Little by little, the ski industry is adapting to offer greater accessibility for people with disabilities. Some resorts are making the effort to adapt their infrastructures and activities to enable people with reduced mobility (PMR) to enjoy winter sports. Discover our list of the most inclusive French ski resorts where people with reduced mobility can enjoy handiskiing.
1- La Plagne
The resort of La Plagne gives you access to one of the best ski areas in France. The village also emphasizes the accessibility of its infrastructure to people with motor, sensory or mental disabilities. You'll find adapted shuttles, parking spaces and accommodation. On the ski side, the lifts can be used for sit-skiing, the ski schools offer numerous handiskiing services and adapted equipment is available for hire. You'll also benefit from a 50% discount on the purchase of 2 ski passes for the disabled skier and his/her companion.
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2- Combloux, one of the best ski resorts accessible to people with reduced mobility
Just a stone's throw from Mont Blanc, the resort of Combloux is one of the most beautiful villages in the Alps. It's also one of the best adapted villages for handiskiing. Combloux has adapted many of its shops and infrastructures to make its tourism offer more accessible. The ESF has a team of instructors specialized in handiskiing, who will adapt to your wishes and your handicap. You can benefit from a 50% discount on lift passes. In fact, the resort recommends that you use the Cry ticket office, located next to the Beauregard chairlift, as it is the most accessible.
3- Morzine-Avoriaz in the Alps
To offer access to the mountains to as many people as possible, the Morzine-Avoriaz resort has put in place a number of measures to make its lifts accessible to people with disabilities. You'll benefit from a 50% discount on your lift pass, which also applies to your companion. The ESF is trained in handiskiing practices, and you'll find maps of the resort listing places and infrastructures accessible to PRM.
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4- Which are the best ski resorts accessible to people with reduced mobility? Serre-Chevalier
Serre-Chevalier is one of the ski resorts accessible by train. The SNCF offers a PRM escort service, so you can reach the resort more easily. Once you're in Serre-Chevalier, there are a number of lifts that provide wheelchair access to the slopes. The chalet handy de la Casse du Boeuf is an association that can welcome sports enthusiasts in a friendly environment adapted to their needs and disabilities.
5- Skiing in Val-Thorens
Over the past few years, Val Thorens has made great efforts to accommodate sports enthusiasts and travelers with reduced mobility. In terms of infrastructure, parking lots, accommodation and restaurants are more accessible and equipped to receive people with disabilities. A map of PRM-accessible ski lifts is available, and several service providers offer handiskiing assistance for holidaymakers.
6- Samoëns, one of the best ski resorts accessible to people with reduced mobility
As soon as you arrive in Samoëns, there are plenty of parking spaces reserved for people with reduced mobility throughout the village. Numerous hotels, gîtes and other accommodation establishments are also adapted, and you can find more information on this subject in the"Samoëns pour tous" brochure available on the resort's website. As for the slopes, the resort's professionals are trained in handiskiing. You can enjoy tandem skiing with an instructor, dualskiing or uniskiing. The ESF also accompanies people with sensory disabilities to help skiers become more independent. You'll also benefit from a 50% discount on the lift ticket price.
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7- Méribel
Many of Méribel's facilities are accessible to people with reduced mobility. Reserved parking spaces are available throughout the resort, and theTourist Office is accessible by slope or elevator. Numerous handiski activities are on offer, as are discounts on ski passes. For non-skiing activities, the Parc Olympique is adapted and gives you access to the swimming pool, where changing rooms and sanitary facilities are available.
8- Châtel
In the Châtel resort, people with reduced mobility can use many lifts with their own equipment. If you don't have your own equipment, trained instructors can take care of you, and adapted equipment can be rented out. The resort also offers reserved parking spaces, public toilets and special ski passes for you and your companion.
9- Skiing at Grand Tourmalet
In the Pyrenees, the Grand Tourmalet ski resort has adapted some of its facilities to provide access to the slopes for people with reduced mobility. You'll find Tourisme et Handicap-labeled accommodation , as well as accessible gondolas. The ESF has instructors qualified to guide you in guided stand-up skiing, tandem skiing and other handiskiing activities. For off-ski activities, the resort's swimming pool is also accessible.
10- Handiskiing in Les Menuires
In Les Menuires, you can take advantage of the 3 Vallées ski area's facilities for disabled skiers. The ESF is trained to accompany people with disabilities, and you'll find wheelchairs, Massarotti skis and wheelblades for hire. In addition to skiing, you can enjoy all-terrain wheelchair rides, paragliding, biathlon and swimming. Here too, a 50% discount on ski passes is available for disabled people and their companions.
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11- Which are the best ski resorts accessible to people with reduced mobility? Le Grand Bornand
Just a stone's throw fromAnnecy, in the small resort of Le Grand Bornand, the Handiski Club Loisirs association provides seated ski equipment, and trained instructors can teach you how to trotti ski or tandemski. Some twenty lifts are adapted for disabled skiers, and numerous discounts are available for handicapped skiers and their companions.
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