What to do in January in La Clusaz?

ACTIVITIES, ANIMATIONS AND SHOPS OPEN DURING YOUR STAY

ANIMATIONS

• Around the Hamlet of the Alps: Back in the past! Find La Clusaz 100 years back in time thanks to period photos and illustrations, retracing life in the village in the past.
•  Plateau des confins: Clément Hudry, a young professional photographer of the area, transmits his vision of the mountains through these magnificent pictures. (Chemin de la Lanchette des Confins - 30 minutes walk)
• Pedestrian path of the Var: the Défi Foly is one of the crazy and emblematic events of La Clusaz. Discover its evolution during the 20 mythical years through more than 20 photos (Var pedestrian path - 20 minutes walk).

OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES

• EVOLUTION 2 : understand the snow and its dynamics, manage a search and rescue. (4h / 1 to 2 people)
• EVOLUTION 2 :Initiation DVA: 2h / from 10 years old.
• ECOLE DE SKI ESI :  Hiking tour, 4 hours, supervised by a guide + DVA training. Safety equipment provided. Topo snow and avalanche for all public 2 hours.

IGLOO

• EVOLUTION 2 : P'tits montagnards : 3 hours in the middle of nature to learn how to make an igloo or how to resist the cold. From 6 to 10 years old, from 4 to 10 people.

ICE RINK ☂️

• ICE RINK : Located in the heart of the village, the semi-covered ice rink offers you 1000 m² of outdoor ice surface.

SNOW GARDEN

• Nordic Snow Garden : ESF Nordic
• AlpineSnow Garden : ESF (Every day, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm and 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm, without reservation)

SLED

• 1 runway in Le Nant/Var
• 2 trails at Champ giguet
• 1 track at Riffroids
• 1 track at the Confins

YOONER

• ESF : Descent of the Crêt du Merle supervised by groups of 6 (instructor included) with minibus ascent (total supervision time 1h).
• OXYGENE : Toboggan descents supervised by the ESF for the Christmas and New Year vacations on the track of La Motte. 
• EVOLUTION 2 : For 4 people, sessions of 1 hour.
• ECOLE DE SKI ESI : Ascent by minibus, descent supervised by an instructor. Sessions of 1 hour. Yooner provided.

SNOWSHOEING AND HIKING

• Sentier de l’Envers: groomed
• Sentier départ chapelle de fernuy via nouveaux sentiers de la motte : Ascent by skibus shuttle
• Confins: blue Nordic trail "Le Lac" groomed and reserved for pedestrians - 4km)

• Guide des sentiers piétons-raquettes (on sale at 3 € at the Tourist Office)
• App "Virées en Aravis"

• Bureau des guides
• Bureau Montagne Annecy Aravis
• ESF : Creation of a half-day program every afternoon starting on Sunday, December 20th. Different itineraries each day: Plateau des Confins, Plateau de Beauregard, Col des Aravis, Glières, Les Mouilles...
• EVOLUTION 2 : Snowshoe outings of 3 hours, from 10 years old.
• ECOLE DE SKI ESI :  Supervised outing any program at your request.

SLED DOG

• Husky Spirit  (complete for Christmas vacations)

SIGHTSEEING TOURS WITH PRIVATE GUIDE

• Cozy France

HORSEBACK RIDING AND HARNESSING

• Les calèches : Visit La Clusaz by horse-drawn carriage. ask in front of the church! without reservation
• Aravis équitation : Horseback riding and ski joering (= horse-drawn skiing) in the quarry.
• OLIVIER GALLAY : Traineau attelage sur neige aux Confins.
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TYROLIENNE 

• Tyroo
• Acrotyroo  : high course with 6 workshops and a 50m zip line.

ELECTRIC MOUNTAIN BIKE ON SNOW

• Alpes Aventures every day during the vacations, electric hikes of 1h30

CHILDREN'S CLUB AND DAYCARE

• Club des champions
  • For children residing in Haute-Savoie from the age of 3 to 10.
  • For vacationers, from 3 years old to 6 years old.
• Information from the Club des sport de La Clusaz.
• The day nursery for "petits montagnards" children will open from December 21st to April 11th 2021 - Children from 8 months to 3 years old are welcome. 
  Because of the COVID no registration is possible on site but only by email garderie@laclusaz.fr - Information by phone 04 50 32 07 64. Registration form available here 

ALPINE SKI

CULTURAL ACTIVITIES

• Escape game ☂️

• Le pêle coworking ☂️: Shared workspace and internet connection

• Discovering La Clusaz with Gisèle

• La chèvrerie des Confins ☂️ : free visit

• Municipal Library ☂️ : Monday from 10h to 12h and Wednesday, Friday, Saturday from 17h to 19h. 

SPAS, MASSAGES & WELLNESS ☂️

 

• Physiotherapy / Osteopathy

• Crystal Spa - "Au Cœur du Village" Hotel

• Institut by Lucie

• Nuxe Spa - Hotel St Alban

• Espace Beauté

RESTAURANTS ! Take away

• Chez Papaz

• Le Bistro

• La Broche - saturday and sundays only

• La Calèche

• Le Délischuss - open every day

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• L'Endryre - saturday and sundays only

• L'écuelle

• Le Freka

• La Fruitière

• King Marcel - Commande en ligne ici

• Le Lion d'Or

• La Piste Bleue

• Pizz'avalanche

• Pizza Minute

• La Porte des Aravis

• Le P'tit Montagnard (restaurant de l'hôtel "La Montagne")

• L'Ourson

• L'Outa

• Les Rhodos (only on 24/12 and 31/12)

• Le Savoie (restaurant de l'hôtel "Les Airelles")

• Sushi Fumi

• La Trace - Commande en ligne ici

• Les Matins Clairs, open everyday, reservation if possible

LA CLUSAZ HEALTH CHARTER

• Implementation of a health charter in La Clusaz with a simple objective: to make each one of us responsible in the fight against Coronavirus and to go beyond barrier gestures to focus our relationships on conviviality and sharing. Be transparent about our organization and propose reflexes that are easy to implement.

• Antigenic test in La Clusaz: Danay Pharmacy now offers antigenic tests, without appointment, for people under 65 years old wishing to be quickly tested (results in less than 15 minutes). These COVID-19 tests can now be performed without a prescription and are fully covered by health insurance (subject to eligibility).

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

• Take advantage of our skibuses serving the different hamlets and places of residence of the resorts to take you to the center or to the foot of the slopes. Consult the provisional guide from December 19, 2020 until the opening of the lifts. 

• The Tourist Office of La Clusaz is at your disposal for any further information.