Ski resorts and sustainable development

The Val Cenis ski and mountain resort is deploying strong initiatives to reconcile tourism activities with sustainable development. Innovations and actions carried out directly and on a daily basis by the ski area on lifts, electricity consumption, ski runs...

Roches-Blanches chairlift

De nouveaux télésièges avec du matériel recyclé

Pour répondre aux enjeux climatiques, préserver l’environnement naturel exceptionnel de la Haute Maurienne Vanoise et proposer une expérience outdoor de qualité (ski en hiver, randonnée et VTT en été), le domaine skiable de Val Cenis a mis en place des chantiers innovants pour renouveler ses télésièges, comme celui des Roches Blanches en 2024 ou celui du Grand Coin en 2026.

Ces télésièges ont été construits avec 90% de matériel recyclé. Des chantiers en économie circulaire qui ont également été pensés pour limiter les impacts sur la faune et la flore (travaux après la période de nidification des oiseaux notamment).

Découvrez ces nouveaux télésièges

Gestion énergétique des remontées mécaniques

Optimizing resources

Ski lifts are used every day by skiers. Indispensable to the resort experience, they also represent a major source of electricity consumption.

The Val Cenis ski area has implemented innovative solutions to reduce their impact: energy management to adjust consumption in real time according to visitor numbers, heat recovery...

Find out more about energy optimization for ski lifts

Val Cenis ski area, Mont Cenis sector, Dents d'Ambin
Discover the Black Grouse environment on the Val Cenis

Protecting flora and fauna

Black grouse zones in the heart of the slopes

Preserving biodiversity, flora and fauna, is a key priority for Val Cenis. The ski area is developed taking into account local ecosystemsin collaboration with specialized ecologists and the Vanoise National Park.

In the heart of the Val Cenis ski area, for example, areas where the black grouse lives have been identified. To preserve this emblematic Alpine bird, which huddles in "igloos" to protect itself from the cold in winter, these areas are now off-limits to skiers and winter activities.

Discover our actions to protect flora and fauna

100% electric groomer

An innovation tested in Val Cenis

Always looking for the best solutions to offer sustainable skiing, Val Cenis innovated in 2023 by putting into operation a 100% electric snow groomer.

This ambitious project, carried out in partnership with the manufacturer Prinoth, lasted 3 years and enabled the practical testing of a 100% electric machine in the field.

Find out more about the electric snow groomer tested in Val Cenis

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