In these resorts, wooden chalets burnt dark by the sun make a picturesque backdrop, genuine mountain huts serve gastronomic treats, thermal baths offer invigorating wellness Valais-style, and charming age-old traditions are very much alive.

Endless descents

12 glorious kilometres: whether from Hohstock down to Blatten/Belalp, from Plaine Morte to Crans-Montana, from Hockenhorn to Wiler in Lötschental, or from Hohsaas to Saas-Grund. And 17 km from Klein Matterhorn to Zermatt: a Swiss record. Nowhere else has longer pistes. But the Valais region offers much more than spectacular, snowsure runs – not least mouth-watering cuisine. The Valais: endless winter pleasure.