ADVENTURE OVERVIEW

ACTIVITIES

GUIDE

SUMMER ACTIVITIES

Le Miroir is a true adventure seeker’s paradise, and Eleven provides endless activities just outside our doorstep. One to two guided adventures are included in each day of your stay. Read on to learn more about our favorites. Please connect with the Experience Team to book an activity for your group.

GLACIER HIKING This activity is included in your stay. Roped together, wearing crampons, and using ice axes, a private guide will help you traverse highaltitude glaciers. Get up-close-and-personal with mountain peaks as you explore vast, undulating icescapes. Discover ice, snow, crevasses, an unforgettable rock face, and the sheer enormity of the glacier. At the top, expect a summit view with panoramic power. Activity Duration: Full day. Travel Time: 1 hour. Level: Beginner.

VIA FERRATA This activity is included in your stay. Via Ferrata is a fantastic option for new and aspiring climbers, offering the perfect intro to safe and fun rock climbing. Follow a steel cable up a series of ladders that are fixed to the rock face. This system originates from the Dolomites during the First World War, which aided the movement of troops in the mountains. Activity Duration: Half day to full day. Travel Time: 30 to 45 min. Level: Beginner.

WHITEWATER RAFTING This activity is included in your stay. Experience class 3 and 4 whitewater rapids as you raft down 18 kilometers of the Isère River. A wetsuit and neoprene boots will keep you insulated from glacial waters. Activity Duration: Half day . Travel Time: 20 min. Level: Beginner.

CANYONING This activity is included in your stay. During this introduction to the canyon, while equipped with a neoprene wetsuit for comfort, jump into the basins of deep water, glide along the natural slides, and swim under the waterfalls. Beat the heat while experiencing this unique aquatic adventure. Activity Duration: Full day. Travel Time: 1 hour 30 min. Level: Beginner.

GLACIER SKIING This activity is included in your stay. Try summer skiing at Tignes’ Grande Motte glacier. Take the funicular train through the mountain, followed by the cable car, then start your ski descent from almost 3,500 meters. Wind your way through 20 kilometers of on-piste summer skiing bliss! Activity Duration: Half day. Travel Time: 35 min. Level: Beginner to Expert.

HIKING This activity is included in your stay. Discover glacial valleys with stunning lakes, hike through Alpine forests—along rivers to huge waterfalls—and find ancient farming hamlets or historic forts. On any of these adventures, wildlife viewing is on tap, too. Keep a lookout for marmots, chamois, ibex, or stumble across wild girolles mushrooms. Activity Duration: 1 hour to full day. Travel Time: 0 min to 45 min. Level: Beginner to Expert.

E-BIKING This activity is available at an additional cost. Take one of the Chalet’s E-Bikes out for a pedal-assisted spin while you exlore the beauty of the surrounding valley. Activity Duration: Half or full day. Travel Time: 0 min to 25 min. Level: Beginner to Expert.

INFLATABLE KAYAKING This activity is available at an additional cost. Whether alone or as a couple, glide down one of the most famous rivers in the world— the Isère— via inflatable kayak. Thanks to your inflatable boat, you’ll navigate the water like a real kayaker. Your private river guide will lead an unforgettable journey. Discover the beauty of the “Centron Gorge,” get stoked in the “Aime Rapids” and the “Meat Slicer,” or tackle the jumps from the “Pont Romain.” Learn the basic techniques of kayaking along the way. Activity Duration: Half day. Travel Time: 20 min. Level: Intermediate.

TRAIL RUNNING This activity is included in your stay. Cover a lot of ground and keep your fitness in peak condition by trail running around the area with a guide. Navigate lower pastures with flowing rivers or tackle high-altitude runs. Whether a newbie or expert, there’s something for every level runner. Activity Duration: 2 hours to full day. Travel Time: 0 min to 1 hour.

GRANDE MOTTE ASCENT This activity is included in your stay. No need to wake up in the middle of the night to summit the 3,550-meter Tignes. Expert Eleven guides will teach you all the necessary alpine techniques for an unforgettable first experience. Climb your first summit with easy access from Tignes funicular. Activity Duration: Half day. Travel Time: 25 min. Level: Intermediate.

CLIMBING This activity is included in your stay. Are you a get-after-it, experienced climber? Scale cliffs of all levels of difficulty with a harness and ropes. This is classic Alpine rock climbing. Activity Duration: 3 hours. Travel Time: 10-30 min. Level: Beginner to Expert.

