Who are we?
Julie GAIDET
Lives in Sainte Foy, at Le Miroir. Born in Lyon, she has followed tourism studies. She's worked few years to promote and develop outdoor activities in Savoie Mont Blanc. She loves mountain in summer and in winter too.
Her favorite spots in Tarentaise Valley: Climbing at the Ruitor Plateau, at Les Oeillasses and ski mountaineering in the Vanoise National Park so close to Val d'Isère.
Nathanaël FRESNOIS
Lives in Annecy, in Haute-Savoie. Born in La Rosière 1850, in Tarentaise, he's studied business. After being a professionnal freeride skier, he has joined the Dynastar skis company as Freeski Products Manager and Operational Marketing Manager for EU. Now he is manager of his own consulting company (Winter Sports Consulting). But like Julie and Jean-Noël, he also wanted to live a different experience and decided to create Tarentaise Tours to promote "his" valley. "Even after many ski trips all around the world, to me only Tarentaise Valley can offer such a density of great ski areas and such opportunities for skiing"
His favorite spots in Tarentaise Valley: La Rosière panorama over the Tarentaise Valley, the little secret spots of this french/italian ski area. The mythical off-pistes of Tarentaise valley, the diversity of outdoor activities in summer, and of course... La fondue, les Diots et le Génépi !
Jean-Noël GAIDET
Lives in Sainte Foy, at Le Miroir where he has grown up. 100% from Tarentaise, he is a real lover of Tarentaise. He worked as mountain guide but he's also ski instructor and trekking guide. Moreover, he is President of the Mountain Guides Office of Haute Tarentaise (including Val d'Isere, Tignes and Sainte Foy Guides Offices). Real mountain professionnal, he knows perfectly the place. He will be more than happy to show you all secrets of the valley and give you the chance to live a real adventure in Tarentaise. Associated to Nathanaël and Julie, they have decided to create Tarentaise Tours - Mountain Lifestyle and Adventure.
His favorite spots in Tarentaise: Off-piste skiing and ski mountaineering in Sainte Foy during winter time. At summer time, climbing of the north ridge of Mont Pourri from Grand Col at Les Arcs; mountain biking on tracks from Tignes to the border of the Isere river in Bourg Saint Maurice.
The Tarentaise Tours Team
All Tarentaise Tours activities are supervised by mountain professionals, all officially qualified according to the french diplomas: Mountain Guide, Ski instructor, Trekking guide, River guide, Paragliding instructor, Mountain Biking instructor...
They worked with us because of their professional aptitudes and good quality of human relationship. All are passioned by outdoor and mountain sports. They will be happy to help you to discover the best of Tarentaise Valley, and all its secrets. They will go with you everywhere in the valley, winter and summer, to enjoy the best spots of the valley.
See you soon with our team in Tarentaise.
