Ice circuit

ExpertPilot offers ice driving courses designed to perfect your driving skills on snow and ice. Instructors will give you the right driving tips to discover how a vehicle reacts, safely and without obstacles. The ice driving circuit is designed for driving lessons and learning to control a car in often tricky winter conditions.

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©Abondance Ice Circuit |Patrick Brault
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Ice circuit

Learn to drive on ice

Drive your own car, a Porsche Cayman or an Alpine A110 on an icy track.

The 700m-long snow and ice driving circuit is designed for driving lessons and learning to control a car in often tricky winter conditions.

Price list

CoursesRates
Private car (30 min) – Track access + coaching60€
Personal car (1h) – Track access + coaching120€
Porsche or Alpine A110 – Handover199€
Porsche or Alpine A110 – Porsche Cayenne or Alpine A110 mastery399€
Porsche Cayenne or Alpine A110 – Premium course599€
Abondance: Expert pilot, ice driving course. Haute-Savoie, January 20, 2020.Abondance: Expert pilot, ice driving course. Haute-Savoie, January 20, 2020.
©Abondance: Expert pilot, ice driving course. Haute-Savoie, January 20, 2020.|Cyril Entzmann / Divergence

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