Monts Jura foothills.

Travelers to Franche-Comte in winter stand a wonderful chance of spending happy vacation, deploying wide range of region mountain resources, especially for downhill and cross-country skiing. There are more than 10 mountain tourist areas in Franche-Comte, with villages belonging on an altitude of about 1,000 m. above sea level, and the upper points of skiing slopes at an altitude of 1,400 m. (In Monts Jura region altitude ranges from 900 m. to 1,700 m.) Most slopes the best way suit for the beginner downhill skiers. Still, few red routes can be found in the area here and there. Searching for diverse routes, it is preferable to choose Monts Jura region, which has 25 green and blue downhill routes, 8 red and 2 black. The most popular mountain tourist areas in Franche-Comte are: Monts Jura, Hautes Combes du Jura, Haut Jura and Les Rousses, Mouthe and Chapelle-des-Bois and Metabief Mont d'Or and Lake St. Point. They are located in the department of Jura, which is the highest mountain region among the four departments of the province. Resort Monts Jura is laying next to Switzerland, a few kilometers from its capital Geneva. Among the additional activities and amusements a gastronomic excursion to the House of cheese in the village of Les Moussieres can be commended. Tourists familiarize themselves there with the process of making famous cheeses Comte and Bleu de Gex.

Monts Jura mountains