Les Bottieres: Skiing, cycling route and cultural heritage

Les Bottieres combines winter sports with specific routes and a historical cultural connection. When planning your stay, you can choose from several highlights: ski slopes and other snow activities, cycling, and a circular trail focused on nature and architecture. Where snow conditions, weather, trail conditions or lift operations are relevant, check the conditions for your travel dates.

Winter sports in Les Bottieres

The Les Bottières ski area has two drag lifts and four pistes, graded from green to red. Les Bottieres is also a gateway to the Sybelles ski area in the direction of La Toussuire. You can therefore consider the local pistes and access towards La Toussuire as two aspects of your ski plans. Lift and piste infrastructure may change, so check the latest operating information before your visit.

Les Bottieres also has a ski touring route and five snowshoe trails. The availability of the snowshoe trails depends on snow conditions. This gives you a choice of pistes, a ski touring route and several snowshoe trails; snow conditions determine whether the snowshoe trails are available.

La Cochette cycling route: distance and duration

The FFC La Cochette cycling route starts in Les Bottieres and is classified as a red route. It is 9.9 km long, has 400 m of elevation gain and takes an estimated 1.5 to 2 hours. The estimated duration gives you a guide to how much time to allow for the ride; the distance and elevation gain provide two additional specific measurements. Check the signage and conditions locally, as route specifications may change.

Sentier découverte: circular trail and chapel

The Sentier découverte des Bottières is a 2.0 km circular trail that passes near the Chapelle Saint Bernard de Menthon. The Baroque chapel is distinguished by a pointed-arch door made of tuff stone. Along the trail, educational panels provide information about mountain fauna and flora. The same circular trail therefore brings together nature topics and a specific example of Baroque architecture.

At 2.0 km, this circular trail is shorter than the 9.9 km La Cochette cycling route. The two distances let you compare the routes directly, while the trails themselves take different forms: a circular trail and a cycling route. Weather and trail conditions can vary, so check them before setting off.

Getting there via Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne

The route to Les Bottieres follows the A43 to Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, then continues through the Arvan Valley on the D 926, and finally goes via Saint-Pancrace to Les Bottieres on the D 78C. This sequence of roads provides a specific guide for your journey. As road conditions can vary, check them before you travel.

Fête du Gypse: the 2024 edition

In July 2024, the Fête du Gypse was held in Les Bottieres for the fourth time. The programme at the time included demonstrations and introductions to gypsum sculpture, a craft market and activities for children. This edition therefore combined an introduction to sculpture with a market and activities for children. If you would like to include the Fête du Gypse in your travel plans, check the dates for your intended travel period.

For the broader travel overview: Saint-Pancrace.