In Haute Mauriennne Vanoise you will be able to enjoy 210 509 hectares of protected natural areas (heart of the Vanoise National Park, Natura 2000 zones, classified sites, registered sites, ZNIEFF type 1): a huge natural territory where you will be able to meet exceptional fauna and flora (eagles, ibexes, marmots, bearded vultures, edelweiss, cembrian pines) and preserved natural sites dominated by glaciers and summits at more than 3000 meters.
Haute Maurienne Vanoise lives all year round. Here, the ski instructors are often "double active": in addition to transmitting their passion for skiing, they are also farmers, carpenters, mountain guides... Deeply attached to their territory, they are all aware of the importance of preserving the mountain and exploiting its resources with sobriety. Natural resources from which they make Beaufort cheese.
Mountain agriculture requires a particular know-how. The maintenance of the meadows, the mountain pastures, the milking of the cows in altitude, the manufacture of cheeses... Agriculture is still very much a part of our life.
Hydropower is a 100% renewable energy source with no greenhouse gas emissions. With the dams at Aussois (Plan d'Amont and Plan d'Amont) and...
"Where can we see marmots?", a classic question in the Haute Maurienne Vanoise Tourist Offices in summer. Answer: everywhere! In Valfréjus, La Norma, Aussois, Val Cenis, Bessans and Bo...
