Rhône-Alpes Sports & Outdoors

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Most Viewed Sports & Outdoors in Rhône-Alpes

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Skiing Snowboarding   Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

Skiing Snowboarding, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

 14 Reviews  For some people Chamonix may be considered a "not good station" for skiing, for some others, it's fabulous. Why those conflicting opinions ? It depends about how you want your ski holidays : - if... 

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Hiking   Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

Hiking, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

 10 Reviews  Hikers who look for easy or medium-difficulty routes can find a good choice of paths, either starting from the valley or from the cable car stations at mid-height on the mountains, such as the Lognan... 

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River Rafting / Body Surfing   Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

River Rafting / Body Surfing, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

 3 Reviews  Chamonix Aventures is a rafting station, but not only that. In fact with them you can do also hydrospeed and canyoning. They can provide also rafting and hydrospeed trips for absolute beginners and... 

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Rock Climbing & Mountaineering   Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

Rock Climbing  & Mountaineering, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

 6 Reviews  Lots of different possibilities: hire a guide for one or more days, or have a basic training first. "Getting acclimatised before starting" is also here a golden rule. All info at the "Maison de la... 

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Paragliding   Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

Paragliding, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

 3 Reviews  Special because I was terrified of heights and to run off the side of a mountain was just unthinkable, but I did it. Wow what an experience, I was really scared but 5 mins into the flight I felt a... 

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Endurance Trail Running   Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

Endurance Trail Running, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

 1 Review  Lately I have been getting into Endurance Running. If you are interested in this sport, Chamonix has 2 great races for you. First in Spring there is the Marathon du Mont Blanc which is a mountain... 

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Reviews from VirtualTourist Members

Winter Sports

by freya_heaven

The French Alps have some of the most thrilling & exciting skiing in the world. The most popular area is called Espace Killy. Some Espace killy facts300km of slopesGreen runs : 20Blue runs : 60Red runs : 35Black runs : 16Cross country trails : 44 km2 snowparks2 glaciersSki lifts : 9010 free ski liftsAn area within Espace Killy is the Three Valleys where with the net work of lifts you can ski in to Italy & around some of the larger area in the Savoy such as Tignes & Val 'd Isere. There is one Ski school after another in all the resorts, hitching up with one will not be a problem, especially outside school holidays. Can all be hired or bought once here

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Ardeche Activities

by freya_heaven

The Ardeche is a very popular area for kyaking & canoing, there are dozens of water sport schools and hire centres dotted along the river shores. 62 km of the 120km Ardeche River is navigatable, with 20 sets of rapids along the way to get your heart pumping. The schools were not open when we visited, but we do plan to return & have a go one day. In the 70s my aunt actually worked as a watersports intructor here. The steep rocky gorges also make this a great place for rock climbing, over the hills mountain biking & also hiking.Check out the web page below for lots of great information about all the activities in the area.

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Skii

by JPVC

If you are searching for a best place for skii you will never foundRhone-Alpes Region is your place for thatand Alpes are the best mountains for the skii in the winter time when the snow is good for that.

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Top 3 Hotels in Rhône-Alpes

Hotel Cour Des Loges  Lyon

 3 Reviews and 267 Opinions  I must admit to sleeping around in my favorite cities! :-) Blame it on wanting to experience... 

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Novotel Grenoble Centre  Grenoble

 1 Review and 91 Opinions  Hotel Novotel Centre is a centrally located business hotel in WTC Grenoble, just behind the railway... 

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Morgane  Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

 1 Review and 136 Opinions  Central location and very accomodating staff. 

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