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ExploreIn the Valley, sledging isn’t just for toddlers. It’s an experience, a playful test of self-mockery and often a very real challenge to your coordination. Ready to let go of the brakes?
Each Village Has Its Own Spot
In Servoz, the groomed natural slope of La Tour can be reached on foot via the Grangiat trail. One descent, one climb. Another descent, another climb… until that sudden moment of truth—heart racing, lungs burning: no, sledging isn’t exactly a “gentle” activity for the one pulling the little Eskimo in their sleigh.
In Les Houches, at the dedicated Tourchet area, toddlers take their first slides while parents (seasoned riders) discover the pure fear of watching their kids go a bit too fast. A little higher up, at the top of the Prarion gondola, there’s a wide, gentle slope… where the older ones still manage to turn it into a race.
“Your helmet! Yes, even just for one run!”
In Chamonix, the Bois du Bouchet park offers an urban-style sledging experience. Just a short walk from the town centre—and after a round of hot chocolate with whipped cream and marshmallows—it’s a mix of sledges, sledge-boards, and the inevitable: “Just one last run, and we’re really leaving!” (a lie, of course).
In Vallorcine, there’s a peaceful, postcard-perfect setting at the two sledging areas in Le Buet and La Courzille, not far from the larches and the Eau Noire stream. It’s beautiful, it’s calm… until that first uncontrolled spin sends you flying—snow down your back, laughter and drama included.
Looking for something bolder? Head to Les Chosalets in Argentière, where you swap sledges and sledge-boards for snow tubing—giant inflatable rings that might just launch you into the air.
Level up?
Time for a dose of adrenaline on the unmissable Alpine Coaster toboggan run in the Planards ski area of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc: 1,300 metres of rails, twists, and thrills, with banked turns, 540° spins, jumps, and waves. You’re pulled to the top, fly down like a rocket, and finish laughing out loud—alone or together, with that tiny flicker of doubt just before the first corner.
The final challenge: The Paret.
This ancient wooden sledge with a single runner once helped Savoyard children get to school. Cute? Maybe. But it’s got no steering, no filter, and absolutely no mercy. Every Thursday evening with Evolution 2, you can rocket down part of the Grands Montets slopes after the resort closes. The mountain is all yours—though your unpredictable trajectories might suggest otherwise.
