Grenoble Alpes Innovation in alpine sports & tourism

A community of support for mountain management & outdoor sports

Capital of the French Alps and 1968 host city of the Winter Olympics, Grenoble Alpes has been a fertile ground for the development of the outdoor sports & mountain industries. Grenoble has been the birthplace of a number of industry leaders (Rossignol, Poma & Petzl) and also, in the spirit of its collaborative innovation model, many innovative startups.
From sports equipment and retail merchandise all the way up to the services provided to tourists in mountain resorts – the sector includes a vast diversity of jobs and it has progressively become an industry with a major economic impact.

Capitale des Alpes françaises et ville hôte des J.O de 68, Grenoble Alpes est un territoire propice au développement de la filière Sport /Montagne.
Bénéficiant de la dynamique d’innovation "made in Grenoble Alpes", le territoire à vu naître de nombreux leaders mondiaux (Rossignol, Poma, Petzl) mais aussi des startups innovantes.
Des articles de sport aux équipements et services en station, c’est une filière complète qui s’est progressivement structurée avec des impacts économiques majeurs.