The resorts that are fun without skiing too

126 resorts combine at least three activities beyond alpine skiing. Aime 2000 comes first with 8 activities, including 1 km of snowshoe and walking trails.

In any group there is often someone who does not ski: grandparents, toddlers, the injured, or simply people who would rather not. For each resort we counted the activities surveyed on OpenStreetMap within 3 km: groomed snowshoe and walking trails, sledging runs, cross-country trails, ice rink, swimming pool, spa or wellness centre, cinema, bowling, mountain coaster.

The 126 resorts selected (at least three activities) break down as follows: Northern Alps (81), Southern Alps (17), Vosges (10), Pyrenees (7), Jura (7), Massif Central (4). The count reflects what is mapped: a missing resort may have an ice rink that nobody has recorded, and kilometres of snowshoe trails say nothing about how beautiful they are. Pedestrian passes (lift access without skiing), where we have recorded them, are on the lift pass page of each resort.

The village resorts of the lower mountains (Vercors, Jura, Vosges, Aubrac) are often the richest for non-skiers: plateaux to walk on, cross-country skiing, sledging — provided there is snow, which the “average snow depth” block on each resort page tells you.

Latest reading · 15 October 2026 at 11:23

#	Resort	Range	Activities beyond skiing	Snowshoe / walking	Village	Day pass
1	Aime 2000 La Plagne	Northern Alps	8 · snowshoeing / walking, sledging, cross-country skiing, spa, bowling, ice rink, cinema, swimming pool	1 km	2,100 m	€58
2	La Clusaz Aravis	Northern Alps	8 · snowshoeing / walking, sledging, cross-country skiing, mountain coaster, ice rink, cinema, bowling, swimming pool	1 km	1,100 m	—
3	La Plagne La Plagne	Northern Alps	8 · snowshoeing / walking, sledging, cross-country skiing, cinema, bowling, ice rink, spa, swimming pool	1 km	1,250 m	€58
4	La Plagne Montalbert La Plagne	Northern Alps	8 · snowshoeing / walking, sledging, cross-country skiing, spa, bowling, ice rink, cinema, swimming pool	1 km	—	€56
5	Le Corbier Les Sybelles	Northern Alps	7 · snowshoeing / walking, cross-country skiing, swimming pool, cinema, mountain coaster, ice rink, bowling	34 km	1,550 m	€60.50
6	Gérardmer	Vosges	7 · snowshoeing / walking, sledging, cross-country skiing, cinema, ice rink, spa, swimming pool	7 km	850 m	€35.50
7	Pra-Loup Espace Lumière	Southern Alps	7 · snowshoeing / walking, sledging, cross-country skiing, ice rink, cinema, mountain coaster, bowling	2 km	1,650 m	—
8	Saint-Jean-de-Sixt Aravis	Northern Alps	7 · sledging, cross-country skiing, swimming pool, bowling, cinema, mountain coaster, ice rink	—	828 m	—
9	La Toussuire Les Sybelles	Northern Alps	6 · snowshoeing / walking, ice rink, bowling, mountain coaster, cinema, swimming pool	30 km	1,723 m	—
10	Valloire Galibier-Thabor	Northern Alps	6 · snowshoeing / walking, cross-country skiing, spa, bowling, ice rink, cinema	17 km	1,430 m	—
11	Saint-Gervais-les-Bains Évasion Mont-Blanc	Northern Alps	6 · snowshoeing / walking, sledging, cross-country skiing, cinema, ice rink, spa	4 km	571 m	€65
12	Les Arcs Paradiski	Northern Alps	6 · snowshoeing / walking, sledging, spa, bowling, swimming pool, ice rink	3 km	1,600 m	€78
13	Megève Évasion Mont-Blanc	Northern Alps	6 · snowshoeing / walking, sledging, cross-country skiing, ice rink, cinema, swimming pool	0 km	—	€65
