2009 Summer news and events

Free Raid VTT tour, 04-05th 07/09 - summer mountain biking starts with this competition for teams of two on a timed descent. Not for the faint hearted!

Free Sessions, 10-12th 07/09 - A sporty fun filled mountian biking event with ots of thrills and spills

Aravis & Cie, 15-18th 07/09 - 4 villages, 4 shows, 4 days - 4 times as much fun for visitors on different days.

Walk in the moonlight, 25/07/09 - Just imagine... Summer's evenings in La Clusaz, a calm atmosphere, the moon and candles to light the way. A magical ambiance guaranteed: the enchantment of the village for all to see in the middle of the night! Wander through the streets and discover the many artists in the village, here especially for you.

La Gamineries des Aravis, 23/07/09 - A friendly inter-village competition, with teams of holidaying vistors who battle it out in La Clusaz.

Village festival, 02 - 03rd 08/09 - A week-end of games, entertainment, activities and shows especially aimed at children. Throughout the two days you will discover traditional dances while enjoying the giant tartiflette (local cheese and potato speciality) and wandering through the stands. In the evening soak up the atmosphere of the village dance with music, refreshments and coloured garlands.

Reblochon festival, 09/08/09 - A parade of floats, re-enacted scenes through "tableaux vivants", activities, bread making, and folk dances...a day to celebrate our craftsmen and farmers and our famous Reblochon cheese, made late in the afternoon in a huge copper cauldron and eaten freshly molded. Almost 10 000 spectators come every year to the green pastures of the Bossonnet to recapture some of the spirit of the olden days and to taste many Savoyard specialties.

Bélier des Aravis, 234/08/09 - 27 km long race is with a vertical climb of 1000m over the alpine trails surrounding the village.

La Croix fair, 13/09/09 - This is the first fair of the autumn fairs and it is held in the Thônes district. It brings together the best Abondance cows that aspire to the highest distinctions. It also hosts the best Reblochon contest. Mountain farmers, shepherds and goat herders all get together to celebrate the end of summer and the return of the herds and flocks to the village. Enjoy the parade of animals, the contests and an evening with the farmers.

Golf at Lac des Confin