Commitment to sustainable living and tourism.

For both Summer and Winter, the resort adopts a global approach in the village and the snow/mtb area with a focus on sort mobility, waste reduction and lower energy consumption amongst other initiatives. However we are told, this is only the beginning, as the regions movers and shakers are constantly pushing for new and better areas of improvement.

SOFT MOBILITY. The centre has been pedestrianised and free buses provide an efficient and reliable shuttle service. In Summer, a fleet of 35 self-service electric bikes offers an easy, pleasant and, more importantly, carbon-neutral means of getting around. Outside the village, Les Gets provides a regular inter-resort bus service, one of which takes passengers to and from Cluses train station just 25 minutes away.

Waste reduction. Some great green Les Gets initiatives; The intra and intercity buses, tourist train and resort shuttle buses running on rapeseed-based renewable fuel. The Pysae journey planner app and the Tictatrip transport site are excellent for finding alternative public transport at the best prices. There are electric car and mountain bike charging stations in the village and in the MTB area. Plus , the 35 GetsLib’ self-service E-bikes available in summer make it super easy to get around.

It sometimes takes a little imagination to make waste reduction noticeable. It also requires us to leave our comfort zones, rethink, reinvent, and not be afraid to ask holidaymakers to change their habits too. The reusable ski/MTB lift passes made from beechwood (zero plastic).

The smoke-free ski area throughout the winter season with designated smoking areas and a public awareness campaign, a first in Europe! ‘Les Gets, cigarette-butt-free zone’, an initiative to collect and recycle cigarette ends.