This winter's holiday essentials in 10 questions

Discover winter in Samoëns: find ideas for activities and outings in our blog by clicking here.

In areas designated by the prefects, vehicles must :

carry metal snow chains or snow socks in their boot to equip at least two drive wheels;
or be fitted with 4 winter tyres on at least 2 wheels on each axle.
There is no regulatory definition of 4-season tyres (4S, All Weather, All Season): to be considered as winter tyres, they must be stamped “3PMSF”, or at least “M+S”.

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This obligation does not apply to vehicles fitted with studded tyres.

To get to the slopes of the Grand Massif and the Haut-Giffre Nordic Domain (Col de Joux Plane and Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval), skiers and walkers can take the free winter skibus shuttles.

Find the timetables for the season here. 

To relieve the Grand Massif Express gondola, we recommend that experienced skiers use the new Vercland gondola (10 seats) to reach the ski area.

Beginners or ski lessons can access the ski area by the Grand Massif Express gondola.

Prefer the shuttles for Nordic activities (snowshoeing, cross-country skiing) too! Here is the live information for the filling up of the parking lots of the Col de Joux Plane and the Fer à Cheval.

If you wish to go out on your own, there are safe and marked routes available. You can find all the routes by clicking here

Find the topo 17 winter walks marked out in the Haut Giffre Valley on sale at the tourist office at 8€.

Here is the newsletter of the day.

Discover the region and the cross-country skiing providers on this page

We invite you to click on this page and enter your dates of stay.

To find our indoor activities click here

To find the list of restaurants open at the moment, click here .

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