14	Les Gets Portes du Soleil	Northern Alps	6 · sledging, cross-country skiing, ice rink, bowling, cinema, swimming pool	—	1,170 m	—
15	Super-Besse Le Grand Sancy	Massif Central	5 · snowshoeing / walking, sledging, cross-country skiing, mountain coaster, cinema	28 km	1,300 m	€43.50
16	Les Menuires Les 3 Vallées	Northern Alps	5 · snowshoeing / walking, sledging, cross-country skiing, cinema, swimming pool	19 km	1,850 m	€70
17	Val Thorens Les 3 Vallées	Northern Alps	5 · snowshoeing / walking, sledging, cross-country skiing, bowling, cinema	18 km	2,299 m	€84.20
18	Le Bettex (Les Belleville) Les 3 Vallées	Northern Alps	5 · snowshoeing / walking, sledging, cross-country skiing, cinema, swimming pool	18 km	1,563 m	€84.20
19	Courchevel Les 3 Vallées	Northern Alps	5 · snowshoeing / walking, sledging, cross-country skiing, cinema, ice rink	6 km	1,850 m	€84.20
20	Les Houches Houches / Saint Gervais	Northern Alps	5 · snowshoeing / walking, sledging, cross-country skiing, cinema, ice rink	3 km	1,000 m	€59
21	Peisey-Vallandry Paradiski	Northern Alps	5 · snowshoeing / walking, sledging, cross-country skiing, cinema, ice rink	3 km	1,650 m	€71
22	Les Carroz Grand Massif	Northern Alps	5 · snowshoeing / walking, sledging, cinema, ice rink, swimming pool	3 km	1,150 m	€63
23	Alpe d'Huez Alpe d'Huez Grand Domaine Ski	Northern Alps	5 · snowshoeing / walking, sledging, cross-country skiing, cinema, ice rink	3 km	1,860 m	—
24	Flaine Grand Massif	Northern Alps	5 · snowshoeing / walking, sledging, bowling, cinema, ice rink	2 km	1,600 m	€63
25	Planpraz	Northern Alps	5 · snowshoeing / walking, cross-country skiing, ice rink, swimming pool, cinema	1 km	2,000 m	—
26	Le Grand-Bornand Aravis	Northern Alps	5 · snowshoeing / walking, sledging, cross-country skiing, cinema, ice rink	1 km	1,300 m	€52
27	Méribel Les 3 Vallées	Northern Alps	5 · snowshoeing / walking, sledging, cross-country skiing, cinema, bowling	1 km	1,450 m	€84.20
28	Chamonix-Mont-Blanc	Northern Alps	5 · snowshoeing / walking, cross-country skiing, cinema, ice rink, swimming pool	0 km	1,048 m	—
29	Chantemerle Serre Chevalier	Southern Alps	5 · sledging, cross-country skiing, cinema, bowling, swimming pool	—	1,357 m	€68
30	La Norma	Northern Alps	5 · sledging, ice rink, cinema, spa, swimming pool	—	1,350 m	€42.50
31	La Rosière Espace San Bernardo	Northern Alps	5 · sledging, cinema, spa, bowling, ice rink	—	1,850 m	€59
32	Montgenèvre Voie lactée	Southern Alps	5 · cross-country skiing, cinema, spa, ice rink, mountain coaster	—	1,860 m	—
33	Morzine Portes du Soleil	Northern Alps	5 · sledging, cross-country skiing, ice rink, cinema, swimming pool	—	985 m	—
34	Puy-Saint-Vincent	Southern Alps	5 · cross-country skiing, cinema, swimming pool, mountain coaster, spa	—	1,600 m	€39.50
35	Serre Chevalier Serre Chevalier	Southern Alps	5 · sledging, cross-country skiing, swimming pool, cinema, bowling	—	1,200 m	€68
36	Villeneuve Serre Chevalier	Southern Alps	5 · sledging, cross-country skiing, swimming pool, cinema, bowling	—	1,394 m	€68
37	Font-Romeu	Pyrenees	4 · snowshoeing / walking, cross-country skiing, cinema, ice rink	27 km	1,800 m	€47.50
38	Les Angles	Pyrenees	4 · snowshoeing / walking, bowling, swimming pool, cinema	25 km	1,600 m	€46.50
