Snowpark

Valloire – The Skiing – Snowpark & ARVA Park

The snow park ‘Lac de la Vieille’ welcomes freestyles in Valloire. It enables the majority to discover and practice free-style and new ways of skiing: half-pipe, ski-cross, an expert slopestyle and a medium park to progress safely.
Often classified as one of the best snowparks in European magazines and it has X-tra Large Size.
Maintained daily by 4 snow professionals, the Valloire snowpark is there for snowboarders of all levels and freestyle experts.

For beginners and younger ones, ‘easyparks’ are located on the 3 areas of the Galibier-Thabor ski area. These play zones are fitted with whoops, curves and jumps for everyone.

The snowpark offers different access and zones:

- The Expert zone (red and black level moduls): for advanced – this area propose a slopestyle with big airs, handrails…

- The Ski cross (blue level): for everyone

- Easy Zone – Easy park: across the green slope “Escargot” a play zone with whoops, curves and jumps for everyone

- The Medium zone:  located across the half-pipe

- The Half-pipe

- The Cool zone:  relaxing area with music, picnic areas and a set of tools

- ARVA Park (next to the Snowpark)

Open: 10h00 - 17h00 everyday (depending on weather conditions)
2 hours or more of ramming and maintenance every morning.
(Tricks and handrails are consistent to the AFNOR standard)

ARVA Park

Attracted by big spaces and the virgin snowfields? To carry the material of safety (ARVA, shovel and probe) is essential. But can you use it? In the ARVA Park, at the top of the chair-lift of Sétaz 2 in Valloire, improve your technique of search for victims of avalanches.