Haute-Savoie with teens: thrills and challenges

Fun AD+ via ferrata in the Bérard valley, Vallorcine. 400 m equipped route with Tibetan bridges and refreshment bar. 20-min walk from Le Buet car park.

700 m equipped route, graded D (difficult), on the Borderan cliff facing the Étale massif. Free access, gear required, open May–November.

Sporty via ferrata in Thônes, 600 m of cable on vertical wall, visible from the village. Free access, equipment required. 20 min from Annecy.

Treetop adventure park at the Col de la Croix Fry (1,477 m) in Manigod, in the Aravis range: trails for ages 4 up, facing the range and Lake Annecy.

Bowling de l'Aérodrome at Annemasse: 12 pool tables, arcade games, restaurant and panoramic terrace with views of Mont Blanc, a few minutes from Geneva.

16 lanes + restaurant + nightclub – evening leisure complex in central Annecy. Combined night out: bowling, dinner and club in one venue.

20 bowling lanes + restaurant – the largest bowling alley near Thonon. 10 minutes from Thonon, ideal for an evening out in the Bas-Chablais.

Bowling International d'Annecy-Sevrier: 10 lanes and a restaurant on the west shore of Lake Annecy, route d'Albertville at Sevrier — alternative to Le Bowl Annecy.

MK Circuit at Scientrier: outdoor karting track approved FFSA category 1 and French karting school. Adult and child karts plus 2-stroke karts.

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.

Largest karting complex in Haute-Savoie: 2 FFSA tracks (1150m + 550m), 100 karts from age 3, renowned driving school. Open 7 days/week.

Team Bouvier 74 at Pringy (Annecy): non-profit karting and motocross club, members and supervised courses only, no commercial walk-in rentals.

7 treetop trails of varying levels + ziplines up to 400 m + via ferrata in the Parc Thermal of Saint-Gervais. The largest adventure park in the Mont-Blanc area.

Patinoire Jean-Régis in Annecy, 58x28 m indoor rink: public sessions, Friday night disco, figure skating and hockey lessons. Municipal facility.

Olympic ice rink at Le Palais in Megève, a flagship facility of the prestigious resort: hockey, galas, public sessions and lessons all winter long.

Richard-Bozon Sports Centre in Chamonix: 60x30 m covered Olympic rink and 26x56 m outdoor rink open in winter, at the foot of Mont-Blanc.

Main boat-towed wakeboard spot on Lake Annecy: water-skiing, wakeboarding, wakesurfing, towed buoy. Flat water in the morning, boat waves in the afternoon.

TNA Cable Park at Arenthon: the only true cable wakeboard park in Haute-Savoie. Cable-towed wakeboarding on a lake, with consistently flat water and longer sessions than boat-towed riding.