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Belleville mountain guidesBelleville mountain guides
We are part of the Vanoise guide company and we chose to work in this beautiful valley for the love of this unique place. The wide open spaces and off-piste routes are sublime.
The Belleville Guides: Your Experts for Off-Piste Skiing, Ski Touring, and Ice Climbing
The Belleville Valley, which includes Val Thorens, Les Menuires, and Saint Martin de Belleville, is a true paradise for mountain sports enthusiasts. With its breathtaking landscapes and ideal conditions, this region offers a multitude of winter activities, ranging from off-piste skiing to ski touring, including ice climbing. The Belleville guides are the perfect partners to lead these adventures, thanks to their expertise, professionalism, and passion for the mountains.
Off-Piste Skiing and Ski Touring: Unforgettable Experiences
Off-piste skiing is a discipline that allows you to venture off the beaten path to explore untouched slopes and wild descents. In Val Thorens and Les Menuires, the possibilities are limitless. However, this activity requires a deep knowledge of the terrain and a mastery of mountain hazards. The guides of Les Belleville are experts in off-piste skiing: they take you on the most spectacular routes while ensuring your safety through their expert risk management and appropriate equipment. Ski touring, on the other hand, offers a more immersive experience. With climbing skins attached under your skis, you ascend the slopes at your own pace to reach isolated summits and breathtaking panoramas. The guides of Les Belleville make sure to choose routes suited to your level and desires, allowing you to discover the mountains in a unique and authentic way.
Ice Cascade: A Chilly Challenge to Take on
For technical challenge enthusiasts, ice climbing is a fascinating activity. The guides of Belleville, with their expertise and teaching skills, accompany you to master ice climbing techniques safely. Whether you are a beginner or experienced, they tailor their guidance to your level, allowing you to have an extraordinary experience in the frozen landscapes of Val Thorens and Les Menuires.
Why Choose the Belleville Mountain Guides?
The Belleville guides combine professionalism, passion, and friendliness. Their in-depth knowledge of Val Thorens, Les Menuires, and the entire Belleville Valley guarantees you a tailored and safe adventure. Their support goes far beyond technique: they share with you their love for the mountains and their respect for this unique environment.
For off-piste skiing, ski touring, or ice climbing, trust the Belleville guides. Transform every outing into an unforgettable moment and leave with memories etched in the snow and in your mind.
François GRAIN
High mountain guide and ski instructor in the 3 valleys for 30 years, I am passionate about traveling and discovering new territories.
professional cardJessy PIVIER
High mountain guide and passionate about skiing, climbing and mountaineering, I will be pleased to share with you beautiful days in the 3 valleys or elsewhere and to make you discover the wild corners that surround us.
Benjamin LANGOUET
Aspirant hight mountain guide, I am also a geologist technician and ski patrol. I like to slide, climb and climb again ! It remains for me to make you discover this beautiful valley in which I grew up, by sliding or climbing.
Stéphane VISENTIN
High mountain guide in the 3 valleys for many years, I am ready to help you discover the remote parts of these beautiful mountains in complete safety.
Rémi VIGNON
High mountain guide and climbing instructor for over 15 years, curious and enthusiastic, I like to climb, slide, fly, walk … and above all always find a pretext to go and discover or rediscover together the mountains and the wide open spaces that surround us. Enjoy and share these privileged moments, quite simply because it is beautiful up there !!!
Olivier GANDY
I am a mountain guide and ski instructor, I live in a small village in the Belleville valley. An engineer by training, mountains and skiing allow me today to share my passion for nature, the great outdoors, the discovery of our environment throughout the seasons but also to enjoy the pleasures of sliding, walking or climbing.
Alain STEVENET
I have been a mountain guide and ski instructor for more than 30 years in Val Thorens. Freeride and ski touring is a real passion for me and I practice this activity everywhere in Europe and further in Norther hemisphere.
Julien LAURENT
I am a jack of all trades: skier, mountaineer, climber and above all globetrotter. After a brief career as a researcher, I now fully devote myself to my first job as a mountain guide. I want to discover new people and I like to share the secrets of our mountains as well as possible. I speak fluently english but also German and Italian.
Gaby JAY
A native of the valley, a guide and instructor in the Belleville area for a long time, I know every nook and cranny of our beautiful mountains. I’m always happy to keep playing it with my clients.
Julien DUSSERRE
I am a guide, ski instructor and also paragliding instructor. Lovers of the great outdoors, I like to share my passion for the mountains in these different areas. Here, in the 3 valleys, the playground is unique and I am happy to help you discover it.
Benjamin COURANT
Native of the Pyrenees then defector in the Alps, I am enjoying myself today in my profession of guide. The 3 valleys have incredible potential which means that two days will never be the same. This is what attracted me to the Belleville valley that I would be happy to share with you.
Mathilde BONNEFOI
After a childhood in the middle of the mountains, I am now an aspiring guide and climbing instructor. Having gone through the ski mountaineering competition, I would know how to adapt to all your projects. Reassuring and versatile, I will be happy to guide you on the skis in a good mood!