Aircraft / Aviation Hautes Alpes France

A beautiful loop starting from the Melezet (1692m) to the mirror lake (2215m) and then to Lake Sainte Anne (2407m) will offer you varied and wild landscapes alternating under woods and alpine pastures. It is possible to bivouac at the first lake taking care to protect from the cold and the... mosquitoes in the late summer.

We invite you to take a look at a 1732 million pixel (1.7 GB) megapixel HD panoramic picture representing the Vallouise valley and the Ecrins massif from the Oreac plateau above Puy Saint Vincent.

A nice hiking idea in the Vallouise valley is to leave the hamlet of Puy Aillaud (1580 meters above sea level), to reach the summit of Blanche (2953 meters above sea level) and its superb panorama towards the Pelvoux.

The Icare Cup takes place every year at the site of Saint Hilaire du Touvet near Grenoble in Isère, in September. It is an aerial event focused on free flight, mainly paragliding but not only. Infos and video...

The Eurocoptère EC145 is a twin-engine used in France by both the Civil Security and the Gendarmerie Nationale. The real name of this helicopter is BK 117 C2 (turbine Turboméca Ariel 1E2 of 360 hp), it is manufactured by Eurocopter Germany.

The helicopter is an indispensable tool for some work. It allows to lift heavy loads in areas often inaccessible (mountain, ravine, forests, sea etc...) otherwise than by way of air.

Abou Fall, a Senegalese storyteller and musician paid tribute to Sédar Senghor in the alleys of the Vauban city on 17 June 2017. This public event organized by the municipal library was a nice moment.

The wildlife care center allowed us to attend a unique moment, presented on the video below [video].

A few video images of the traditional summer festival of the Briançon guides in the Hautes-Alpes (France) [video].

The Canadair CL 415, from the Canadian company Bombardier, is the only water bomber aircraft specifically designed for firefighting. This aircraft made its first flight in 1993.

Few pictures of the half marathon seen from inside during a too hot day : idea of thing to do the french Alps or idea of a new chalenge for others! [video]

Lake Puy Aillaud (2534 meters) is accessible in about 2 to 4 hours, depending on your pace, from the hamlet (1600 m) of the same name. This lake rounded measuring about 60 meters in diameter.

The viewpoint of the three refuges (2350 meters) is located in the High Alps (Hautes Alpes, 05) in Pelvoux even if the start and most of the ride takes place in Vallouise. The lookout is located in the National Park Ecrins.

The botanical garden of the Lautaret (2058m) was created in the late 19 th century. It is located between Grenoble and Briancon at the Lautaret pass up the valleys of the Guisane (Hautes Alpes) and Romanche (Isère).

At the end of August a magical moment occurs at the edge of the Queyras (Hautes Alpes) and Piemont. A beautiful festival takes place at the small shelter Nino Soardi. A live band is playing for about an hour of popular tunes (film music, known jazz standard song etc...).

Bans valley is flooded by spring flowers! Located in the valley of Vallouise after locality of Entraygues towards the Bans refuge the valley is quite easily accessible, a first ascent leads to a ledge. Early in the season, many snowfields through the trail.

The small collar Anon is located between the Fressinière and Fournel valley. Both overlooking the Durance valley in the area of L'Argentière-la-Bessée (South France).