onto a downhill ski holiday. Though I suspect more and more people will be trying “ski de fond” in the future. The answer is that it depends on where you are staying. In Morzine and Les Gets there are ski de fond tracks but they can be quite steep in places. Not great for beginners. If you are staying in these resorts or over in Samoens one of the best options is to drive to Praz de Lys. It’s not far and worth it for the snow-sure flat trails.
The drive from Les Gets is about 15 min. As you arrive on the plateau you’ll see the parking, the small shed is the “kiosk” that sells day tickets and across the road is the ski hire.
If you would like instruction then I suggest a call to arrange it in advance with the ESF .
Further afield and the best resort is Le Grand Bornand, in fact it is world class. They had intended to hold a round of the world cup here. Unfortunately they cancelled it a couple of weeks before hand as they had no snow. The reality is that I am writing this 3 days before the intended start date and we have one of the best snow forecasts we have seen for a long time!
