Alpine hut Balavaux
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Surrounded by the highest larch trees in Europe and right by the ski slopes, here your hosts serve traditional dishes with regional produce. Tasty bites eaten here on the sunny terrace overlooking the Rhone Valley are long remembered.
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Description
Culinary specialities
Traditional cuisine such as Rösti (hash browns) and cheese dishes all with local products.Special features & Events
Renovated in 2011, this establishment not only boasts an idyllic location surrounded by larch trees thought to be the highest in Europe, instead dormitories and family rooms, together with a large terrace with stupendous views over the Rhone Valley and Alps. Winter sees your hosts regularly organising culinary as well as musical events.Information
Local name of place: Prarion
Altitude: 2'042 meters above sea level
Accessibility: gondola, ski run, winter hiking path
Number of seats: ca. 35 (interior), ca. 75 (exterior)
Deck chairs: yes
Service: yes
Overnight accommodation: yes (4 rooms, 40 beds)
Hours of operation – Winter: early December to mid-April
Hours of operation – Summer: early July to last August