ROAD CYCLING This activity is available at an additional cost. There’s a reason the Tour de France regularly passes through our neck of the woods. Follow the guides’ lead as you climb such famous routes as the Col de l’Iseran, Cormet de Roselend, Col du Petit St Bernard, Col du Galibier, Le Grand Saint Bernard, Col de la Madeleine, and Col de la Forclaz. Additionally, discover designated cycle tracks around Lake Annecy or follow the Isère River from Bourg St. Maurice. Activity Duration: Half or full day. Travel Time: 0 min to 20 min. Level: Beginner to Expert.

HYDROSPEED This activity is available at an additional cost. Equipped with flippers and a float known as a hydrospeed, discover the rowdier points of whitewater thrills. The Isère River is the ultimate playground, thanks to the variety of its flow. Calmer sections allow for whitewater swimming or simply relaxing, while stronger rapids get the heart racing. Activity Duration: Half day. Travel Time: 20 min. Level: Beginner.

FLY FISHING This activity is included in your stay. The Tarentaise Valley offers a variety of fantastic fishing options with its wide rivers and high-altitude lakes. Whether you fish from the river banks within a serene setting or lakeside amidst expansive views, fly fishing is a great family or individual sport to try in the French Alps. Activity Duration: 1 hour to half day. Travel Time: 5-25 mins. Level: Beginner to Expert.

MOUNTAINEERING This activity is available at an additional cost. Dreaming of climbing Mont Blanc? Summit the highest or most technical peaks in France, Italy and Switzerland with our experienced guides. Hike, rock climb, and traverse glaciers to reach your peak of choice. Activity Duration: 1 day to several days depending on peaks. Travel Time: 1 -3 hours. Level: Expert.

PARAGLIDING This activity is available at an additional cost. Experience a tandem paraglide over the valleys and through the mountain ranges. Get a rare, bird’seye view of the incredible landscape with your pilot, who will control the fabric wings as you take in the vistas. Activity Duration: 2 hours (with 20-40 mins flight). Travel Time: 20 min. Level: Beginner.

MONT BLANC HELI TOUR This activity is available at an additional cost. As the highest summit in Europe, Mont Blanc is close to Chalet Pelerin and Chalet Hibou. Jump into a helicopter for an unforgettable scenic tour above the summit and its neighboring peaks. Words can’t describe this experience. You’ll thank us later. Activity Duration: 30 mins. Travel Time: 30 min.

MOUNTAIN BIKING This activity is available at an additional cost. Tackle natural cross country single track through forests and alpine meadows on top-of-the-line mountain bikes or electric mountain bikes, or opt for downhill mountain biking at Tignes and Val d’Isère. Activity Duration: Half or full day. Travel Time: 0 min to 25 min. Level: Beginner to Expert.

TENNIS This activity is available at an additional cost. Improve your serve while playing tennis surrounded by unique mountain vistas. This will be a match you won’t forget. Activity Duration: 1 hour to 2 hours. Travel Time: 10 min. Level: Beginner to Expert.

MOUNTAIN SCOOTERS This activity is available at an additional cost. Take an urban scooter with a center footboard and upright handlebars and beef it up with a bigger frame, disc brakes, suspension and chunky tires, and voila! See the mountain scooter. Descend grassy slopes and singletrack in a very unique way. Activity Duration: 1 hour to half day. Travel Time: 20 min. Level: Beginner to Expert.

GOLF This activity is available at an additional cost. High-altitude golf? Check. Option one: Play Tignes’ stunning golf course, which hugs a 2100-meter lake and has 360-degree mountain views. Alternatively, perfect your swing at a course that faces Grandes Jorasses Peak near Mont Blanc, in Courmayeur. Either way, amazing golf is all in a day’s play. Activity Duration: Half day or full day. Travel Time: 30 min to 1 hour 30 min (option of heli transfers on request).

RUITOR ALPAGE

OVERNIGHT

ABOUT THE ALPAGE

Tucked away high in the rolling hills of Le Plateau La Sassière, the Ruitor Alpage is a historic stone-clad mountain hideout that’s been restored to host enchanting overnight stays. Accessible only by foot or bike, the Alpage immediately whisks guests to the days of old, where fireside après follows a day of adventuring through the untouched landscapes of the Alps.

THE EXPERIENCE - WHAT TO EXPECT

Hike or bike to the Ruitor Alpage, where you’ll be greeted with a rustic al fresco meal prepared over a blazing fire. Spend the day adventuring the surrounding pristine alpine terrain and return to a handmade, locally inspired dinner at an intimate candlelit dining table. Single or double night stays can be accommodated, and daytime excursions may include:

• Via Cordata • Hiking • Canyoneering • Glacier Hiking • High alpine swimming • Alpine lake fishing