Guided Snowshoeing Holidays in the Alps

Vaudoise Alps    Snowshoeing Guided snowshoeing 4 days Based in the Swiss Alps, enjoy gentle snowshoe walks and classic Alpine winter scenes					Chamonix    Snowshoeing Guided snowshoeing 6 days Experience snowshoe walks in the Chamonix valley with the Mont Blanc range as a backdrop

Snowshoeing's rising popularity

A new activity
The last few winters have seen a notable trend in the Alps. Walkers are discovering snowshoeing as a means of enjoying the best Alpine scenery in winter - scenery quite unlike anything shown to either the downhill skier in the Alps or the winter walker in the UK.

Alpine resorts
Around the Alpine resorts it is common to see groups of winter walkers out on snowshoes, most likely enjoying the sunshine and the exciting exploration. Alpine resorts now fully recognise the importance of snowshoeing and are bringing the activity into the mainstream alongside the established skiing industry. French and Swiss resorts are particularly clued up. However, there is never a problem in finding solitude away from the beaten track!

Snowshoeing and skiing
The beauty of the Alps is that the mountain villages and their hotels, restaurants and ski infrastructure can be used to full advantage by snowshoers. Snowshoeing and skiing are not substitutes for each other but rather they complement each other in the same beautiful white mountains. Snowshoeing always carries an air of exploration, opening up intimate and stunning views to the walker that previously only the off-piste skier could reach.

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