Grimentz Anniviers switzerland
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Grimentz Anniviers Switzerland.
Grimentz Anniviers Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1960 the Swiss ski resort Grimentz Anniviers lies at 3000 metres altitude in the Valais region of the Swiss Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes above 2500m Grimentz Anniviers ski area is snow sure. Over 70 snow cannons ensure artificial Grimentz Anniviers snow making covers 12.9km of ski trails, which equates to around 60 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Grimentz Anniviers (Switzerland) is Geneva / Geneve at a distance of 200km or approximately ? minutes driving time. Grimentz Anniviers ski season runs from December to April.
SNO-man says
Fabulous untouched village meeting virtually every conceivable criteria for an 'ideal ski resort' (scenery, ambience, facilities, ski area size, extensiveness and variety of terrain), and with high-altitude skiing reached by gondola.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Grimentz Anniviers Switzerland
Beginner Trails
 1 runs ?km |
3% |
Intermediate Trails
 6 runs ?km |
23% |
Advanced Trails
 10 runs ?km |
38% |
Expert Trails
 10 runs 10km |
38% |
Grimentz Anniviers Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
| Intermediate Skiers | |
| Expert Skiers | |
| Snowboarders | |
| Apres Ski | |
| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
| Ambience | |
| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | CHF? - CHF? |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Dec 2011 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Apr 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Grimentz Anniviers Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 50km |
| total length of Grimentz Anniviers trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 7km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | ? |
| direction Grimentz Anniviers ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 3000m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1570m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 1570m |
| centre of Grimentz Anniviers ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 1430m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 1430m |
| can include extra hike up which may be possible above top lift - stat used by some resorts to con us about true "vertical drop" which is lift-served |
Skiing in Grimentz Anniviers
Skiing Grimentz Anniviers you'll enjoy 26 pistes and trails and that means approximately 50km of ski runs. Grimentz Anniviers lifts number 11 with the capacity to uplift 10000 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Swiss ski resort of Grimentz Anniviers is over 7km long.
Grimentz Anniviers Ski Area
Grimentz Anniviers ski area has 3% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 23% intermediate, 38% advanced ski slopes and 38% for expert skiers - the most difficult Grimentz Anniviers piste is the ?km ? run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski Grimentz Anniviers after dark.
Grimentz Anniviers for skiing gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Grimentz Anniviers
If you snowboard Grimentz Anniviers you'll want to know that, of the 11 ski lifts in total, 7 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Grimentz Anniviers snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Grimentz Anniviers snowboard facilities include 1 terrain parks and 2 half pipe (longest half pipe length is ? metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Grimentz Anniviers for snowboarding gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Grimentz Anniviers Apres Ski
The apres ski Grimentz Anniviers scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
2 apres ski bars 12 restaurants 0 bowling 1 night club 0 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 1 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 5 saunas 1 hot tubs 1 solariums 1 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 1 outdoor ice skating 0 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 1 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 0 prepare winter walks 2 climbing 0 golf 1 fishing 0 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Canyoning, Curling, Fishing, Ice Climbing, Ice Hockey, Mountain Biking, Petanque, Solarium,Table Tennis.
Grimentz Anniviers for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
More Grimentz Anniviers Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Grimentz Anniviers resort - ski Grimentz Anniviers by any other name
The Swiss ski resort of Grimentz Anniviers ski resort is also known as Grimentz Bendolla and has the following common misspellings:
Grimentz Anniviers ski area has ski slopes which face ?
The direction which the various Grimentz Anniviers ski slopes face can make or break your skiing or snowboarding holiday. If you want to guarantee good snow and ski conditions, you should choose a resort with ski slopes which face the right way for the time of year you're travelling.
- In the coldest winter months of January and February you need a ski resort with some sunny south facing ski slopes, so your days on the snow doesn't feel like a polar expedition. Conversely, in the warmest spring skiing months of March and especially April, a ski resort with some cool and shady north facing slopes will ensure you're not skiing on slush, but benefitting from best late season snow. The best ski resorts have ski areas and slopes which face in all directions so that you're guaranteed greating skiing whatever the weather. Grimentz Anniviers ski resort has ski slopes facing ?.
Grimentz Anniviers for snow gets 4 stars out of 5 overall