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Summer activities
Summer events 2008
Local Music Festival 21st June
Giant human table football 6 July - 30 August
Giant Elastic bandpull 6 July - 30 August
Magic shows 8 -11 July
Vttticime 'Cylcing weekend' 25th - 27th July
The mountain bike event of the season for Les Carroz, classified as a 'Rando d'Or' by the Cycling French Federation. 3 days of bike races, entertainements and challenges.
Beware! The 'Extreme' circuit requires an extremely good physical condition. Just have a look at the differences in positive altitude variations between 'Extreme' and 'Expert'. Do not overestimate your physical capability!
Parcours Extreme - 55 km - no lift! - and +3500 m
Parcours Expert - 45 km +1500m - 2700 m
Parcours Sportif - 25 km +850 m -1420 m
Parcours Relax et Kids - 15 km - +180m -1150m
3rd Edition of the 'Randoticime' on 20th July
Come and take part to this 3rd Orienteering Day in Les Carroz.
Routes for experienced ones (people having a licence) or itineraries for families.
Les Carroz welcomes back the “Choeurs de France" singers from 3rd to 10th August
The second Les Carroz equestrian rally on the 16th and 17th August
The 18th to 24th August has been designated Bridge Week in Les Carroz
The Arbaron Hotel in Les Carroz will be hosting a course for Regional and Club Tournament Director’s from Monday 18th to Friday 22nd under the supreme authority of the French Bridge Federation and the Dauphiné Savoie Committee.The International Bridge Festival from 22nd to 24th August will involve 3 tournaments to be held in the Serveray Hall. The week will be rounded off by a gala evening on Saturday 23rd August.
For more information click here to link to the Les Carroz tourist information activities page
Summer Activites
Walking
There is a massive variety of walking in and around Les Carroz which ranges from family strolls to challenging hikes. Click here to see some of our favourite walking itineries as suggested by the Les Carroz Tourist Office.
Mountain biking
Here are some of the routes for the Les Carroz. A map can be obtained from the Tourist Office.
| Routes are marked with numbers. The colours indicate the difficulty |
|
| 3.9km Climb - 600m |
Top of the Kédeuze telecabine to the resort |
| N°2 5km Climb +150m |
From the "Kédeuze télécabine" to Flaine |
| N°20 5km Climb +130 m |
Around les Carroz |
| N°21 7km Climb -600m |
From the "Kédeuze télécabine" to Les Carroz |
| N°22 8km Climb +600m |
Télécabine - La Kédeuze - Les Carroz |
| N°23 2.5km Climb +50m |
Around les Carroz |
| N°24 4km Climb -600m |
La Kédeuze - Les Carroz |
| N°30 1km Climb +50m |
Agy - Agy |
| N°31 7km Climb +180m |
Agy - Agy |
Cycling
Below are some of the road cycling routes in the Grand massif area.
| N°39 42km Climb 430m |
Boucle du Giffre |
| N°40 68km Climb: 580m starting from Cluses |
Return to Fer-A-Cheval |
| N°25 55km Climb: 300m |
Tour du Mole |
| N°38 67km Climb: 1300m |
Circuit de la Ramaz |
| N°36 74km Climb: 1620m |
Circuit de Joux-Plane |
| N°44 70km Climb: 1160m |
Tour du Bargy |
Climbing
Here are a selection of climbing routes that are on the doorstep in Les Carroz but there are many, many more only slightly further afield.
(Please note that these are French grades)
| No. of routes and grades | ||||||
| Name | 3/4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Total |
| La Cascade | 7 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 26 |
| Petit Cirque | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26 |
| Dalle de l'Oiseau Rare | 1 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
| Les Gerats | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 15 |
| Tete Louis Philippe | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
| Le Tourbillon | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Nant D'Orlier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Le Clis | 0 | 0 | 29 | 24 | 0 | 53 |
| Pierre a Laya | 0 | 4 | 34 | 38 | 5 | 78 |
| La Mortenaz | 0 | 7 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 37 |
| Balmette / Super | 0 | 2 | 20 | 21 | 3 | 46 |
| Balme | 0 | 0 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 43 |
| La Frasse / Traydon | 21 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 58 |
| La Maladiere | 0 | 1 | 19 | 27 | 1 | 59 |
| La Chouliere | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
Leisure centre
The leisure centre in Les Carroz has a gym, tennis and badminton courts and an indoor climbing wall. (Tel 04 50 90 24 80)
http://sports.lescarroz.com
Canyoning, white water rafting, hot air ballooning and parascending are also available in Les Carroz.
Winter activities
Skiing/Snow boarding
The Les Carroz ski area is part of the large Grand Massif domain which includes Flaine, Samoens, Morillon, Les Carroz and Sixt. The Grand Massif has 265km of piste and is suitable for all abilities.
Les Carroz piste map
Guided snowshoe walks are available with a number of guiding companies.
Cairn www.cairn-fr.com
Montagne Activities
www.montagneactivites.com
La Vache Qui Ride www.lavachequiride.com
Ice skating
Les Carroz has an outdoor ice rink which opens on 16 December and is open everyday.
Dog sledding
Evasion Nordique www.evasion-nordique.com
Leisure centre
The leisure centre in Les Carroz has a gym, tennis and badminton courts and an indoor climbing wall. (Tel 04 50 90 24 80)
http://sports.lescarroz.com
Snowmobiling, ice climbing, hot air ballooning and parascending are also available in Les Carroz.
