La Colmiane with kids - alpine coaster & family guesthouse

Three kilometres up the road, the La Colmiane alpine coaster comes down the mountain on a rail. The chairlift takes you up, you settle into the sled, and the brake stays in your hands: 1,670 m of track, 400 m of vertical drop, 22 bends. It lasts — long enough that "can we go again?" arrives well before the bottom. There is a minimum age and a minimum height, and the youngest don't ride alone: the exact conditions, like the hours and the prices, belong to the resort and change from season to season.

Next door, Colmiane Forest strings its courses through the trees. You move from platform to platform in a harness, on routes of increasing difficulty, and there is an area set aside for the smallest ones — for doing what the big kids do, a little closer to the ground. Grown-ups clip in too, and that's the point: nobody stands at the bottom holding the bags. Allow a good morning, and nothing for you to carry.

Once the two big ones are done, the car stays where it is. There's the zip line for those who fear nothing, mini-golf planted among the trees, a trampoline — and the chairlift, which carries walkers as well: enough to take a grandmother up for the view while the others keep riding. The resort sells passes that bundle several activities; opening dates, hours and prices are theirs to publish, so check with them.

And then there is the advantage you only measure on day two: 3 km. You can drop back to the house in between. You can put the youngest down for a proper nap in a proper bed and head back up at three. Above all, you can end the day when the day is over — not when the timetable says so. The house sits at 1,300 m on the Valdeblore plateau, between the Vésubie and Tinée valleys, at the gateway to the Mercantour: short walks start at the door, and the same resort turns white when winter comes. Enough to fill a week without ever driving more than three kilometres.

Key facts

La Colmiane resort: 3 km away (5 minutes)
Alpine coaster: 1,670 m of track, 400 m of vertical drop
Colmiane Forest treetop park: courses of increasing difficulty
Zip line, mini-golf and trampoline on the same site
Minimum age, height, opening hours and tickets: with the resort
Triple room, table d'hôtes dinners and packed lunches at the house

Station de la Colmiane Office de tourisme Pure Montagne

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The house for this activity

As for sleeping arrangements, there’s a triple room with a private bathroom, plus rooms that can be combined for larger groups. Just drop us a line regarding extra beds or creative setups—we’ll see what’s possible. In the evening, everyone shares the same meal at the large communal table: hearty, family-style cooking designed to satisfy kids who’ve been running around since 10 a.m.

We take care of the logistics, too: breakfast scheduled around your plans, picnic baskets ordered in advance if you’re heading out for lunch, and a common room with a wood-burning stove for winding down the evening—when everyone’s legs are tired but no one’s quite ready to head up to bed.

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Frequently asked questions

Before you go

Do you have rooms for families?

Yes: a triple room with its own bathroom, and rooms that combine when there are more of you. For extra beds, write to us — just tell us who sleeps with whom and we'll tell you what we can do.

What is the minimum age for the alpine coaster and the treetop park?

Both have a minimum age and a minimum height, and the youngest don't go alone. The conditions change from season to season: check them on the La Colmiane resort website before you come.

Can we come back to the house in the middle of the day?

The resort is 3 km away, five minutes by car: nothing forces you to last until evening. Drop back down for a nap, head up again if you feel like it. Tell us the night before and we'll work around it.

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