Embrace the summits with ski paragliding: a breathtaking experience!
Published on 24/11/2023 - Written by Nadège
Today, major ski resorts like Val Thorens offer a wide variety of activities for you to discover on your own, with friends or as a family. This diversity allows the most adventurous among you to enjoy unique and original experiences, in breathtaking snow-covered landscapes.
Ski paragliding is one of the many activities on offer, as most of it takes place in the air. It's the perfect way to enjoy an unparalleled view of the nearest peaks in the ski area!
Experience the thrill of ski paragliding
If you're already a keen skier, and you're also curious by nature, you might enjoy ski paragliding. This unusual activity is a simple way of combining the thrills of skiing with those of paragliding.
It's a completely different way of discovering natural areas, as you find yourself soaring above the peaks of the Vallée des Belleville and the ski slopes. The 360-degree view of the surrounding mountains is incomparable and can only be achieved this way, making it a privileged experience.
Who can take part in a first flight in ski paragliding?
Paragliding on skis is an exceptional activity open to anyone who has already passed class 2, the equivalent of the blue runway. This is an important condition, as take-off and landing are always carried out on skis.
It is therefore preferable to be comfortable on skis so that these key moments take place in the best possible conditions. Dressed in your best ski clothes and with a Val Thorens ski pass, you can then join the esf instructor in charge of the mission at the meeting point set aside for this purpose. This is usually at the bottom of the Boismint chairlift.

Enjoy an unusual, magical and unforgettable experience!
Once you arrive at the meeting point, the Esf instructor will ask you to take the chairlift to the take-off point. This is at the top of the Boismint chairlift, near the Haute Combe piste, at an altitude of 2,671 m.
The instructor will then take the time to settle you in and explain how the activity works. The gentle slope will then offer you a most enjoyable glide on skis, followed by a majestic paragliding flight over Val Thorens and the surrounding area.
The impression of lightness, the flight over the Vallée des Belleville, the feeling of freedom facing Mont-Blanc... your first flight will undoubtedly be a marvellous moment!
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