Snowpark ?
List of ski resorts with a dedicated snowpark for snowboarders :
Ski resort | Mountain | Presence of a snowpark ? |
---|---|---|
Abundance | Northern Alps | Yes |
Abriès en Queyras | Southern Alps | No |
Aiguilles in Queyras | Southern Alps | No |
Aillons Margeriaz | Northern Alps | No |
Albiez Montrond | Northern Alps | No |
Alpe d’Huez | Northern Alps | Yes |
Alpe du Grand Serre | Northern Alps | Yes |
Alti Aigoual | Central Massif | No |
Ancelle | Southern Alps | No |
Areches Beaufort | Northern Alps | Yes |
Artouste | Pyrenees | Yes |
Arvieux en Queyras | Southern Alps | No |
Ascou Pailhères | Pyrenees | Yes |
Auris en oisans | Northern Alps | Yes |
Auron | Southern Alps | Yes |
Aussois | Northern Alps | No |
Autrans | Northern Alps | No |
Avoriaz | Northern Alps | Yes |
Ax 3 Domains | Pyrenees | Yes |
Barèges | Pyrenees | Yes |
Beille | Pyrenees | Yes |
Bellevaux – Hirmentaz | Northern Alps | Yes |
Bernex | Northern Alps | No |
Bessans | Northern Alps | No |
Besse Super Besse | Central Massif | Yes |
Beuil les Launes | Southern Alps | Yes |
Bonneval sur Arc | Northern Alps | No |
Bramans | Northern Alps | No |
Brameloup | Central Massif | No |
Brides les Bains | Northern Alps | Yes |
Bussang – Larcenaire | Vosges | No |
Cambre d’Aze | Pyrenees | No |
Camurac | Pyrenees | No |
Cauterets | Pyrenees | Yes |
Ceillac en Queyras | Southern Alps | No |
Céüze | Southern Alps | No |
Chabanon | Southern Alps | No |
Chaillol | Southern Alps | No |
Chalmazel | Central Massif | No |
Chamonix | Northern Alps | Yes |
Champagny en Vanoise | Northern Alps | Yes |
Chamrousse | Northern Alps | Yes |
Chastreix Sancy | Central Massif | No |
Chatel | Northern Alps | Yes |
Ornon Pass | Northern Alps | No |
Marcieu pass | Northern Alps | No |
Porte Pass | Northern Alps | Yes |
Rousset pass | Northern Alps | No |
Combloux | Northern Alps | Yes |
Cord | Northern Alps | No |
Corrençon en Vercors | Northern Alps | Yes |
Courchevel | Northern Alps | Yes |
Crest Voland Cohennoz | Northern Alps | Yes |
Crévoux | Southern Alps | No |
Doucy | Northern Alps | Yes |
Bellefontaine Alpine Space | Jura | No |
Pond of Lers | Pyrenees | No |
Flaine | Northern Alps | Yes |
Flumet – St Nicolas la Chapelle | Northern Alps | Yes |
Font d’Urle | Northern Alps | No |
Font-Romeu – Bolquère – Pyrenees 2000 | Pyrenees | Yes |
Formiguères | Pyrenees | Yes |
Gaschney 360 | Vosges | No |
Gavarnie Gèdre | Pyrenees | No |
Gérardmer | Vosges | No |
Ghisoni | Corsica | No |
Goulier | Pyrenees | No |
Gourette | Pyrenees | Yes |
Gréolières les Neiges | Southern Alps | No |
Gresse en Vercors | Northern Alps | No |
Guzet | Pyrenees | Yes |
Hautacam | Pyrenees | No |
Isola 2000 | Southern Alps | Yes |
The Audibergue – La Moulière | Southern Alps | No |
La Bresse Brabant | Vosges | No |
La Bresse Hohneck | Vosges | Yes |
La Bresse Lispach | Vosges | No |
The Chapel of Abondance | Northern Alps | Yes |
La Clusaz | Northern Alps | Yes |
La Colmiane | Southern Alps | No |
La Combe Saint Pierre | Jura | No |
The Cross of Bauzon | Central Massif | No |
La Giettaz | Northern Alps | Yes |
La Grave la Meije | Southern Alps | No |
The Guards Lodge | Central Massif | No |
La Mongie | Pyrenees | Yes |
La Norma | Northern Alps | Yes |
La Pierre St Martin | Pyrenees | No |
La Plagne | Northern Alps | Yes |
La Planche des Belles Filles | Vosges | No |
La Rosière 1850 | Northern Alps | Yes |
La Sambuy | Northern Alps | No |
La Schlucht | Vosges | No |
The Source of the Doubs – Mouthe | Jura | No |
La Tania | Northern Alps | Yes |
La Toussuire | Northern Alps | Yes |
Laguiole | Central Massif | No |
Lans en Vercors | Northern Alps | No |
