Free activities in Albiez: a typical week in winter 2026-2027

All winter long, the Albiez-Montrond tourist office runs a programme of activities that comes round every week. Almost everything is free, but a good part of it must be booked, often before noon on the day itself. Here is the typical week, day by day, with the distance from the Mollard.

Before you start

• Period: most activities run from 21 December 2026 to 21 March 2027, with a few exceptions, detailed below.
• Free does not mean drop-in: tubing, the Yooner, FabriK'Igloo and the morning warm-up must be booked, at the latest on the day itself before 12 noon, online or at the tourist office.
• Two sectors: Albiez is almost two small villages linked by the ski area. The Mollard, the higher one, is the holidaymakers' sector, and the apartment is there. The Chef-lieu is the historic village, where life goes on out of season: school, town hall, village hall, cinema, a grocery open all year. Its centre, place Opinel, is 2 km from the apartment. Some activities take place in the Mollard, the rest in the Chef-lieu.
• Programme not guaranteed: the tourist office itself states that times may change. Check on the spot or on +33 4 79 59 30 48.

Monday: the busiest day

11 am: morning warm-up

A one-hour dynamic session to warm up before skiing, at the village hall, route du Mollard, in the Chef-lieu. Free, booking required, two people minimum.

3 pm, 4 pm and 5 pm: tubing

A ride down a snowy track on an inflatable ring, with challenges along the way: target, flag, hoop. It takes place on the Contamines sledging run, at the end of rue Froide, in the Chef-lieu. Three 45-minute sessions:

• 3 pm and 5 pm: teenagers and adults. Weight limit 80 kg.
• 4 pm: children, an adult must be present.

Free, booking required, groups of 2 to 20 people. Ski clothing and helmet compulsory.

6 pm: welcome drink

Place Opinel, in the Chef-lieu. The activities team presents the week's programme, runs a quiz, then offers mulled wine and apple juice. Free, no booking mentioned. Bring €1 as a deposit for the cup, or come with your own. It runs from 21 December to 15 March.

On the first Monday, the sequence is simple: tubing at 5 pm, welcome drink at 6 pm, both in the Chef-lieu. And the welcome drink is precisely where the week's activities are presented.

Tuesday: from the Mollard to the Chef-lieu

9 am - 12 noon: try the Yooner

The Yooner is a cross between a sledge and a ski, which you ride down seated. Departure from the col du Mollard, at the start of the tour du Châtel, at the edge of the hamlet. Arrival in the Chef-lieu, at the bottom of the village, with a shuttle available to go back up.

Free, booking required, from age 8, 2 to 15 people, five people per run. Ski clothing, helmet compulsory, subject to snow conditions.

4 pm - 5 pm: FabriK'Igloo

Build an igloo as a family in under an hour, at the col du Mollard lake, 350 m from the apartment. Shovels are provided; bring gloves and a hat. Free, booking required, 2 to 30 people. Children must be accompanied by a parent. There has to be enough snow.

Late afternoon: Albiez C'Show and torchlit descent

At the foot of the slopes in the Mollard, 250 m away. Children and teenagers from "flocon" level upwards ski down with the ESF, torch in hand; the torch is sold on the spot, €5, and buying it counts as signing up. It is not an all-season event: the tourist office listing gives the descent from 19 December to 3 January and from 2 to 23 February, at 5:45 pm or 6 pm depending on the date. The rest of the evening is in our article on the Albiez C'Show.

9 pm: karaoke

At the village hall, in the Chef-lieu. Free, bar on site (€1 deposit on the cup, bank cards accepted). Only from 22 to 29 December, then from 2 February to 16 March.

Wednesday

Yooner again, from 9 am to 12 noon, on the same terms as on Tuesday.

On two Wednesdays at the end of the season, 3 and 10 March, the tourist office listing also gives a torchlit descent with the ESF at 6:15 pm, at the foot of the slopes in the Mollard.

Tuesday to Friday: escape games

At the Albiez-Montrond cinema, in the Chef-lieu, 1.4 km from the apartment, the tourist office offers escape games in board-game form: one hour to solve the puzzles as a team.

• Price: €6 per group, not per person. The only paid event of the week, along with the torch.
• Booking: compulsory before 5:30 pm the day before, with payment when booking. On the spot, bank cards only.
• Nine scenarios, depending on the age of the youngest player:
  • from age 6: L'école ensorcelée, Quête du diamant magique;
  • from age 7: Super héros contre docteur vilain, Enquête au musée;
  • from age 8: Le trésor maudit;
  • from age 10: Panique dans l'espace;
  • from age 14: Arsène Lupin, Mission Z - Urgence Zombies;
  • from age 16: Braquage du siècle.

The option for a late afternoon of bad weather, or a day without skiing.

The weekend

None of the activities on this list is scheduled on Saturday or Sunday. In high season, the apartment is let Saturday to Saturday: the programme therefore starts on the Monday after you arrive, with the welcome drink.

The week of 1 to 7 February 2027: a break

The tourist office listings show it: tubing stops at the end of January and resumes on 8 February, and so does the Yooner. No tubing on Monday 1 February, no Yooner on the 2nd and 3rd. That is precisely the week when the torchlit descent and karaoke return, on Tuesday 2 February. FabriK'Igloo, the morning warm-up and the welcome drink announce no interruption.

Every day after skiing: the sledging runs

The real late-afternoon gathering is not in any programme: when the pistes close, families meet up on the sledging runs. There is one on each side: in the Mollard, right next to the residence, and in the Chef-lieu, near the church. Open access, free, no booking — only the snow decides (snow cover is not guaranteed there).

To round off the week

With children, see also our guide Albiez with children. For paid activities, husky sledding and snowmobiling should be booked well in advance. And for the skiing itself, everything starts from the winter page.