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Haute-Savoie Creates the Biggest Cross-Country Ski Area in France
One pass for thousands of kilometres of ski de fond trails
In a first for French ski resorts, 24 areas of the northern Alps have joined together to form the Nordic Haute-Savoie, a massive cross-country ski domain.
All resorts within the area have unified their cross-country ski pass prices and sales system, meaning that you can purchase or reload your pass from any of the 24 resorts - including online from the comfort of your home.
The Nordic Pass 74 gives access to all the cross-country ski trails in the Haute-Savoie - as well as a 50% discount in Suisse Romande (Switzerland) and Val d'Aosta (Italy).
There is also the introduction of the Nordic Pass Rhône-Alpes, which gives access to 83 circuits in the 7 departments of the region: Ain, Ardèche, Drôme, Isère, Loire, Savoie and Haute-Savoie - over 5000km of pisted trails.
The aim of the initiative is to make it easier for people to enjoy cross-country skiing, wherever they are, and to attract more people to the sport. Cross-country skiing is easy to learn, great exercise and a wonderful alternative to Alpine skiing on bad weather days. The equipment is also inexpensive to hire from most ski hire shops. You can read more in our guide to cross-country skiing in Chamonix.
Both passes can be bought online at Nordic Pass 74 and you can find the local cross country ski trails on our Maps Page.
With the first major snowfall of the season forecast for this weekend, we’re waxing our cross-country skis and getting excited already!
