Nendaz switzerland
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Nendaz Switzerland.
Nendaz Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1965 the Swiss ski resort Nendaz lies at 3300 metres altitude in the Valais region of the Swiss Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes above 2500m Nendaz ski area is snow sure. Over 22 snow cannons ensure artificial Nendaz snow making covers 9.5km of ski trails, which equates to around 6 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Nendaz (Switzerland) is Geneva / Geneve at a distance of 166km or approximately 120 minutes driving time. Nendaz ski season runs from November to April.
SNO-man says
Haute - Nendaz and it's small satellite Siviez are modern resorts offering mostly family orientated appartment accommodation. It does offer the fastest access route to the Mont-Fort, top of the ski area "4 Vallées".
alpine downhill runs to ski in Nendaz Switzerland
Beginner Trails
 0 runs 0km |
0% |
Intermediate Trails
 13 runs 74km |
37% |
Advanced Trails
 20 runs 91km |
57% |
Expert Trails
 2 runs 2km |
5% |
Nendaz 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) | CHF226 - CHF266 |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Nov 2011 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Apr 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Nendaz Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 175km |
| total length of Nendaz trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 15km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | N S E W |
| direction Nendaz ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 3300m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1365m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 1365m |
| centre of Nendaz ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 1935m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 1935m |
| 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 Nendaz
Skiing Nendaz you'll enjoy 35 pistes and trails and that means approximately 175km of ski runs. Nendaz lifts number 39 with the capacity to uplift 25000 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Swiss ski resort of Nendaz is over 15km long. Ski Nendaz summer or winter as there is also glacier skiing in Nendaz.
Nendaz Ski Area
Nendaz ski area has 0% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 37% intermediate, 57% advanced ski slopes and 5% for expert skiers - the most difficult Nendaz piste is the ?km ? run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski Nendaz after dark.
Nendaz for skiing gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Nendaz Apres Ski
The apres ski Nendaz scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
10 apres ski bars 30 restaurants 0 bowling 4 night club 0 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 0 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 1 saunas 0 hot tubs 1 solariums 1 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 1 outdoor ice skating 0 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 1 squash racquetball 1 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 100 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 0 museum 1 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Curling, Solarium, Squash.
Nendaz for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
More Nendaz Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Nendaz resort - ski Nendaz by any other name
The Swiss ski resort of Nendaz ski resort is also known as Nendaz and has the following common misspellings:
Nendaz ski area has ski slopes which face N S E W
The direction which the various Nendaz 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. Nendaz ski resort has ski slopes facing N S E W.
Nendaz for snow gets 4 stars out of 5 overall