TOP 8 most original winter activities!

Eternal nostalgia! How can you cleverly switch from summer water to winter snow, without feeling too out of place? Answer: by snowkiting.

The principle is based on that of kitesurfing, which you've (obviously) already tried out at Mimizan plage or Hourtin! This aerotow board lets you glide across the water in the - sometimes strong - wind of the snow-covered mountains. The advantage over water is that you won't need to swim if you fall.

Do you feel those first chills coming on? No, you're not cold, it's just the adrenaline that's getting to you!

Forget the jokes, snakegliss consists in hurtling down a track using an articulated train of sledges hooked together, like the wagons on a roller coaster. The -notable- advantage here is that you can have fun, even if the mountain is French!

As a family, gang or group of friends, colleagues ..., this discipline will ensure you bursts of laughter and sensations, in single file!

To be practiced, in particular, at the resort of 7 Laux, close to our establishment in Haut-Bréda.

A cross between the snowboard and BMX cultures (from which it draws its inspiration), the snowscoot is very much in vogue today. Whether you're in a resort or off-piste, you'll be able to maneuver the machine - with a few basic notions of sliding - and perform some great tricks! Don't forget the obligatory bike protectors, before taming the handlebars. So, are you ready to smooth out the track?

Bonus? If you'd like to combine the pleasures of winter and cycling once again, the fat bike is for you. The fat bike is another activity for you! The latter adopts much larger wheels than a classic mountain bike, which grip slippery ground as well as fresher snow ... a true "all-terrain plus-plus"!

There's nothing like a ride in a sled dog team for a breath of fresh air and sensations in the middle of winter! Meet the mushers and their huskies, cross exceptional landscapes, between forests and wide open spaces and you'll experience, for a moment, the life of Norman Winther in his Canadian Yukon!

Go to the station des Rousses, near our vacation villages of Bellefontaine or Bois d'Amont, or at Les 7 Laux (Haut-Bréda) and at Pleynet!

"[...] but nothing ever stops the bird from going higher", thank you Monsieur Fugain, for that perfect transition. You might think we're rambling, with our snowkite. But the practice here is quite different! More extreme, speed riding can take you to the insane speed of almost 100 km/h, and consists of flying over snow-covered slopes with skis in contact with the ground, being towed by a sail.

The alternative is speed flying, which, in turn consists of flying over slopes (after launching on foot), without contact with the ground until landing!