Bessans, joyau de la Haute-Maurienne, village montagnard regroupé autour de son église et de ses chapelles baroques, est le point de départ de superbes découvertes. L'hiver, parcourez son vaste plateau nordique : classique ou skating, promenade ou pulka, à vous de choisir. L'été, en famille, parmi de nombreuses possibilités de randonnées, le chemin du Petit-Bonheur vous permet de parcourir, à pied ou à VTT, toute la haute vallée.  
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Cross-country skiing

Savoie Nordique



A skiing area of 80 km of marked and laid out slopes at 1750 m of altitude with exceptional snow coverage.

All the slopes are marked out alternatively/skating ; hours of relaxation in heavily snow covered and larch forest surroundings where the tranquility of nature can be found.

 



Bessans is recommended by Nordique France

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The cross-country slopes

Number
Name of the piste
Km distance
Difficulty
1
Pré de l'huile
3 km
easy
2
Les Mésanges
3,5 km
very easy
3
La Barmette
4 km
very difficult
4
Le Ribon
5,5 km
difficult
5
L'Hermine
1 km
very easy
6
Les rois Mages
2 km
easy
7
Bois des Manches
4 km
difficult
8
L'Aigle
8 km
difficult
9
L'Arc
7 km
easy
10
Le Vallon
7 km
very difficult
11
La forêt
4,5 km
very difficult
12
Les grands bois
5 km
easy
13
La Boucle
1 km
very easy
14
Charbonnel
3 km
very easy
15
Le Ranch
3 km
very easy
16
Les Grangettes
3,5 km
easy
17
Andagne
4,5 km
easy
18
Andagne extended
6 km
easy
19
Les Rennes
5 km
easy
20
Les Verneys
1 km
very easy
21
Les Lacs
1,5 km
very easy
22
La Bretelle
2,5 km
easy
23
Duvallon
3 km
difficult
24
La Diablesse
4,5 km
very difficult
25
Chantelouve
5 km
easy
26
Grand Duc
4,5 km
difficult
27
Petit Bonheur
Bessans - Lanslevillard
6 km
Nordic route


Pedestrians

Number
Name of the piste
Km distance
Difficulty
30
La Découverte
6 km
easy
31
L'Ecureuil
2 km
easy
32
Lièvre Blanc
3 km
easy
33
Les Moulins
4 km
easy

Ski-pass rates 2008 - 2009

Special rates on production of a documentary evidence of age.
Obligatory photograph beyond the fixed rate 2 days.

 

Adults
over 16 years old

Children from 12 to 16 years old

Chilfdren under 11 years old

½ day

6,60 €

2,60 €

free

Day

9,00 €

3,50 €

2 consecutives days

17,00 €

6,00 €

3 consecutives days

24,00 €

9,50 €

4 consecutives days

31,00 €

13,00 €

Week (7 days)

39,00 €

18,00 €

Promotional week
Festival « Traditions et Nature »

20,00 €

9,00 €

Bessans site card Season

59,00 €

21,00 €

Every grown-up bought (Alpine or Nordic) fixed rate leads
to the whole skiable domain of Bessans (Alpine and Nordic).


Chalet des pistes - Tel. 00 33 479 05 96 65 - Fax : 00 33 479 05 40 56 - ski@bessans.com



French Ski School
Website: www.esf-bessans.com

Supervision of cross-country and Alpine skiing
Tel. 00 33 479 05 80 05
Children welcomed from 3 years old.

Course rates 2008 - 2009

Group courses 2h
Adults
Children
Single ticket
25 €
22 €
5 courses, the 6th is free
96 €
81 €
11 courses, the 12th is free
152 €
134 €

Individuals 1h
1 person
2 pers.
3/5 pers.
5 courses
191 €
216 €
239 €
Single course
36 €
41 €
45 €


One day, maximum 5 persons (7h) : 265 €


Biathlon 2008 - 2009

Group courses 2h
Adultes
3 persons
36 €
4 to 6 persons
28 €

Individual Cours 1 / 2 persons for 1h
48 €

 

 

Tourist Office 73480 Bessans - Tel. 04 79 05 96 52 - Fax : 04 79 05 83 11 - E-mail : info@bessans.com
Update: Office de Tourisme - Creation: Alliance Réseaux