Resorts 
Amenities Sierre - Anniviers
last updated: November 7, 2007
Resort information / access |
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| Inhabitants - total: | 25000 |
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| Lake |
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| Country side |
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| Mountains |
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| Car-free resort (entire resort) |
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| Accessible by train / narrow-gauge train / mountain railway |
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| Accessible by public bus |
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| Accessible by cable car |
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| Accessible by private car |
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| Local bus with regular schedule (all year round) |
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Distance to Intl. Airport |
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| max. 1 h | |
Lodging all year round |
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| Hotels / Pensions - total number of establishments: | 43 |
| Hotels / Pensions - total number of beds: | 1400 |
| Holiday apartments and chalets - total beds: | 12500 |
| Group lodging - total beds: | 1600 |
| Youth hostel |
Member SYH
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| Bed-and-Breakfast |
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| Backpacker / Low-Budget Hotel |
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| Mountain hut / Alpine hut |
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| Castle with lodging possibility |
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Sport and Wellness all year round |
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| Fitness trail / Vita-Parcours |
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Culture / Entertainment all year round |
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| Permanent exhibition |
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| Concerts, regularly organized |
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| City-tour, organized, on foot |
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Families / children - all year round |
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| Quality label 'Families Welcome' |
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Other information all year round |
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| Congress center - capactiy of biggest hall - number of persons: | 250 |
| Mountain railways - info phone: | 0848848027 |
Highlight / Special offers Summer: |
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| Top News / Special offers summer | Abenteuerwald in Vercorin - "Kids Paradise" Sommer Club in Grimentz |
Resort area / Transport installations in summer |
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| Altitude of tourist region from | 600 m |
| Altitude of tourist region, up to | 2000 m |
| Local transport installations in summer - total: | 5 |
| Highest point reached via transport installations in summer | 2300 m |
| Funiculars in summer - total: | 1 |
| Cable-cars in summer - total: | 1 |
| Gondolas in summer - total: | 2 |
| Chairlifts in summer - total: | 1 |
| Public boat line in summer |
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Sports and Wellness in summer |
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| Hiking trails in summer | 1000 km marked |
| Walking trails, flat (wheelchair, pushchair) | 50 km |
| Biking trails within Destination | 120 km marked |
| Mountainbike slopes | 800 km marked |
| Downhill bike slopes | 0.5 km marked |
| Climbing wall, marked / Via Ferrata |
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| Freestanding rock-climbing facilities, official |
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| Roller and Skating slopes | 15 km marked |
| """Other """"in"""" sports (summer):""" | Parapente, Rafting, Canyoning, Delta, Arapaho, Golf |
Other information for summer |
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| Camping ground in summer |
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| Natural sights: | Illgraben à Chandolin, Forêt de Finges, Lac souterrain de Saint-Léonard, Bisses de Vercorin-Chalais-Réchy, Vallon de Réchy |
Families / children - in summer |
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| Children's animation, organized |
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Other information for summer |
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| Cultural sights: | Mine de cuivre à Zinal, Musée valaisan de la vigne et du vin, Moulins de Saint-Luc |
| Technical sights: | Observatoire François-Xavier Bagnoud à Saint-Luc, Barrage de Moiry |
| Nature / adventure trails on the theme: | Chemins des celtes à Vercorin, chemin des planètes à Saint-Luc, promenades botaniques à Chandolin, à la découverte des orchidées à Chandolin, piste des écureuils à Vercorin, circuits hitoriques et vieux village dans tous les lieux, sentier didactique Zau-Zoura à Ayer, à la découverte des plantes sauvages à Grimentz, sur les traces des animaux de nos forêts entre Grimentz et Saint-Jean, circuit des 3 bisses à Vercorin |
