Resorts 
Amenities Val-d'Illiez - Portes du Soleil
last updated: December 14, 2007
Resort information / access |
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| Altitude Town / Resort | 950 m |
| Inhabitants - total: | 1475 |
| Mountains |
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| Accessible by train / narrow-gauge train / mountain railway |
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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. 2 h | |
Lodging all year round |
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| Hotels / Pensions - total number of establishments: | 2 |
| Hotels / Pensions - total number of beds: | 58 |
| Holiday apartments and chalets - total beds: | 3300 |
| Group lodging - total beds: | 157 |
| Bed-and-Breakfast |
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| Backpacker / Low-Budget Hotel |
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| Mountain hut / Alpine hut |
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Other information all year round |
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| Mountain railways - info phone: | 024/479.02.00 |
Resort area / Transport installations in summer |
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| Altitude of tourist region from | 950 m |
| Altitude of tourist region, up to | 2500 m |
| Local transport installations in summer - total: | 24 |
| Highest point reached via transport installations in summer | 2277 m |
| Cogwheel trains in summer - total: | 1 |
| Cable-cars in summer - total: | 1 |
| Gondolas in summer - total: | 1 |
| Chairlifts in summer - total: | 15 |
Sports and Wellness in summer |
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| Hiking trails in summer | 600 km marked |
| Walking trails, flat (wheelchair, pushchair) | 300 km |
| Biking trails within Destination | 200 km marked |
| Mountainbike slopes | 380 km marked |
| Downhill bike slopes | 20 km marked |
| Obstacle course for bikes |
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| Biking in Switzerland, town/resort along the way |
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| Riding trails | 380 km marked |
| Climbing wall, marked / Via Ferrata |
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| """Other """"in"""" sports (summer):""" | parapente, trekking à cheval, Point-Sud (parcours dans les arbres) |
Other information for summer |
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| Natural sights: | Dents-du-Midi, Dents Blanches, lac Vert, lac d'Anthème, lac de Soi, Col des Portes-du-Soleil. |
Families / children - in summer |
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| Children's animation, organized |
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Live Cams |
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| Live Cam 1 | http://www.chablais.info/Chablais/FHomePageChablais.aspx?tokenPage=iv7Sl9i2VcM6UrrEh4SbCMFONG-swPF8xskj_IIvDyc) |
| Detailed local Weather Link | http://www.chablais.info/Chablais/FHomePageChablais.aspx?tokenPage=WN4reHB8djjFsm0DbIIW_VuQhUYx9OLmgD3FxTSxhd0_3Iqwn-FTpz041cNmZTrL) |
Winter sports area / Transport installations in winter |
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| Name of winter sports area: | Portes du Soleil |
| Altitude of alpine ski area, from | 1050 m |
| Altitude of alpine ski area, up to | 2466 m |
| Season starts on: | 17.11.2007 |
| Season ends on: | 20.04.2008 |
| Local transport installations in winter - total: | 194 |
| Subregional transport installations - total: | 194 |
| Highest point reached via transport installations in winter | 2250 m |
| Cable-cars - total: | 4 |
| Cogwheel trains - total: | 1 |
| Gondolas - total: | 10 |
| Chairlifts - total: | 83 |
| Skilifts - total: | 117 |
| Price one day pass adult | 57 CHF |
| Price one day pass children | 39 CHF |
| Ski bus |
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| Snow sports school (phone.) | 024 477 29 00 |
Alpine Skiing |
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| Snow - info phone: | 024 555 80 18 |
| Point of measure ski area bottom | 1650 m |
| Point of measure ski area top | 2250 m |
| Number of slopes: | 278 |
| Local ski slopes | 650 km marked |
| Alpine ski area with skipass subregion | 650 km |
| Level of difficulty of slopes | 51 % beginners |
| Level of difficulty of slopes | 39 % intermediates |
| Level of difficulty of slopes | 10 % advanced |
| Alpine ski area surface | 40000 m2: |
| Snow-/Boardercross slopes - total: | 4 |
Snowboard |
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| Fun / Obstacle or Snowboard Park - total: | 0 |
| Halfpipes - total: | 0 |
| Snowboard park illuminated at night |
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| Snowboard - info phone: | 024 479 02 00 |
Cross-country skiing / winter hiking |
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| Snowshoe trail | 25 km marked |
| Winter Nordic Walking Trails | 41 km marked |
Tobogganing |
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| Tobogganing - Info phone: | +41 (0)24 477 27 27 |
| 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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| """Other """"in"""" sports (winter):""" | parapente, snowkite |
| Interesting Link - additional winter info - URL | www.portesdusoleil.com |
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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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