Larche | Southern Alps | No |
Laye en Champsaur | Southern Alps | No |
The Ballon d’Alsace | Vosges | Yes |
Le Bleymard – Mont Lozère | Central Massif | No |
The Field of Fire | Vosges | No |
The Chazelet | Southern Alps | No |
The Chioula | Pyrenees | No |
The Collet of Allevard | Northern Alps | No |
Le Corbier | Northern Alps | Yes |
The Desert of Entremont | Northern Alps | No |
Le Grand Bornand | Northern Alps | Yes |
Le Grand Puy | Southern Alps | No |
Le Grand Valtin | Vosges | No |
The Granier | Northern Alps | No |
White Lake | Vosges | No |
Le Lioran | Central Massif | Yes |
The Markstein | Vosges | No |
Le Mont Dore | Massif Central | Yes |
Le Mourtis | Pyrenees | No |
Le Reposoir | Northern Alps | No |
Le Sappey en Chartreuse | Northern Alps | No |
The Schnepfenried | Vosges | No |
The Semnoz | Northern Alps | No |
Les 2 Alpes | Northern Alps | Yes |
The 7 Laux | Northern Alps | Yes |
Les Agudes | Pyrenees | Yes |
Les Angles | Pyrenees | Yes |
Les Arcs | Northern Alps | Yes |
Les Bottières | Northern Alps | Yes |
The Brasses | Northern Alps | No |
Les Carroz | Northern Alps | Yes |
Les Contamines Montjoie | Northern Alps | Yes |
The Coulmes | Northern Alps | No |
The Equals | Northern Alps | No |
Les Estables – Mezenc | Central Massif | No |
Les Fourgs | Jura | Yes |
Les Gets | Northern Alps | Yes |
Les Habères | Northern Alps | No |
Les Houches | Northern Alps | Yes |
Les Karellis | Northern Alps | No |
Les Menuires | Northern Alps | Yes |
The Olmes Mountains | Pyrenees | Yes |
Les Orres | Southern Alps | Yes |
Les Plans d’Hotonnes – Plateau de Retord | Jura | No |
Les Rousses | Jura | No |
Les Saisies | Northern Alps | Yes |
Luchon Superbagnères | Pyrenees | Yes |
Lus la Jarjatte | Northern Alps | No |
Luz Ardiden | Pyrenees | Yes |
Manigod | Northern Alps | Yes |
Méaudre | Northern Alps | No |
Megeve | Northern Alps | Yes |
Menthieres | Jura | No |
Meribel | Northern Alps | Yes |
Métabief Mont d’Or | Jura | No |
Mijanès – Donezan | Pyrenees | No |
Molines en Queyras | Southern Alps | No |
Mount Saxonnex | Northern Alps | No |
Montchavin – La Plagne | Northern Alps | Yes |
Montclar les 2 valleys | Southern Alps | Yes |
Montgenèvre | Southern Alps | Yes |
Montmin – Col de la Forclaz | Northern Alps | No |
Montriond | Northern Alps | Yes |
Jura Mountains | Jura | No |
Morillon | Northern Alps | No |
Morzine | Northern Alps | Yes |
Nistos | Pyrenees | No |
Our Lady of Bellecombe | Northern Alps | Yes |
Orcières Merlette | Southern Alps | Yes |
Orelle | Northern Alps | Yes |
Oz en oisans | Northern Alps | Yes |
Passy Plaine Joux | Northern Alps | No |
Peisey Vallandry | Northern Alps | Yes |
Peyresourde | Pyrenees | Yes |
Piau Engaly | Pyrenees | Yes |
Carried Puymorens | Pyrenees | Yes |
Pra-Loup | Southern Alps | Yes |
Prabouré | Central Massif | No |
Pralognan la Vanoise | Northern Alps | Yes |
Praz de Lys Sommand | Northern Alps | Yes |
Praz sur Arly | Northern Alps | Yes |
Puy-Saint-Vincent | Southern Alps | Yes |
Puyvalador | Pyrenees | No |
Reallon | Southern Alps | No |
Risoul | Southern Alps | Yes |
Ristolas in Queyras | Southern Alps | No |
Roc d’Enfer – St Jean d’Aulps | Northern Alps | No |
Romme | Northern Alps | NOn |
Roubion – Les Buisses | Southern Alps | No |
Saint Colomban des Villards | Northern Alps | Yes |
Saint François Longchamp | Northern Alps | Yes |
Saint Gervais Mont-Blanc | Northern Alps | Yes |
Saint Hilaire du Touvet | Northern Alps | No |
Saint Jean d’Arves | Northern Alps | Yes |
Saint Jean de Sixt | Northern Alps | Yes |
Saint Lary Soulan | Pyrenees | Yes |
Saint Léger les Mélèzes | Southern Alps | No |
