The Hautes-Alpes, located in the PACA region, is the department most landlocked France. Ideal to take a deep breath and enjoy the mountain.
The Roll’Air Cable, the largest Tyrolean Europe
Main attraction for fans of extreme sports, the greatest share of Tyrolean European summit of Orcières to arrive at Long Lake. From bungee jumping and paragliding, this “wire” stretched to over 100 meters high and more than 1800 meters away runs head first. A journey between heaven and earth for one minute and twenty seconds at 130 km / h.
Where do: Orcières 1850
Price: 38 € (from 10 years)
The snake gliss
This “snow snake” slides and slips in the snow at any speed. Compounds of the toboggans assembled together to form a train, the winding gear sliding along the tracks every night to close the station and are manned by a professional.
Where do: Le Puy-Saint-Vincent, Orcières 1850, Dévoluy
Price: from 10 €
Ice Diving
Take your skis to go diving is not trivial. After a few turns, reach the top dive sites in Europe on Long Lake at over 2500 meters above sea level, where three skylights cut into the ice waiting for you. This is where it is dipped slowly in water at 2 °, for an extreme adventure for 20 minutes. Under a sky of ice, light shades of blue provides extraordinary air bubbles metamorphose into silver beads or drops of mercury.
Where do: Orcières 1850
Price: from 75 € baptism
The Ruisseling
Ideal when the snow is not at the rendezvous, the Ruisseling walking on a frozen stream, is another way of exploring nature. No need to be a pro at walking to participate. Feet shod with solid cleats, helmet on head, one can see, the time of a sports tour, playing the water running over the ice.
Where do Montgenèvre, early season
Price: 20 € hiking 2h30
Skiing joëring
On the slopes of the valley of Champsaur, it is not uncommon to see the curious crew. Although the origins of skiing joëring back to 2500 years in Sweden, discipline, consisting of skiing pulled by a horse, returned to modern tastes. Sporty or fun, the best way not to fall is to stay in the axis of the horse or pony.