| Interesting Link - additional summer info - URL | www.rma.ch |
Top News / New infrastructure winter |
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| Top News winter: | Pizzeria Türen im Bergrestaurant auf Crêt du Midi in Vercorin - neuer Sessellift "Le Chiesso" 4 Plätze, Tapis Minigliss für Anfänger, Cebuana Express, Espace Bien Être in Zinal - Neuer 6-er Sessellift "Tsarva" in Grimentz |
Live Cams |
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| Live Cam 1 | www.sierre-anniviers.com/index.cfm?Page=BuildPageIntermed&MainMenuId=8&SousMenuId=66 |
| Live Cam 2 | www.sierre-anniviers.com/index.cfm?Page=BuildPageIntermed&MainMenuId=8&SousMenuId=66 |
| Detailed local Weather Link | www.meteoneige.ch |
Winter sports area / Transport installations in winter |
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| Name of winter sports area: | Anniviers |
| Altitude of alpine ski area, from | 1350 m |
| Altitude of alpine ski area, up to | 3000 m |
| Season starts on: | 22.12.2007 |
| Season ends on: | 06.04.2008 |
| Local transport installations in winter - total: | 45 |
| Subregional transport installations - total: | 45 |
| Highest point reached via transport installations in winter | 3000 m |
| Cable-cars - total: | 1 |
| Funiculars - total: | 1 |
| Gondolas - total: | 3 |
| Chairlifts - total: | 7 |
| Skilifts - total: | 25 |
| Babylift - Number: | 8 |
| Snow conveyor - number: | 2 |
| Price one day pass adult | 45 CHF |
| Price one day pass children | 27 CHF |
| Ski bus |
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| Snow sports school (phone.) | 0848 848 027 |
Alpine Skiing |
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| Snow - info phone: | 0900571900 |
| Point of measure ski area bottom | 1400 m |
| Point of measure ski area top | 3000 m |
| Local ski slopes | 220 km marked |
| Downhill slopes in local ski area with snow canons | 20 km |
| Alpine ski area with skipass subregion | 220 km |
| Level of difficulty of slopes | 32 % beginners |
| Level of difficulty of slopes | 52 % intermediates |
| Level of difficulty of slopes | 16 % advanced |
| Alpine ski area surface | 1000 m2: |
| Slope with powder snow(Freeride) | 1 km checked and marked |
| Snow-/Boardercross slopes - total: | 3 |
| Race course with automatic timing |
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Snowboard |
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| Fun / Obstacle or Snowboard Park - total: | 5 |
| Lowest Snowboardpark | 1400 m |
| Highest Snowboardpark | 2600 m |
| Lift for Snowboardpark |
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| Snowboard - info phone: | 0900571900 |
Cross-country skiing / winter hiking |
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| Cross-country skiing - info phone: | 0848 848 027 |
| Altitude of cross-country ski area, from | 1340 m |
| Altitude of cross-country ski area, up to | 2130 m |
| Cross-country skiing slopes, classic | 63 km local |
| Cross-country skiing slopes | 63 km subregion |
| Skating slopes | 8 km |
| Skating trails | 8 km marked |
| Cross-country skiing slope, illuminated at night | 8 km |
| Winter hiking trails | 73 km marked and prepared |
| Snowshoe trail | 50 km marked |
Tobogganing |
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| Tobogganing - Info phone: | 0848 848 027 |
| Tobogganing installations - total: | 5 |
| Tobogganing trails total | 8700 m marked |
| Public transportation to tobogganing installation |
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| Toboggan rental possible |
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Families / children - in winter |
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| Children's snowpark, maintained |
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| Children's animation, public |
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| Children's day-care, organized |
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Other information for winter |
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| Camping ground in winter |
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| Overnight in an igloo-village |
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| Excursions on a horse-drawn sleigh, organized |
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| Ice-fishing, organized |
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| Ice-climbing, organized |
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| Number of Snowtube slopes (Tire-tobogganing) | 1 |
| """Other """"in"""" sports (winter):""" | Parapente, freeride, ski hors-pistes, patinoire, visite d'une grotte glaciaire, escalade de cascades de glace |
| Interesting Link - additional winter info - URL | www.rma.ch |
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Data as announced by the local station responsible for all the updates and are without warranty of any kind.
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