39	Saint-Jean-d’Arves Les Sybelles	Northern Alps	4 · snowshoeing / walking, cross-country skiing, cinema, swimming pool	22 km	1,555 m	—
40	Saint-Sorlin-d’Arves Les Sybelles	Northern Alps	4 · snowshoeing / walking, cross-country skiing, bowling, cinema	22 km	1,550 m	€49.20
41	Le Mont-Dore Le Grand Sancy	Massif Central	4 · snowshoeing / walking, sledging, cross-country skiing, mountain coaster	13 km	1,300 m	€42.70
42	Notre-Dame-de-Bellecombe Espace Diamant	Northern Alps	4 · snowshoeing / walking, sledging, cross-country skiing, ice rink	13 km	1,150 m	€52
43	Aussois	Northern Alps	4 · snowshoeing / walking, sledging, cross-country skiing, mountain coaster	11 km	1,500 m	€34.50
44	Flumet - Saint-Nicolas-la-Chapelle Espace Diamant	Northern Alps	4 · snowshoeing / walking, sledging, cross-country skiing, ice rink	10 km	1,010 m	€52
45	Valmeinier Galibier-Thabor	Northern Alps	4 · snowshoeing / walking, sledging, cinema, bowling	9 km	1,800 m	—
46	Luchon-Superbagnères	Pyrenees	4 · snowshoeing / walking, sledging, swimming pool, cinema	8 km	—	—
47	Valberg	Southern Alps	4 · snowshoeing / walking, cross-country skiing, mountain coaster, cinema	7 km	1,700 m	€37
48	Poli	Vosges	4 · snowshoeing / walking, sledging, cross-country skiing, cinema	7 km	850 m	—
49	Bessans	Northern Alps	4 · snowshoeing / walking, sledging, cross-country skiing, ice rink	6 km	1,707 m	—
50	Bonneval sur Arc	Northern Alps	4 · snowshoeing / walking, sledging, cross-country skiing, ice rink	6 km	1,800 m	€32
51	La Schlucht	Vosges	4 · snowshoeing / walking, sledging, cross-country skiing, mountain coaster	5 km	1,132 m	—
52	Chamrousse Chamrousse	Northern Alps	4 · snowshoeing / walking, cross-country skiing, cinema, spa	5 km	1,650 m	€44
53	Les Saisies Espace Diamant	Northern Alps	4 · snowshoeing / walking, sledging, cross-country skiing, bowling	4 km	1,650 m	€52
54	Ax 3 Domaines	Pyrenees	4 · snowshoeing / walking, sledging, cinema, ice rink	4 km	1,400 m	€46.50
55	Montchavin Paradiski	Northern Alps	4 · snowshoeing / walking, sledging, cinema, ice rink	3 km	1,200 m	€78
56	Bernex	Northern Alps	4 · snowshoeing / walking, cross-country skiing, cinema, bowling	2 km	1,000 m	€24.50
57	Portes du Mont-Blanc Évasion Mont-Blanc	Northern Alps	4 · snowshoeing / walking, sledging, cross-country skiing, spa	2 km	1,519 m	€52.50
58	Gaschney	Vosges	4 · snowshoeing / walking, sledging, cross-country skiing, spa	2 km	991 m	€20
59	La Tania Les 3 Vallées	Northern Alps	4 · snowshoeing / walking, sledging, cross-country skiing, cinema	1 km	1,355 m	€84.20
60	Le Revard Savoie Grand Revard	Northern Alps	4 · snowshoeing / walking, sledging, cross-country skiing, mountain coaster	1 km	1,500 m	—
61	Combloux Évasion Mont-Blanc	Northern Alps	4 · snowshoeing / walking, sledging, cross-country skiing, spa	1 km	1,181 m	€52.50
62	Vaujany Alpe d'Huez Grand Domaine Ski	Northern Alps	4 · snowshoeing / walking, cross-country skiing, bowling, ice rink	1 km	1,250 m	€39
63	Cauterets	Pyrenees	4 · snowshoeing / walking, sledging, cinema, ice rink	0 km	—	—
64	Lans-en-Vercors	Northern Alps	4 · sledging, cross-country skiing, cinema, swimming pool	—	1,400 m	€24
65	Laye	Southern Alps	4 · cross-country skiing, swimming pool, cinema, ice rink	—	—	—
66	Les Deux Alpes	Northern Alps	4 · sledging, cinema, bowling, ice rink	—	1,650 m	€66
