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Grandvaux is a vast plateau at 950 m of altitude, surrounded by two magnificent conifers forests. The soft relief is the best for cross-country skiing with 170 km of marked trails.
Saint Laurent en Grandvaux, with about 1,850 inhabitants, is the largest town of this area.

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Ski Areas

  • Chateau des Pres, Altitude: 880 to 1,120 m.
    About 170 inhabitants.
    Cross-country skiing: 20 km of trails
  • Chaux des Pres, Altitude: 900 to 980 m.
    Village of about 170 inhabitants located 10 km from Saint-Laurent.
    Cross-country skiing: 15 km of trails (1 blue of 5 km and 1 red of 10 km)
  • Chaux-du-Dombief, Altitude: 880 to 960 m.
    About 320 inhabitants
    Cross-country skiing: 25 km of trails
  • Grande Riviere, Altitude: 990 to 1,150 m.
    Village of about 430 inhabitants located next to the lake of the "Abbaye", which become a natural icerink in winter.
    Cross-country skiing: 24 km of trails
    Downhill skiing: 2 ski lifts, 2 slopes
    1 pedestrian trail
    Other activities: visit of the cheese factory
  • Lac des Rouges Truites, Altitude: 930 to 1,150 m.
    Village of about 330 inhabitants, 10 km from Saint-Laurent.
    Cross-country skiing: 46 km of trails
    Snowshoeing: 1 marked trail
    1 pedestrian trail
  • Prenovel and Les Piards, Altitude: 910 to 1,080 m.
    2 km apart, these 2 villages have a total of about 475 inhabitants (175 for Les Piards and 300 for Prenovel).
    Cross-country skiing: they share 68 km of trails
    Downhill skiing: 1 ski lift in Les Piards, 2 slopes (1 green and 1 blue)
    Snowshoeing: 4 trails
    1 sled area
  • Saint Laurent, Altitude: 890 to 1,150 m.
    Town of about 1,850 inhabitants, with all the commodities. It stands in the center of the Grandvaux plateau, at the heart of the Haut-Jura Regional Park. Downhill skiing is available in the Haut-Jura resorts, 25 km away.
    Cross-country skiing: 35 km of trails (1 green, 1 blue, 1 red and 1 black)
    Snowshoeing: 1 trail
    1 sled area
    Other activities: bowling at 2 km
  • Saint Pierre, Altitude: 880 to 970 m.
    About 320 inhabitants in this village stretching on 3 km. It is located at only 3 km from St. Laurent.
    Cross-country skiing: 27 km of trails
    1 sled area

 
 
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