40-minute walk from the village. Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval is a winter sports resort. Part of the Grand-Massif ski resort, Sixt is a destination for skiers and proponents of other forms of alpine activities (paragliding, via ferrata, mountaineering, ice-climbing, and rafting). A ski area which enables families of all abilities to access the 265 km of slopes of the Grand Massif resort (Sixt-Samoëns-Flaine-Les Carroz) – from beginner slopes to blue, red, black and off-piste. Sixt owns one of the longest ski slopes of the Alps, which can be accessed from the Grande Platières summit above Flaine. This 14 km "Piste des Cascades" all the way down to Sixt, below, is a gentle blue run through meadows, iced waterfalls and forests, where it is possible to see chamois and alpine ibex. See also Communes of the Haute-Savoie department References External links Tourism website Ski area website Communes of Haute-Savoie Plus Beaux Villages de France