Cross-country skiing in Auvergne, snowshoeing in Auvergne, sleeping in a treehouse in the Puy de Dôme? This is possible on the Nordic area of the Tour d'Auvergne La Stèle, on the western slope of the Puy de Sancy, in the heart of the Regional Natural Park of the Volcanoes of Auvergne. At the exit of La Tour d'Auvergne in the direction of Mont-Dore, La Stèle offers more than 90 km of cross-country ski trails in Auvergne, in the heart of the Sancy Nordic area (250 km of trails drawn in classic or skating , signposted, secure).
Cross-country skiing Auvergne
The cross-country ski trails offered from La Tour d'Auvergne – La Stèle are looped (they all return to their starting point).
- 2 green: easy (1 and 2,9 km)
- 2 blue: medium (1,7 and 4,1 km)
- 3 reds: difficult (3 – 4 and 5 kms)
- 4 black: very difficult (2 x 7,5 – 8,5 and 33 kms)
- 4 connecting routes: 4,7 km to Charlannes, 7 km to Chastreix, 9 and 11 km to Capucin.
- Marked trails, groomed (classic or skating), secure and reserved for the exclusive use of Nordic skiing.
- Access to the slopes is chargeable. Access is prohibited to pedestrians, snowshoes and dogs.
- Free multi-activity route (pedestrians, sledges, skis, snowshoes) / rental / lifeguard station / restaurant
Snowshoeing in Auvergne VolcanSancy
Departing from La Stèle, several snowshoe routes are offered: loop routes but also connecting routes to other sectors of the Sancy-Ouest Nordic area.
- 3 loop routes starting from La Tour d'Auvergne – La Stèle (3,3 km, 4,3 km and 6 km)
- 3 connecting routes to the Charlannes, Chastreix and Capucin sectors (4 kms, 8 kms and 10 kms)
- Paid access, specific signage.
La Stele nature site
From the full nature site of La Stèle, find various services:
- Sale of cross-country ski and snowshoe fees or on Nordic Massif Central et Sancy
- Maps and routes available at the start of the slopes
- Space biathlon
- Tourist information in season
- Equipment rental area 4 seasons (cross-country skiing, snowshoes, sleds, bicycles, roller skis, rollerblades, scooters, balance bikes, etc.)
- Possibility of equipment rental in the town center
- Un restaurant
- A picnic room
- A sanitary area
- Accommodation in tree houses
- Individual and group lessons in cross-country skiing and skating, introduction to biathlon
Pratical information
Opening of the area not yet communicated for the 2023 – 2024 season.
FEES RATES 2023/2024
Cross-country skiing:
- Meeting (valid for 1 day): Adult: €10.00 – Youth: €7.00 – Junior: €5.00
- 2 consecutive days: Adult: €19.00 – Junior: €8.50
- 3 consecutive days: Adult: €27 – Junior: €10.50
- *Weekly: Adult: €42.00 – Youth: €32.00 – Junior: €17 – *Weekly 5 days valid on the purchase site
- Ma Tribu Pass: 3 paid passes (adult or youth or junior from the same family), free from the 4th youth or junior pass, valid on all passes except Season Pass.
- – Packages are on sale on site, at the entry gates to the Nordic areas
- – The package is loaded onto a hands-free card which costs €1 on the first purchase
- – The cross-country skiing day pass can be recharged online (Reserve button)
- – Nordic season passes (Nordic Pass Massif Central and Nordic Pass National) are on sale or reloadable online (Reserve button)
- – Valid throughout the Nordic area: Besse, La Bourboule, Chastreix, Le Mont-Dore, Picherande, la Stèle/La Tour d’Auvergne, Super-Besse
- – Junior rate: 6 to 16 years old included
- – Youth rate: 17 to 25 years old
- – Group: one free per 10 people
- – Schools, leisure centers, snow classes, UNSS/USEP accompanied outings: €3.00/session (excluding school holidays and weekends).
- – People with disabilities: present themselves with the Mobility Inclusion Card with disability mention (or old orange card valid until its expiry date) at the ticket offices for all access to the slopes: completely free for the disabled person and their accompanying person in the northern Sancy area.
Snowshoes and Pedestrians:
- Day: €4.00 / adult – €3.50 / youth – €3 / junior.
- Weekly 5 days (valid on the purchase site): €16.50 / adult and Youth – €9 / junior.
- Season: €36/adult and Youth – €20/junior
- Junior rate: under 16 years old
- Youth rate: under 26 years old
- Adult rate: from 26 years old
- The package is loaded onto a hands-free card which costs €1 for the first purchase.
- Packages are on sale on site, at the entrance gates to the Nordic areas.
- The snowshoe day pass can be recharged online (reserve button).
- People with disabilities: present themselves with the CMI card at the ticket offices. Totally free for the disabled person and their accompanying person in the Sancy Nordic Area.
- road conditions : 04 73 42 02 63 (departmental council answering machine)
- rescue station and snow information: 04 73 21 54 32
- free parking
Webcam
Snow report
Piste maps
Accommodation on site
All our snow activities
Access
Access to the Nordic domain of La Stèle is via the D645 between the Tour d'Auvergne and the Bourboule and the D88 between the Mont-Dore and the Tour d'Auvergne.
Stele reception building
La Stèle is a site (1250 m – 1450 m) for 4-season outdoor activities (cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, tobogganing, cycling, roller skiing, rollerblading, scooters, balance bikes, hiking, orienteering, etc.). The reception building brings together all the tourist services:
– sale of cross-country skiing fees during snow periods
– tourist information in season
– 4-season equipment rental (cross-country skiing, snowshoes, sleds, bicycles, roller skis, rollerblades, scooters, balance bikes, etc.)
– out-of-bag room
– sanitary area
