Le Tour and Vallorcine
Access to Le Tour:
By car: 10 minutes from the chalet. Plenty of free parking
By bus: Regular bus services from the road near the chalet (check
the times at the bus stop) or from the Flegere lift (more frequent)
By train: Le Tour is a very steep walk from Montroc station - not recommended
Access to Vallorcine:
By car: 15 minutes from the chalet. Plenty of free parking
By bus: Regular bus services from the road near the chalet (check
the times at the bus stop) or from the Flegere lift (more frequent)
By train: Regular train services from Les Praz, this is the best way to get there. Take a timetable with you for the return journey.
Vallorcine is generally much quieter than the other areas, so it's a good place to head for on busy days.
Le Tour and Vallorcine ski area:
Open and sunny at the top of the valley, Le Tour is a great place for beginners and intermediates
with its wide reds and blues. The exhilarating rolling pistes of the front
are only half the story - the wide gullies here form natural halfpipes. Ride
next to the Swiss border and down to Vallorcine for some great tree runs -
another good spot when the visibility is down.
Le Tour and Vallorcine pistes:
Green: 0Blue: 11
Red: 7
Black: 1
Where to eat in Vallorcine:
The unassuming looking station cafe - the Arrete Bougnete - is in fact a superb place to eat, with lots of unusual Savoyarde specialities like Sarrazin (Buckwheat) crepes as well as an excellent tartiflette. Highly recommended, and not far from the Vallorcine lift. Also serving Croustades and vin chaud is
a tiny hut beside the green run run on the descent to Vallorcine, perfect
for a quick snack before heading back up.
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