rebibi Says: It's impossible to take all the 208 lifts in 1 week. Do as much as you can.Don't be disappointed when skiing through Avoriaz. To me this village seems to be a satelite village with many apartments but not all of them are well kept.
Planachaux: Don't miss the sunny terrace....
rebibi Says: Before you go back to Champ?ry rest on the sunny terrace of this restaurant and enjoy your beer or a glass of the local white wine "Fendant". The view into the mountains is gorgeous.
A new sensation under the Moon...: Night Skiing
Tripack Says: Every Wednesdays and Saturdays Night Skiing until 10PM. Good news, your daily pass is also valid for the night session too! Two slopes and two chairlifts is waiting the night birds on ski at Planachaux and Les Crosets... The largest skiing area available in Switzerland by...
rebibi Says: A ski bus takes you every 15 minutes for free from the village to the cable car. The bus circles all day except between 12.30 - 1.30 pm. There are several bus stops in the village itself.
It's one of the biggest ski areas in Europe
rebibi Says: Have always your map with you to make sure you know exactly where you are and how to find your way back home. Signs are placed at the top of each lift so look carefully at them. They also tell you how long it will take to go to a certain destination.
rebibi Says: Portes du Soleil offers much more than only skiing. Cross country, walking on snowshoes, snowboaring, sledding, snowkiting and paragliding are some other sport activities you can do during winter time.Hiking, climbing, walking are some more activities for the rest of the...
rebibi Says: Dents du Midi and Dents Blanches are the well known mountain range surrounding Champ?ry. Best view you get after taking the cable car from Champ?ry to Planachaux. A 5 minute ride for CHF 15.-- (adult, return)
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A ski bus takes you every 15 minutes for free from the village to the cable car. The bus circles all day except between 12.30 - 1.30 pm. There are several bus...
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Q: I'm searching for a cheap accomodation in the Swiss skiing area "Les Portes du Soleil"... Any help of VTers???? Thanks. Anja

A: Try this site: http://www.bootsnall.com/hostels/ Joan
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Champéry, the door to Portes du Soleil

Champ?ry is one of the villages from where you reach the ski slopes from one of the biggest aki area in Europe, called Portes du Soleil. The village lies at an altitude of 1050 m. The cable car takes...
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The other side of "Les Portes du Soleil"

"Les Portes du Soleil" is one of the largest skiing areas in the world, stretching out over the French-Swiss border. Our basecamp was in France: Les Gets and litteraly the other side of the enormous...
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