Saint Martin de Belleville | Northern Alps | Yes |
Saint Maurice sur Moselle | Vosges | No |
Saint Pierre de Chartreuse / Le Planolet | Northern Alps | No |
Saint Sorlin d’Arves | Northern Alps | Yes |
Saint Véran | Southern Alps | No |
Sainte Anne la Condamine | Southern Alps | No |
Sainte Foy Tarentaise | Northern Alps | Yes |
Samoens | Northern Alps | Yes |
Sauze Super Sauze | Southern Alps | Yes |
Savoie Grand Revard | Northern Alps | No |
Serre Chevalier | Southern Alps | Yes |
Serre Eyraud | Southern Alps | No |
Sixt Fer à Cheval | Northern Alps | No |
Superdevoluy / La Joue du Loup | Southern Alps | Yes |
Thollon les Memises | Northern Alps | Yes |
Tignes | Northern Alps | Yes |
Turini Silver Camp | Southern Alps | No |
Val Cenis | Northern Alps | Yes |
Val d’Allos | Southern Alps | Yes |
Val d’Azun | Pyrenees | No |
Val d’Isère | Northern Alps | Yes |
Val Louron | Pyrenees | No |
Val Pelens | Southern Alps | No |
Val Thorens | Northern Alps | Yes |
Valberg | Southern Alps | Yes |
Valfréjus | Northern Alps | Yes |
Valloire | Northern Alps | Yes |
Vallouise-Pelvoux | Southern Alps | No |
Valmeinier | Northern Alps | Yes |
Valmorel | Northern Alps | Yes |
Vars | Southern Alps | Yes |
Vaujany | Northern Alps | Yes |
Ventoux – Mont Serein | Southern Alps | No |
Ventron | Vosges | No |
Villard de Lans | Northern Alps | Yes |
Villard Reculas | Northern Alps | Yes |
Xonrupt – Le Poli | Vosges | No |
A snowpark is a reversed area in ski resorts, whose purpose is to allow the practice of freestyle (ie doing tricks), using the modules (the course) made in the snow.
According to Skidata.io, Meribel offers the most beautiful snowpark in France, for several reasons: its altitude of 2300m, which guarantees a good natural snow cover, its size of 1.2klm length, which makes it one of the longest courses in France, and finally, the number (and the diversity of its modules) that earns it the passage of many professionals throughout the winter season.
Most ski resorts require the purchase of a classic lift pass. Others offer a special pass, giving only access to the snowpark, and which is generally cheaper than the lift pass. Finally, there is nothing to stop you from walking to the snowpark for free, but the number of runs will be limited.
Avoriaz offers the largest snowpark in France, called the Snowzone, especially because it offers two distinct courses: its stash, the « classic » course with more than 120 modules, and the Lindarets forest, which offers 100 additional wooden modules.
Yes, and No. First of all, you have to be able to control your trajectory and know how to brake before trying to join a snowpark. Then, you have to start with beginners modules, with mini jumps, on which you can practice jumping and landing.
As on a ski slope, the snowboarder downstream (i.e. the lowest) always has priority over the one upstream. Each one must adapt his speed, his amplitude to the others, in order to avoid colliding on the modules.
Yes, skiers are allowed in the snow parks, and can use the modules. They must respect the safety rules and wear a helmet.
First of all, you have to recognize the modules beforehand, and not overestimate your abilities. Secondly, you must wear a helmet. And thirdly, you must not stop on the course, nor ever go back up on foot. In case of a fall, you must quickly clear the track.
Finally, it is advisable to wear back protection.
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Translated from the french original version : https://skidata.io/station-de-ski/domaine-skiable/snowpark/?rand=9113
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