67	Montclar les 2 Vallées	Southern Alps	4 · sledging, swimming pool, ice rink, spa	—	1,350 m	€33.50
68	Pralognan-la-Vanoise	Northern Alps	4 · sledging, cross-country skiing, cinema, ice rink	—	—	—
69	Val Cenis	Northern Alps	4 · sledging, cinema, ice rink, bowling	—	1,300 m	€50
70	Villard-de-Lans	Northern Alps	4 · sledging, cross-country skiing, mountain coaster, cinema	—	1,143 m	€43
71	Autrans-Méaudre en Vercors	Northern Alps	3 · snowshoeing / walking, sledging, cross-country skiing	25 km	1,018 m	—
72	Les Habères	Northern Alps	3 · snowshoeing / walking, sledging, cross-country skiing	21 km	941 m	—
73	Chastreix-Sancy Le Grand Sancy	Massif Central	3 · snowshoeing / walking, sledging, cross-country skiing	20 km	1,400 m	€26.30
74	Hirmentaz	Northern Alps	3 · snowshoeing / walking, sledging, cross-country skiing	19 km	1,088 m	—
75	Plateau de Beille	Pyrenees	3 · snowshoeing / walking, sledging, cross-country skiing	17 km	1,786 m	—
76	Col de Romeyère	Northern Alps	3 · snowshoeing / walking, sledging, cross-country skiing	12 km	1,069 m	—
77	La Bresse Lispach	Vosges	3 · snowshoeing / walking, sledging, cross-country skiing	9 km	906 m	€22
78	Les Gentianes	Jura	3 · snowshoeing / walking, sledging, cross-country skiing	8 km	950 m	—
79	Le Cernix Espace Diamant	Northern Alps	3 · snowshoeing / walking, sledging, cross-country skiing	8 km	1,240 m	€52
80	Crest-Voland Cohennoz Espace Diamant	Northern Alps	3 · snowshoeing / walking, cross-country skiing, ice rink	8 km	1,230 m	€52
81	Les Rousses	Jura	3 · snowshoeing / walking, cross-country skiing, cinema	7 km	1,105 m	—
82	Col de Marcieu	Northern Alps	3 · snowshoeing / walking, sledging, cross-country skiing	5 km	—	—
83	La Bresse Hohneck	Vosges	3 · snowshoeing / walking, sledging, cross-country skiing	5 km	900 m	€41.50
84	Saint-Nicolas-de-Véroce Évasion Mont-Blanc	Northern Alps	3 · snowshoeing / walking, sledging, cross-country skiing	5 km	1,164 m	€65
85	Thollon-les-Mémises	Northern Alps	3 · snowshoeing / walking, cross-country skiing, cinema	5 km	1,600 m	€25.50
86	Valmorel Le Grand Domaine	Northern Alps	3 · snowshoeing / walking, sledging, cinema	4 km	1,400 m	€56.10
87	La Croix de Bauzon	Massif Central	3 · snowshoeing / walking, sledging, cross-country skiing	4 km	1,364 m	—
88	Argentière Grands Montets	Northern Alps	3 · snowshoeing / walking, sledging, cross-country skiing	4 km	1,261 m	—
89	Le Tour	Northern Alps	3 · snowshoeing / walking, sledging, cross-country skiing	3 km	1,464 m	—
90	Oz-en-Oisans Alpe d'Huez Grand Domaine Ski	Northern Alps	3 · snowshoeing / walking, sledging, cross-country skiing	3 km	1,350 m	—
91	Abriès	Southern Alps	3 · snowshoeing / walking, sledging, cross-country skiing	3 km	1,513 m	—
92	Châtel Portes du Soleil	Northern Alps	3 · snowshoeing / walking, cross-country skiing, cinema	3 km	1,407 m	—
93	Crévoux	Southern Alps	3 · snowshoeing / walking, sledging, cross-country skiing	2 km	—	—
94	Vallorcine	Northern Alps	3 · snowshoeing / walking, cross-country skiing, ice rink	2 km	1,264 m	—
95	Les Grands Montets Grands Montets	Northern Alps	3 · snowshoeing / walking, sledging, cross-country skiing	2 km	1,951 m	—
96	Le Larmont	Jura	3 · snowshoeing / walking, sledging, cross-country skiing	2 km	1,186 m	—
97	Arvieux	Southern Alps	3 · snowshoeing / walking, sledging, cross-country skiing	2 km	1,686 m	—
