Skills Bike Park

The beginners’ area is open and can be reached from the top of the PLENEY gondola via the Nabor and Viking magic carpets.

The beginner’s track has been created along the Viking carpet and is completed by a few modules.

Summer Opening Dates

MTB: open for Pentecost weekend from 06 to 09/06/25 and continuously from 13/06 to 14/09/25

10/ Insects

Like the flora, the fauna in the Alps is rich in insect species.   From ants and dragonflies to snails and newts, the mountains hide a whole range of micro-fauna just waiting to be discovered. When you think of mountain animals, the marmot immediately springs to mind, followed closely by cows, sheep and wolves. So, […]

9/ Mountain activities

Mountain activities   Mountain regions cover 25% of France, with 5,600 municipalities located in mountain areas. The sector’s tourist economy is very important. It is strongly focused on ecotourism in summer and skiing in winter, which is practised in 350 resorts.   The mountains are an exceptional playground and an area of freedom that must […]

8/ Living with wildlife

In the mountains, wildlife coexists with tourist activities and domestic animals. Some mountain ungulates, such as chamois and mouflon sheep, are easy to spot but move away as soon as the safety distance of a few hundred metres is no longer respected. The Morzine summer and winter leisure area is actively involved in the Portes […]

7/ Alpine pastures

The mountain is made up of landscapes marked by a significant relief. At an altitude of around 1,200 m, the forest gradually gives way to alpine grassland to form the alpine pastures. These sub-alpine and alpine levels are essentially located between 1500 m and 3000 m altitude. This grassland is maintained by livestock farming. By […]

6/ Snowmaking

Snowmaking is just water and air under pressure, without any additives. Snow can be made if the outside temperature is below -4°C. Water abstraction is authorised and controlled by the government, and the water taken is returned to nature when the snow melts. The reservoirs are filled in the spring when the snow melts. A […]

5/ Wildlife

Wild ungulates : Chamois, red deer and roe deer emerge from the forest in the early morning and at nightfall to feed on the alpine meadows. They cohabit easily with livestock. To avoid the risk of transmitting diseases to wild animals, the cattle’s vaccinations are checked before they go up to the mountain pastures. In […]

4/ Water use

The mountains are full of water: springs, melting snow and glaciers, rainfall; but this water tends to run down the slopes and quickly join the rivers flowing through the valleys. In order to ensure that the inhabitants of the Nyon plateau have a constant supply of water during the summer months, a reservoir has been […]

3/ Cow breeds

The Abondance cow is a dairy cow from Haute-Savoie. Medium-sized, it is very well adapted to walking and particularly agile in the mountains. Its coat is “piebald mahogany red”. It has “glasses” (brown spots around the eyes) that reduce glare and protect the eye from the sun’s rays. The cradle of the breed is the […]