When skiing and snowboarding aren’t enough, many Alpine resorts are now offering plenty of other activities to get your adrenaline flowing. Some, like moon biking, will keep you busy after all the ski lifts have closed down for the day, while the crazier ones, like speed riding (skiing with a canvas wing), will scare you witless. The Paradiski ski area – which contains the resorts of Les Arcs and La Plagne – has plenty of unorthodox winter sports to keep you busy.
Moon biking
If you’ve ever driven a snowmobile, you’ll know how quick and powerful these machines are across snowy terrain. But snowmobiles run on fossil fuel and spew exhaust fumes. One environmentally friendly alternative is a device called a moon bike. Like a snowmobile, it features caterpillar tracks at the back and a broad ski at the front. Crucially, it’s driven by a battery-powered electric motor.
At the ski resort of La Plagne, after all the ski lifts have closed for the afternoon, and just as the sun is starting
