Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Ice diving in Les Menuires
€ 100 - 250
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Soon on a ski holiday to Les Menuires and still looking for an unforgettable activity? Then choose ice diving in the ‘Lac du Lou’, a small lake far from the slopes that freezes over during the winter months. The only place in the Alps where you can freely ice dive. “Without bottles, just hold your breath and swim from hole to hole,” enthusiastically starts Dan Arbogast, the founder of the dive club ’50 shades of blue’. Dan is a bundle of passion and immediately reassures us when he sees our hesitant looks. “I have already helped thousands of people dive. Everyone has survived. It’s an unforgettable experience.” It will certainly be unforgettable, with a water temperature of barely 1 degree. Fortunately, our instructor has provided thick diving suits that allow you to easily last a few hours in the icy cold water. After we have wriggled into our diving suits, Dan takes us to the lake and promptly pulls out an ice saw to reopen the frozen holes. There are indeed three distances to cover under the ice: 6, 10, and 20 meters. And that without diving bottles. Gulp. Fortunately, Dan is there to reassure us. “We count to ten and then let ourselves sink at the edge of the hole under the ice,” he says with the calmness of a Buddhist zen master. “Make sure to open your eyes wide, admire the ice.” We take a breath and dive down. There we are treated to a unique spectacle.
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