An Alpine sports centre for over 150 years, nestled in spectacular scenery, Sixt is rated one of the ‘Most Beautiful Villages of France’.
Everything is on your doorstep here, winter and summer. Sixt Fer à Cheval is surrounded by the largest nature reserve in Haute-Savoie. It has a long history of welcoming Alpine enthusiasts and its own company of high mountain guides.
Sixt is one of the five resorts of the Grand Massif, France’s 4th largest linked ski area: outstanding skiing, spectacular scenery – and panoramic views of Mont Blanc.
Welcome to Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval
"What a wonderful and joyous week! Arriving, exhausted and four teenage girls in tow, I wasn't sure what to expect.. The week WAY exceeded my expectations and I have to thank you both for making everything work for us so well."
Cascade du Rouget
Start of the 14-km Cascades piste
Mont Blanc view
Everything is on your doorstep here, winter and summer. Sixt Fer à Cheval is surrounded by the largest nature reserve in Haute-Savoie. It has a long history of welcoming Alpine enthusiasts and its own company of high mountain guides.
Sixt is one of the five resorts of the Grand Massif, France’s 4th largest linked ski area: outstanding skiing, spectacular scenery – and panoramic views of Mont Blanc.
Welcome to Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval
"What a wonderful and joyous week! Arriving, exhausted and four teenage girls in tow, I wasn't sure what to expect.. The week WAY exceeded my expectations and I have to thank you both for making everything work for us so well."
Just over an hour’s drive from Geneva, the Grand Massif ski area has 165 km of pistes and a huge variety of terrain for all levels of skier and snowboarder, including excellent off-piste opportunities.
It’s great snow record is partly thanks to the ‘fridge’ effect surrounding nearby Mont Blanc. And its natural beauty makes it perfect for practically every form of winter activity.
Cross-country skiing
Ski touring
The chalet is right next to the Sixt village slopes, overlooks the foot of the 14-km Piste des Cascades from the Flaine summit and is less than 10 minutes from the Samoëns lifts. There are beautiful cross-country skiing pistes in the valley and ski touring routes all around.
Snowshoeing is a wonderful way to enjoy the winter landscape and dogsledding is available all winter. Sixt is also one of France’s top ice-climbing sites.
Ice climbing
Snowshoeing
Husky sledding
Rafting
Maison la Cerisaie is at the heart of one of Haute Savoie’s most extensive trail networks – a paradise for hikers, trail runners and mountain bikers and an ideal resting point on the GR5 long-distance hiking trail.
Paragliding was invented in this valley. The scenic river Giffre running through Sixt is ideal for white water rafting and the roads are some of the finest cycling routes in the French Alps. The surrounding mountains offer limitless climbing routes for all standards.
Hiking
Mountain biking
The French have been coming to Sixt and Samoëns for summer holidays for well over a century. The rest of the world is now catching on and for good reason: the summer here is magnificent! Long, slow, lazy days, warm weather, spectacular scenery and even more to see and do than in winter.
Whether you’re an active sports person, a nature lover or you simply appreciate beautiful surroundings, clean air and good food, this is a wonderful place to be in summer.
Canyoning
Road cycling
Paragliding
Mont Blanc from the top of the ski area
Sixt Fer à Cheval
Sixt is officially designated as one of the ‘Most Beautiful Villages in France’, one of only five in the Alps. A living, working, authentic Alpine village, it’s noted both for its architectural heritage and especially its unspoiled nature conservation areas.
The ‘Cirque du Fer à Cheval’, a huge limestone horseshoe of cliffs and waterfalls 500-700m high, lies just beyond the village. Another top sight is the Cascade du Rouget, known locally as ‘Queen of the Waterfalls’.
Traditional craft demonstration
Sixt - Foot of the Cascades Piste
Criou Mountain, Samoëns
