Resorts 
Amenities Champéry - Portes du Soleil
last updated: January 14, 2008
Resort information / access |
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| Altitude Town / Resort | 1050 m |
| Inhabitants - total: | 1200 |
| 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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Distance to Intl. Airport |
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| max. 1 1/2 h | |
Lodging all year round |
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| Hotels / Pensions - total number of establishments: | 12 |
| Hotels / Pensions - total number of beds: | 588 |
| Holiday apartments and chalets - total beds: | 6000 |
| Group lodging - total beds: | 626 |
| Bed-and-Breakfast |
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| Backpacker / Low-Budget Hotel |
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| Holidays on a farm |
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| Mountain hut / Alpine hut |
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Sport and Wellness all year round |
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| Beauty farm / beauty hotel |
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| Fitness trail / Vita-Parcours |
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| Finnish runway / ash trail |
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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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Other information all year round |
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| Hobby-courses summer and/or winter (course language): | Jeunesse et Sports Aventure (www.sport-aventure.ch) : camps langues et sport. Durant la saison d'été uniquement. |
| Congress center - capactiy of biggest hall - number of persons: | 1000 |
| Mountain railways - info phone: | 024 479 02 00 |
Resort area / Transport installations in summer |
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| Altitude of tourist region from | 1050 m |
| Altitude of tourist region, up to | 2466 m |
| Local transport installations in summer - total: | 24 |
| Highest point reached via transport installations in summer | 2000 m |
| Cogwheel trains in summer - total: | 1 |
| Cable-cars in summer - total: | 2 |
| Gondolas in summer - total: | 6 |
| Chairlifts in summer - total: | 16 |
Sports and Wellness in summer |
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| Hiking trails in summer | 800 km marked |
| Walking trails, flat (wheelchair, pushchair) | 10 km |
| Mountainbike slopes | 650 km marked |
| Downhill bike slopes | 30 km marked |
| Obstacle course for bikes |
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| Biking in Switzerland, town/resort along the way |
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| Beach volleyball terrain, public | 1 Number |
| Riding trails | 580 km marked |
| Climbing wall, marked / Via Ferrata |
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| Freestanding rock-climbing facilities, official |
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| """Other """"in"""" sports (summer):""" | parapente, trekking à cheval, canyoning, tennis, natation, fitness, trampoline |
Other information for summer |
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| Camping ground in summer |
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| Natural sights: | Centre ornithologique du col du Bretholet, plateau de Barme |
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: | Musée en plein air "Champéry été 1863", bibliothèque communale |
| Nature / adventure trails on the theme: | Sentier des contrebandiers, scènes sur le parcours de l'eau, sentier des Lacs d'Anthème, Galerie Défago, sentier des oratoires |
| Interesting Link - additional summer info - URL | |
Live Cams |
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| Live Cam 1 | webcam.telechampery.ch/telechamp/webcam2/current.jpg |
| Live Cam 2 | webcam.telechampery.ch/telechamp/webcam4/current.jpg |
| Detailed local Weather Link | www.champery.ch/index.php?SESSID=ca511b559a7b837c3bc552057e36b767 |
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 | 900 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: | 35 |
| 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: | 112 |
| Babylift - Number: | 2 |
| Snow conveyor - number: | 1 |
| Price one day pass adult | 57 CHF |
| Price one day pass children | 39 CHF |
| Ski bus |
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| Snow sports school (phone.) | 024 479 16 15/024 479 1000/079 814 15 75 |
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: | 288 |
| Local ski slopes | 650 km marked |
| Alpine ski area with skipass subregion | 100 km |
| Slopes for night skiing, illuminated | 5 km |
| Level of difficulty of slopes | 51 % beginners |
| Level of difficulty of slopes | 39 % intermediates |
| Level of difficulty of slopes | 10 % advanced |
| Carving-slopes | 650 km, sectioned off and marked |
| Telemark slope | 650 km sectioned off and marked |
| Moghul slopes | 1.5 km marked |
Snowboard |
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| Fun / Obstacle or Snowboard Park - total: | 7 |
| Snow canons for snowboardpark |
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| Halfpipes - total: | 3 |
| Highest Snowboardpark | 2000 m |
| Snowboard park illuminated at night |
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| Lift for Snowboardpark |
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| Snowboard - info phone: | 024 479 02 00 |
Cross-country skiing / winter hiking |
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| Cross country comments | Piste gratuite pour les enfants jusqu'à 15 ans. |
| Cross-country skiing - info phone: | 024 479 20 20 |
| Altitude of cross-country ski area, from | 1050 m |
| Altitude of cross-country ski area, up to | 1150 m |
| Cross-country skiing slopes, classic | 10 km local |
| Cross-country skiing slopes | 10 km subregion |
| Skating slopes | 10 km |
| Skating trails | 10 km marked |
| Cross-country skiing slope, illuminated at night | 4 km |
| Winter hiking trails | 30 km marked and prepared |
| Highest winter hiking trail | 1000 m |
| Snowshoe trail | 3 km marked |
Tobogganing |
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| Tobogganing - Info phone: | 024 479 20 20 |
| Tobogganing installations - total: | 1 |
| Tobogganing installations - total length:m | 200 |
| Total difference in altitude of all installations | 50 m |
| Tobogganing trails total | 200 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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Other information for winter |
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| Camping ground in winter |
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| Curling rinks number | 4 |
| Ice-climbing, organized |
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| Snowkiting |
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| """Other """"in"""" sports (winter):""" | parapente, snowkite, heli-skiing, fitness, crosse sur glace |
| 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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