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Amenities Leysin

last updated: January 24, 2008

Resort information / access
Altitude Town / Resort 1250 m
Inhabitants - total: 2890
Mountains yes
Accessible by train / narrow-gauge train / mountain railway yes
Accessible by public bus yes
Accessible by private car yes
Local bus with regular schedule (all year round) yes
 
Distance to Intl. Airport
max. 1 1/2 h  
 
Lodging all year round
Hotels / Pensions - total number of establishments: 20
Hotels / Pensions - total number of beds: 1426
Holiday apartments and chalets - total beds: 6000
Group lodging - total beds: 591
Bed-and-Breakfast yes
Backpacker / Low-Budget Hotel yes
Sleeping in the hay yes
 
Sport and Wellness all year round
Fitness trail / Vita-Parcours yes
Finnish runway / ash trail yes
 
Culture / Entertainment all year round
Permanent exhibition yes
Concerts, regularly organized yes
City-tour, organized, by bus yes
 
Families / children - all year round
Quality label 'Families Welcome' yes
 
Other information all year round
Hobby-courses summer and/or winter (course language): Anglais/Allemand/Français
Congress center - capactiy of biggest hall - number of persons: 200
Mountain railways - info phone: +41(0)24/494 16 35
 
Resort area / Transport installations in summer
Altitude of tourist region from 1268 m
Altitude of tourist region, up to 2336 m
Local transport installations in summer - total: 1
Highest point reached via transport installations in summer 2048 m
Cogwheel trains in summer - total: 0
Funiculars in summer - total: 0
Cable-cars in summer - total: 0
Gondolas in summer - total: 1
Chairlifts in summer - total: 0
 
Sports and Wellness in summer
Hiking trails in summer 60 km marked
Walking trails, flat (wheelchair, pushchair) 5 km
Mountainbike slopes 220 km marked
Downhill bike slopes 5 km marked
Beach volleyball terrain, public 1 Number
Climbing wall, marked / Via Ferrata yes
Freestanding rock-climbing facilities, official yes
"""Other """"in"""" sports (summer):""" Parapente
 
Other information for summer
Camping ground in summer yes
Natural sights: Tour d'Aï, Tour de Mayen, Tour de Famelon
 
Families / children - in summer
Children's animation, organized yes
 
Other information for summer
Cultural sights: Olympe Celtique des Alpes de Leysin
Nature / adventure trails on the theme: Olympe Celtique des Alpes Sentier didactique des énergies renouvelables
Interesting Link - additional summer info - URL www.teleleysin.ch
 
Top News / New infrastructure winter
Top News winter: Leysin Freestyle Park
 
Live Cams
Live Cam 1 www.teleleysin.ch/webcam1.jpg
Live Cam 2 www.teleleysin.ch/webcam3.jpg
Detailed local Weather Link www.meteosuisse.ch
 
Winter sports area / Transport installations in winter
Name of winter sports area: Leysin
Altitude of alpine ski area, from 1300 m
Altitude of alpine ski area, up to 2200 m
Season starts on: 15.12.2007
Season ends on: 06.04.2008
Local transport installations in winter - total: 14
Highest point reached via transport installations in winter 2200 m
Gondolas - total: 1
Chairlifts - total: 7
Skilifts - total: 0
Babylift - Number: 6
Price one day pass adult 44 CHF
Price one day pass children 29 CHF
Ski bus yes
Snow sports school (phone.) +41(0)24 494 12 02
 
Alpine Skiing
Snow - info phone: +41 (0)900 11 0900
Name mesurepoint Station Crettex-Jaquet (terrain de football)
Point of measure ski area bottom 1250 m
Point of measure ski area top 2000 m
Number of slopes: 23
Local ski slopes 60 km marked
Downhill slopes in local ski area with snow canons 7 km
Alpine ski area with skipass subregion 60 km
Level of difficulty of slopes 50 % beginners
Level of difficulty of slopes 40 % intermediates
Level of difficulty of slopes 5 % advanced
Level of difficulty of slopes 5 % Experts
Alpine ski area surface 456000 m2:
Moghul slopes 1 km marked
Snow-/Boardercross slopes - total: 1
Snow-/Boardercross slopes 1 km marked
Race course with automatic timing yes
 
Snowboard
Fun / Obstacle or Snowboard Park - total: 1
Snow canons for snowboardpark yes
Halfpipes - total: 1
Lowest Snowboardpark 1900 m
Highest Snowboardpark 1980 m
Lift for Snowboardpark yes
Snowboard - info phone: +41 (0)900 11 0900
 
Cross-country skiing / winter hiking
Cross-country skiing - info phone: +41 (0)900 11 0900
Altitude of cross-country ski area, from 1250 m
Altitude of cross-country ski area, up to 1275 m
Cross-country skiing slopes, classic 7 km local
Cross-country skiing slopes 14 km subregion
Skating slopes 7 km
Skating trails 7 km marked
Winter hiking trails 30 km marked and prepared
Highest winter hiking trail 1356 m
Snowshoe trail 30 km marked
Winter Nordic Walking Trails 30 km marked
 
Tobogganing
Tobogganing - Info phone: +41(0)79 377 96 71
Tobogganing installations - total: 10
Tobogganing installations - total length:m 1739
Total difference in altitude of all installations 25 m
Tobogganing slopes (toboggans only) total 1739 m maintained
Tobogganing trails total 0 m marked
Tobogganing by night, illuminated 1739
Snow canons for tobogganing installation yes
Public transportation to tobogganing installation yes
Toboggan rental possible yes
 
Families / children - in winter
Children's snowpark, maintained yes
Children's animation, public yes
Children's day-care, organized yes
 
Other information for winter
Camping ground in winter yes
Excursions on a horse-drawn sleigh, organized yes
Curling rinks number 2
Number of Snowtube slopes (Tire-tobogganing) 10
"""Other """"in"""" sports (winter):""" Tobogganing. Une nouvelle attraction FUN !! Laissez-vous glisser sur une grosse bouée sur une piste préparée par Silvio Giobellina, ancien Champion du Monde de bobsleigh !!! Leysin Freestyle Park.
Interesting Link - additional winter info - URL www.tobogganing.ch
 
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