Le Chable switzerland
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Le Chable Switzerland.
Le Chable Ski Holiday Facts
Established in ? the Swiss ski resort Le Chable lies at 2445 metres altitude in the Valais region of the Swiss Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes below 2500m Le Chable ski area is not snow sure. Over ? snow cannons ensure artificial Le Chable snow making covers 20km of ski trails, which equates to around 65 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Le Chable (Switzerland) is Geneva / Geneve at a distance of 145km or approximately ? minutes driving time. Le Chable ski season runs from December to April.
SNO-man says
A quiet mountain-side village across the valley from Verbier. Plans for a major lift expansion from here into a fifth valley, after which the '4 Valleys' will presumably be re-named.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Le Chable Switzerland
Beginner Trails
 0 runs 0km |
0% |
Intermediate Trails
 7 runs ?km |
58% |
Advanced Trails
 4 runs ?km |
33% |
Expert Trails
 1 runs 1km |
8% |
Le Chable Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
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| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
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| 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 Le Chable Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 30km |
| total length of Le Chable trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 3km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | N W |
| direction Le Chable ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 2445m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1100m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 1100m |
| centre of Le Chable ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 1345m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 1345m |
| 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 Le Chable
Skiing Le Chable you'll enjoy 12 pistes and trails and that means approximately 30km of ski runs. Le Chable lifts number 6 with the capacity to uplift 8000 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Swiss ski resort of Le Chable is over 3km long. Ski Le Chable summer or winter as there is also glacier skiing in Le Chable.
Le Chable Ski Area
Le Chable ski area has 0% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 58% intermediate, 33% advanced ski slopes and 8% for expert skiers - the most difficult Le Chable piste is the ?km ? run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski Le Chable after dark.
Le Chable for skiing gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Le Chable Apres Ski
The apres ski Le Chable scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
1 apres ski bars 12 restaurants 0 bowling 4 night club 1 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 1 indoor swimming 2 outdoor heated pools 1 saunas 0 hot tubs 0 solariums 0 masseurs 1 indoor ice skating 1 outdoor ice skating 1 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 0 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 1 horse riding 10 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 3 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Hang Gliding, Horse Riding.
Le Chable for apres ski gets 2 stars out of 5 overall
More Le Chable Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Le Chable resort - ski Le Chable by any other name
The Swiss ski resort of Le Chable ski resort is also known as and has the following common misspellings:
Le Chable ski area has ski slopes which face N W
The direction which the various Le Chable 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. Le Chable ski resort has ski slopes facing N W.
Le Chable for snow gets 3 stars out of 5 overall