Les Bottieres offers several practical starting points for planning your trip: a ski area with lift-served slopes, a ski touring route and snowshoe trails, as well as an FFC cycling route and a cultural trail. The activities differ in type and scope. Choosing your focus first can help you plan around the slopes, tour conditions and route lengths.

Winter sports: slopes and tours

The Les Bottieres ski area has two drag lifts and four slopes, ranging from green to red. Les Bottieres is also an access point to the Sybelles ski area in the direction of La Toussuire. As operating facilities may change, check which lifts and slopes are open before your trip.

There is also a ski touring route and five snowshoe hiking trails. This gives you a choice between lift-served slopes, a ski touring route and several snowshoe trails. The availability of the snowshoe trails depends on snow conditions; take this into account when planning and check conditions before setting out.

A circular trail combining nature and culture

The Sentier découverte des Bottières is a 2.0 km circular trail. It passes near the Chapelle Saint Bernard de Menthon, a Baroque chapel distinguished by a pointed-arch doorway made of tuff stone. A pointed arch describes the shape of the doorway, while tuff stone is its material. Educational signs along the Sentier provide information about mountain wildlife and flora. This route therefore brings together natural history and an architectural detail. Weather and trail conditions may vary; check both before setting out.

Cycling on La Cochette

The FFC cycling route La Cochette starts in Les Bottieres and is classified as a red route. It is 9.9 km long, has 400 m of elevation gain and is estimated to take 1.5 to 2 hours. The cycling route is almost five times as long as the 2.0 km Sentier découverte; the estimated duration helps you gauge its place in your day’s plans. Check signage and conditions locally, as route information may change.

Cultural event: Fête du Gypse

A historic cultural event is the Fête du Gypse: it was held for the fourth time in Les Bottieres in 2024. That year’s programme included demonstrations and introductions to gypsum sculpture, a craft market and activities for children. If you want to plan your trip around the Fête, check the dates for your chosen year.

Choose accommodation based on your travel interests

When looking for a holiday rental in Les Bottieres, you can start with the main focus of your trip: will your stay revolve around the slopes and snow tours, or around the cycling route and cultural trail? This way, you can begin planning with the kind of trip you want before fitting individual activities into your daily schedule.

Getting to Les Bottieres

The route to Les Bottieres follows the A43 to Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, then passes through the Arvan Valley on the D 926 and via Saint-Pancrace on the D 78C to Les Bottieres. Road conditions may vary; check them before departure.

For the broader travel overview: Saint-Pancrace.