At the end of the Giffre Valley, set in an area of outstanding natural beauty with the magnificent 'Fer à Cheval' and its wonderful waterfalls and natural reserve, Sixt is still largely unknown outside France.
However years ago the well known climber and founder of the Alpine Club, Sir Alfred Wills, made Sixt his base for discovering the area and built a chalet in the village. Home to stonecutters since the 15th century, it holds France's 'prettiest village' label.
Life is centred around the 12th century Abbey and is quite simple - a few shops, post office, mini-market, a few cafés and restaurants and a bakery that makes some 'sinful' cakes. At 6.30pm every Sunday the Tourist Office invites visitors to enjoy a welcome drink of 'vin chaud' while on Thursdays there is tomme cheese making at Cash'ta. Wonderful walks, snowshoe outings, dogsledding, a challenging 'via-ferrata' (a type of ladder fixed directly onto the rock), ice climbing and village discovery visits, are also available. There is a regular ski-bus service from Sixt to Samoëns and Morillon.
Sixt Fer a ChevalSixt Fer a Cheval
Sixt has a small and uncrowded domain with a mix of slopes for all abilities. It is linked to the massive Grand Massif (265 km of pistes) and it is possible to ski back from Flaine to Sixt via the very scenic 14km 'Cascades' blue run (just go to Samoëns or Morillon via the regular free bus service.
Alternatively try Les Gets and the wider 'Domaine du Soleil'. Cross-country skiers will love the stunning tracks around the waterfalls of 'Fer à Cheval'. There are more than 60km of tracks in the area or enjoy superb views of Mont-Blanc from the 30 km of tracks at Joux Plane at 1700m.
However years ago the well known climber and founder of the Alpine Club, Sir Alfred Wills, made Sixt his base for discovering the area and built a chalet in the village. Home to stonecutters since the 15th century, it holds France's 'prettiest village' label.
Life is centred around the 12th century Abbey and is quite simple - a few shops, post office, mini-market, a few cafés and restaurants and a bakery that makes some 'sinful' cakes. At 6.30pm every Sunday the Tourist Office invites visitors to enjoy a welcome drink of 'vin chaud' while on Thursdays there is tomme cheese making at Cash'ta. Wonderful walks, snowshoe outings, dogsledding, a challenging 'via-ferrata' (a type of ladder fixed directly onto the rock), ice climbing and village discovery visits, are also available. There is a regular ski-bus service from Sixt to Samoëns and Morillon.
Sixt Fer a ChevalSixt Fer a Cheval
Sixt has a small and uncrowded domain with a mix of slopes for all abilities. It is linked to the massive Grand Massif (265 km of pistes) and it is possible to ski back from Flaine to Sixt via the very scenic 14km 'Cascades' blue run (just go to Samoëns or Morillon via the regular free bus service.
Alternatively try Les Gets and the wider 'Domaine du Soleil'. Cross-country skiers will love the stunning tracks around the waterfalls of 'Fer à Cheval'. There are more than 60km of tracks in the area or enjoy superb views of Mont-Blanc from the 30 km of tracks at Joux Plane at 1700m.
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