LES FOURGS - MÉTABIEF - MONT D'OR -
LA FUVELLE
Les Fourgs - Métabief - Mont d'Or - La Fuvelle
Métabief, Les Fourgs, Malbuisson, Mont d’Or, are references for cross-country skiing…
Places where you can try all winter sports, all of them located on the Swiss-French border. Quaint villages, among them the classified resort of Metabief which lies at the foot of the crest of the Mont d’Or. Plateaux and superb panoramic views and lakes such as Saint-Point, the 3rd largest natural lake in France (400 hectares).
Snow galore
Altitude : 900 m to 1,463 meters
The trails are ranked by difficulty :
Easy
Average
Difficult
Very difficult
Multi-activity areas: Tracks open to everyone (whether you do cross-country skiing, snowshoing, hiking, even walking with your dog on a lead). They are at no cost and accessible to all.
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Down-hill skiing
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• Métabief :
• Les Fourgs :
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26 slopes - 6 places chairlift
6 slopes
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Ecoles de ski
• Les Fourgs : 03 81 69 56 34
• Métabief ESF : 03 81 49 04 21
• Métabief ESI : 03 81 49 25 11
• Les Longevilles Sport Nature :
03 81 49 90 95
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Equipment rental
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Snowshoes : 8 different routes
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Pedestrians trails : 7
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Sledding hills : 3 (La Fuvelle, Les Hôpitaux-Vieux, Mont d'Or)
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Dog-drawn sleighs : 1 trail
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Joëring skiing : Longevilles Mont d'Or
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A different kind of vacation
• In resorts : different activities, GPS safari, treasure hunt
• Lac (Lake) de Saint-Point and de Remoray
• La Planée : trips in a hot air balloon
• Métabief and Les Fourgs : acrobatic trails through the forest
Specially for children
• Les Fourgs : child-care centre
• Métabief : a club for children
You'll love
• A must : Discover the unique Mont d’Or cheese, the Métabief cheese dairy, the Comté cheese dairies, craftsmen who make bells at Labergement Sainte-Marie, the local artists of les Hôpitaux-Neufs, at Montperreux, at Les Fourgs, the Mont d’Or enamel works.
• You can't miss them : The cellars for aging Comté cheese at Fort Saint-Antoine, at la Maison de la Réserve on the Lac (Lake) de Remoray, the popular tour train at les Hôpitaux Neufs, le Rucher des 2 Lacs.