Guided Snowshoe Weekend in the Beaufortain

This 3 day snow shoeing holiday will open your eyes to the wonderful mountains and landscapes of the Beaufortain. The Beaufortain mountains adjoin the Mont Blanc mountain range. This proximity typically gives it an exceptional snowfall.

Our Snowshoe Walks

You will be spoilt for choice for the variety of snowshoe walks. Our base at Areches-Beaufort gives us access to a superb choice of snowshoeing routes to suit everyone. Amazing views over the still waters of lakes nestling in the mountains. The hush of the forests, sounds muffled by the deep, fresh snow. Views of the surrounding mountains of the Beaufortain and beyond Mont Blanc and the Aravis.

The Beaufortain

The Beaufortain retains an authentic charm where traditional Savoyard wooden chalets blend into the hillsides. You will smell woodsmoke wafting in the crisp mountain air and see curling from the cosy wooden chalets. The Beaufortain are cut off in winter except from Albertville and over the Col des Saisies from Megeve. It is famous for an annual ski-mountaineering competion, the Pierra Menta.

Arêches-Beaufort and the Hotel Les Ancolies***

Our snowshoe holiday is based on a small, family run hotel, Les Ancolies, in the village of Arêches (c.1000m). The village of Arêches-Beaufort is a real, authentic, Savoyard village without the trappings of the large resorts and lives year round. Les Ancolies is situated right in the centre of the village with a sunny terrace and cosy bar area.

La Table de Josephine Restaurant

Enjoy local Savoyard specialities cooked by the hotel’s owner, Ludovic Blanc, recognised for his great cooking. The village has a number of shops including a boulangerie and one selling the local cheeses including the famous Beaufort itself.

Arêches-Beaufort has some ski lifts, but the village retains a small, family feel. It’s very much a village first and a resort second.

The village of Arêches-Beaufort is about 30 mins from Albertville and reached by a road that winds along the river Duron. In summer, it is possible to continue over the Cormet de Roselend and continue past Chapieux, on the Tour du Mont Blanc, to Bourg St Maurice in the Tarentaise valley. The road over the Cormet de Roslend is shut in winter just outside Beaufort and will not open again until the spring.