Winter hiking

Safety and serenity in snowy mountains

Adresse du bénéficiaire

La Balme le Village
05120 Les Vigneaux
France

Thierry Maillet - PNE

Ecrins National Park

Safety and serenity in snowy mountains

1 day

Medium

Whether you are a novice or already practicing, this day will address both safety in the mountains and serenity. The questions of equipment, the study of the snow cover but also the respect of the fauna and flora environments crossed are as many points which will be discussed!

Whether you are a novice or already practicing, this day will address both safety in the mountains and serenity. The questions of equipment, the study of the snow cover but also the respect of the fauna and flora environments crossed (fragile in winter) are as many points which will be discussed! We will take a high altitude itinerary towards the Oréac head. It is in this unique natural setting that we will be able to deepen these different themes.

Difficulty of the outing

Duration: 7 hours
Difficulty : medium
Difference in altitude: 600 m

Target audience : Families with children (from 7 years old), adults, seniors, schoolchildren (from CE1), mountain clubs

Spoken languages : French

Prices :

Adult day: 35 € > Child day: 30
Children's day: 30 € > Age group: up to 12 years old.
Group rate: 240 € (12 people)
Family package (2 adults + 2 children): 120 € (12 people)
Free for the supervisors
Vacation vouchers accepted

Material and equipment :
> To be provided by the participants:
Clothing and equipment for winter activities; waterproof walking shoes, shovels and probe

> Equipment provided and/or made available: Snowshoes and poles, snowmaking equipment, magnifying glass, etc...

À la rencontre de...

From discovery hikes to winter hikes, Christophe Lebreton takes you on a journey through the Ecrins. He proposes different types of itineraries adapted to the rhythm of each one - half days, days, night hikes, raids, etc. - with always his good mood.

I've been doing this job in the Vallouise valley for about 20 years. The evolution towards the brand Esprit parc national is quite natural for me, it is a perfect collaboration between the National Park and the guides or mountain leaders. An important objective: naturalist hikes. We are there to discover the natural environment, as well as the fauna, the flora and the geology...

To be a guide is to share but it is also to facilitate the access to an environment that we do not know well and that can seem a little mysterious... It is thus necessary to transmit a maximum of knowledge and to give autonomy so that people can wander, walk by themselves on the paths... and with the good notions.