Passy

Dog-sled rides, mushing initiation and cani-hiking on the Plaine-Joux plateau (Passy), facing the Mont Blanc range. By booking, November to April.

Mont-Blanc Padel in Passy: indoor padel courts at the foot of the Mont-Blanc massif. Online booking, lessons and clinics.

Paintball venue in Passy — fitted fields, varied scenarios, equipment provided, professional supervision. From age 8 in junior format.

Multi-activity adventure park facing Mont-Blanc: 10 treetop courses, 1.2 km of zip-lines, airbag, human catapult, outdoor escape games. From €6.

Rafting, hydrospeed, canoraft and airboat on the Giffre, Arve and Dranse from two bases in Passy and Samoëns. Guided trips for all levels.

AD+ via ferrata of 500 m above Passy, in the Fiz massif, facing Mont-Blanc. Nepalese bridge, beam, walkway. Free access, free car park.

Yaute Canyon: guided canyoning based in Passy (Mont-Blanc), trips in the Giffre, the Aravis and around Annecy. All levels, gear supplied.

Heart-shaped waterfall in Passy-Chedde, formed by the Ugine torrent. 5 min walk from free parking. Free access year-round, classified natural site.

Leisure park facing Mont-Blanc: supervised beach, swimming, paddle, pedal boats, fitness trail, mini-golf, go-kart. Free access year-round in Passy.

Landscape alpine garden facing the Mont-Blanc massif — 5 themed gardens (kitchen, sensory, exotic, alpine, rockery) at Plateau d'Assy, Passy.

Outdoor karting at the foot of Mont-Blanc: 750m technical track, 270cc karts up to 75 km/h, exceptional mountain views. Family business since 1994.

Artificial 50-hectare lake with supervised beach, swimming, pedal boats, paddle, go-kart racing and Mont-Blanc views. Free access year-round in Passy.

Glacial lake at 1,200 m altitude with emerald waters, Mont-Blanc views and 30-min forest trail. Free access year-round, summer shuttles from Plaine-Joux.

One of the world's most beautiful free flight sites facing Mont-Blanc. Car access 1360 m, wheelchair accessible, paragliding and hang gliding. Free, year-round at Passy.

Désert de Platé Trail at Passy: 6.5 km return and 870 m elevation gain from Praz-Coutant to the Platé refuge, across Europe's largest karst pavement (1,980 ha, listed since 1998).