Want to enjoy your holiday in Savoie? Discover the best outdoor activities to do in La Norma.
The Norma is a perfect ski resort for relaxed holidays. Cottages at the foot of the slopes, a cozy atmosphere and a 100% pedestrian area make the estate, an ideal place for family holidays, or even friends. In addition to the winter season, La Norma is also a site to visit in the summer.
With its impressive mountains and surrounding forests, the site is a real paradise for nature lovers.
To help you prepare your stay, Wanderlix has designed a guide to the best outdoor activities to do in La Norma.
Activities
Hiking
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On the arrival of the beautiful days, the snow melts to give way to the dirt trails. This is the time for a hike. As such, La Norma offers you an incalculable number of paths to discover the mountains of Savoie.
Among the best known are our recommendations:
- The Gorges de plan d’Aval : this path is perfectly adapted to families and allows you to take height to admire the landscapes;
- Stairs circuit : you walk a forest road over a distance of three kilometers for a bowl of fresh air insured;
- Perimeter path : This trek leads you to the top of a ski lift by alternating the communal and domanial trails. Once at the top, you can go back on the gondola or on foot.
Escalade
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Want an outdoor activity in La Norma to take height? The climbing is the perfect sport for you. If you have never practiced it, several schools make you discover this unusual activity.
The teachers teach you to position your feet and hands to easily climb the walls of the cliffs. If you are already a seasoned sportsman, go to the must-see places for climbing in La Norma, such as Termignon, Sollières, Aussois or the Bourget.
After so much effort, you reach the top to admire the natural beauty of the Sybelles landscape.
Canyoning
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Nature lovers and sport? Go for a canyoning session in the Sybelles. This outdoor activity in La Norma requires a minimum physical condition to apprehend safe recall descents.
The site offers a wide variety of canyons so that all levels can have fun during this activity. Small canyons can be descended by less sportsmen or young children from the age of 8.
And if you're looking for strong sensations, go to the Ternèze-Boyat Canyon.
Via Ferrata
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Between climbing and hiking, via ferrata is an outdoor activity to do in La Norma. On a marked path with several mechanical equipment, you walk the mountain slopes surrounded by a breathtaking scenery.
The Sybelles domain offers several levels of difficulty so that everyone can have fun, even the smallest.
Paragliding
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For an outdoor activity in La Norma in the air, opt for paragliding. This aircraft transports you above the Savoyard Mountains and gives you unprecedented sensations.
To accompany you, a state graduate instructor guides you to the most beautiful corners of the region. Accessible to all, however, we must not have vertigo to fly into the sky.
Horse riding
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If you want to enjoy your stay in the Sybelles for a reconnect with nature, climb back of horse to explore the region. Several equestrian centers in La Norma offer horse riding (or pony for the smallest).
During your trip, you will explore Vanoise Park with your friends or family. This outdoor activity in La Norma does not end at the end of the trail, since once you arrive at the riding centre, you can feed and brush your horse.
ATV
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ATV lover? Enjoy your stay in Savoie to practice this outdoor activity in La Norma. You can browse several paths adapted to all levels:
- Red Enduro the Grand Canyon : from a distance of 7.8 kilometers, this path makes you discover the forests in a canyon filled with obstacles;
- Enduro La Norma : this bike ride is relatively easy with very few steep slopes;
- Cross Count blue village : take a tour of La Norma by visiting the surrounding villages such as Modane, Le Bourget, Avrieux, or Villarodin.
Tyrolienne
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Tickets/activities related to:
Villarodin-Bourget
Tyrolienne
On a family holiday in the Sybelles? Tyrolean is the outdoor activity to do in La Norma to satisfy small and large.
To make the full of sensations, go for the zipline of the angels which is the largest in Europe. At 150 meters high, you fly over a river for about 30 seconds.
If you have vertigo, other less high zip lines will also be adapted to allow you the opportunity to have fun with your loved ones.
Winter activities
Alpine skiing
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Tickets/activities related to:
Villarodin-Bourget
ski
Great winter sports classic, Alpine skiing is an outdoor activity to do in La Norma. Get off the Sybelles Mountains at the speed of lightning if you already master this sport.
However, if you are an amateur, it is strongly recommended to take courses to perfect your technique.
With its 29 tracks, the estate of La Norma offers everyone descents adapted to its level (green, blue, red or black).
Cross-country skiing
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Tickets/activities related to:
Villarodin-Bourget
cross-country skiing
With the front of your feet fixed on long and narrow skis, you approach the savoyard mountains. To do this, La Norma offers a cross-country ski trail on the Repose Plateau.
All around you, a forest of Melèzes serves as a decor while you descend. In total, the estate has thirty kilometers of trails for beginners and great competitors.
Snowboard
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Tickets/activities related to:
Villarodin-Bourget
snowboard
With snowboarding, sliding techniques are different, but the sensations remain the same during the descent. If you’re used to, test new figures during your stay in La Norma.
On the contrary, if you are rather novice, take courses to take turns with ease. Whatever your level, Norma is the ideal place to practice this outdoor activity.
Snowmobile
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Tickets/activities related to:
Villarodin-Bourget
snowmobile
After you skied the Savoyard mountains, you're probably tired. If you want to continue exploring the region effortlessly, opt for a snowmobile ride.
Whether you are a driver or a passenger, the snowmobile allows you to discover the Sybelles from another angle. If you have never driven it, the monitor will quickly explain the instructions. But reassure yourself, it’s very simple, just brake and accelerate.
This outdoor activity at Norma takes place in the evening, once the tracks are closed. In a quiet and relaxing atmosphere, you can contemplate the wonders of nature that stand before your eyes.
Chien de traineau
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Tickets/activities related to:
Villarodin-Bourget
sled dog
Looking for an outdoor activity to be done in La Norma that comes out of the ordinary? Climb in the back of a sled dog couple to experience an unforgettable experience.
Between eight to ten dogs take you to the most beautiful corners of the Sybelles in a breathtaking snowy landscape.
If you have come to Savoy with your children, you are sure to please your bambins who will have fun seeing a troupe of huskies running on the snow.
Snowshoe hike
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Villarodin-Bourget
hiking in snowshoes
For a smooth outdoor activity in La Norma, choose a snowshoe hike. When you go to the Repose Forest, you will only have to open your eyes to contemplate a beautiful landscape and perhaps you will have the chance to see the animals of the mountain.
To help you choose the best trails, don’t hesitate to use the services of a guide that knows all the secrets of the Sybelles mountains.
Hiking skiing
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Tickets/activities related to:
Villarodin-Bourget
ski touring
If you want to ski otherwise, rent skis. They combine walking and sliding on snow, on paths far from the slopes.
During your walk, a real sense of freedom will invade you. To discover the most beautiful landscapes of the Sybelles, leave the Maison de la Norma on a marked path.
Along the way, you will see lakes, water bodies, and of course mountain peaks.
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