98	La Pierre Saint-Martin	Pyrenees	3 · snowshoeing / walking, sledging, cross-country skiing	2 km	1,635 m	€43.50
99	La Grave	Southern Alps	3 · snowshoeing / walking, sledging, cross-country skiing	2 km	—	—
100	Le Chazelet	Southern Alps	3 · snowshoeing / walking, sledging, cross-country skiing	2 km	1,783 m	—
101	Bisanne 1500 Espace Diamant	Northern Alps	3 · snowshoeing / walking, sledging, cross-country skiing	1 km	1,500 m	€52
102	Bussang	Vosges	3 · snowshoeing / walking, sledging, cross-country skiing	1 km	568 m	—
103	La Garde Alpe d'Huez Grand Domaine Ski	Northern Alps	3 · snowshoeing / walking, cross-country skiing, cinema	1 km	—	—
104	Col de Plainpalais	Northern Alps	3 · snowshoeing / walking, sledging, cross-country skiing	0 km	1,173 m	—
105	Frère-Joseph	Vosges	3 · snowshoeing / walking, sledging, cross-country skiing	0 km	900 m	—
106	Larcenaire	Vosges	3 · snowshoeing / walking, sledging, cross-country skiing	0 km	820 m	—
107	Le Chinaillon	Northern Alps	3 · snowshoeing / walking, cross-country skiing, cinema	0 km	1,300 m	—
108	Arêches-Beaufort	Northern Alps	3 · cross-country skiing, spa, cinema	—	1,200 m	€41
109	Bourg Saint Maurice Paradiski	Northern Alps	3 · cross-country skiing, cinema, swimming pool	—	815 m	€78
110	Gresse-en-Vercors	Northern Alps	3 · sledging, cross-country skiing, cinema	—	1,245 m	—
111	La Bresse Brabant	Vosges	3 · cross-country skiing, bowling, cinema	—	880 m	—
112	La Combe Saint-Pierre	Jura	3 · sledging, cross-country skiing, ice rink	—	866 m	—
113	Le Monêtier-les-Bains Serre Chevalier	Southern Alps	3 · cross-country skiing, cinema, swimming pool	—	1,465 m	€68
114	Le Sauze	Southern Alps	3 · sledging, cinema, swimming pool	—	1,352 m	—
115	Les Brasses	Northern Alps	3 · sledging, cross-country skiing, cinema	—	1,320 m	—
116	Les Orres	Southern Alps	3 · sledging, cinema, ice rink	—	1,650 m	€42
117	Les Plans d'Hotonnes Plateau de Retord	Jura	3 · sledging, cross-country skiing, spa	—	1,031 m	—
118	Longchamp 1650 Le Grand Domaine	Northern Alps	3 · sledging, cinema, bowling	—	1,600 m	€59.70
119	Morillon 1100 Les Esserts Grand Massif	Northern Alps	3 · sledging, cross-country skiing, swimming pool	—	1,074 m	€63
120	Métabief	Jura	3 · cross-country skiing, mountain coaster, cinema	—	1,013 m	—
121	Plaine Joux	Northern Alps	3 · sledging, cross-country skiing, cinema	—	1,360 m	€25.50
122	Saint-François-Longchamp Le Grand Domaine	Northern Alps	3 · sledging, cinema, bowling	—	1,650 m	€59.70
123	Semnoz	Northern Alps	3 · sledging, cross-country skiing, mountain coaster	—	1,475 m	€18.50
124	Terre Ronde	Jura	3 · sledging, cross-country skiing, cinema	—	947 m	—
125	Val-d'Isère Tignes – Val d’Isère	Northern Alps	3 · cross-country skiing, ice rink, cinema	—	1,850 m	€78
126	Valfréjus	Northern Alps	3 · sledging, spa, cinema	—	1,550 m	€29

Frequently asked questions

Which resorts offer the most activities beyond skiing?

Aime 2000 (8 activities), La Clusaz (8 activities), La Plagne (8 activities), La Plagne Montalbert (8 activities), Le Corbier (7 activities), Gérardmer (7 activities).

Do you need a lift pass to go snowshoeing or sledging?

No for waymarked snowshoe and walking trails, nor for sledging on the runs set aside for it; some resorts sell a pedestrian pass to ride a gondola up and walk back down, or a fee for the groomed cross-country trails.

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