Montagne de demain
New
Publié le Tuesday 17 October 2023

This season, we dare, we launch, we progress, we surpass ourselves and we share at the Pôle Sport Innovation in Les Orres. This unique new mountain venue will open its doors this winter season. Spanning 1,100m² and 3 levels, it will offer 8 rooms and more than 50 pieces of equipment, providing a unique experience to move from the virtual to the real and from indoor to outdoor, for a public ranging from beginners to top-level athletes. Introducing this incredible project to be discovered this winter in Les Orres.

A sensory and entertaining discovery of outdoor sports

The Sport Innovation center is designed to meet the needs of a wide range of customers. It offers a unique experience for discovering, enjoying, learning, progressing and improving sporting performance in the mountains.

  • 5 virtual reality sports simulators

Sensations guaranteed with a room containing 5 virtual reality simulators. Users can don a VR mask and experience their choice of: downhill mountain biking (VTT DH), downhill skiing on the famous Pousterle or on the red runs of Génépy and Grand Cabane des Orres, canoeing :on the waves of the Guil river in the Queyras, speed-flying to fly over the grandiose landscapes of the Hautes-Alpes at over 100 km/h or speed-riding for extreme and unforgettable sensations low on the Alpine peaks!

  • 1 inclined ski carpet

Summer and winter alike, you can now enjoy one of the few indoor ski mats in France!

For beginners, it's the perfect place to make your first glides, gain confidence, refine your techniques and progress with confidence. Professional skiers will find it a tailor-made training facility, with real-time movement analysis and videos, and will be able to multiply their skiing time even in the off-season. The mat will also be a genuine platform for reathletizing and rehabilitating athletes.

  • 2 climbing gyms

Clip'n Climb" fun climbing: 8 colorful climbing modules for all ages ! With wide holds, a self-belaying system and a wide variety of shapes, these modules are ideal for progress and fun.

Bouldering room and climbing wall: Start out or push your limits in one of two climbing rooms: a 20x4-meter bouldering room, to work on short sequences and improve your strength, power and climbing dynamics, and a 24-pitch wall from 3C to 7C measuring 19x7 meters.

  • 1 weight & cardio room

On a 161 m² platform, over 12 cardio machines will be on offer (treadmills, ClimbMill, upright, seated or elliptical bikes, rowing machines...) as well as guided weight training machines, weights and dumbbells.

  • 1 fitness & well-being room

A room dedicated to group fitness classes and wellness workshops.

Remarkable architectural design serving the public and the environment

The PSI is housed in a futuristic building in keeping with the remarkable contemporary architecture of Les Orres 1650, designed by architects Baillon-Henrion.

The use of top-quality materials makes this building a testament to the mountains of tomorrow. Its design complies with the latest environmental standards (RE2020), and has been conceived to have the minimum impact on the resort and the environment:

  • Its location, which fills the "hollow tooth" between the Pic Vert chairlift and the kindergarten, and blends into the landscape without distorting it
  • Its roof, with no overhangs, retains snow to limit its fall and collects meltwater in collection gutters
  • Green roof terrace
  • High-performance thermal insulation thanks to its underground section and wood pellet-fired boiler room in the basement.

Les Orres resort, looking to the future

As a European leader in ecological transition, Les Orres is gradually building the mountain of tomorrow. The new Pôle Sport & Innovation at Les Orres is part of a decade-long drive to develop a tourism model that is sustainable, socially inclusive and economically efficient.

The investment program continues to focus on three main themes: diversification of activities (of which the Pole Sport Innovation is a part), modernization of the ski area (already underway with the modernization of the ski lifts, the upgrading of the 1800 snow front, and the securing of snowmaking), and reduction of the ecological footprint (as evidenced by the actions to reconcile tourism development and respect for the environment).