Villars switzerland
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Villars Switzerland.
Villars Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1866 the Swiss ski resort Villars lies at 3000 metres altitude in the Vaud region of the Swiss Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes above 2500m Villars ski area is snow sure. Over 13 snow cannons ensure artificial Villars snow making covers 26km of ski trails, which equates to around 12 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Villars (Switzerland) is Geneva / Geneve at a distance of 110km or approximately 90 minutes minutes driving time. Villars ski season runs from December to April.
SNO-man says
A pretty traditional Swiss resort on a sunny south-west facing plateau above the Rhone Valley. The large ski area reached by funnicular will suit most skiers, with a link to the glacier of Les Diablerets.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Villars Switzerland
Beginner Trails
 0 runs 0km |
0% |
Intermediate Trails
 28 runs ?km |
37% |
Advanced Trails
 46 runs ?km |
62% |
Expert Trails
 8 runs 8km |
10% |
Villars Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
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| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
| Ambience | |
| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | CHF283 - CHF283 |
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 Villars Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 220km |
| total length of Villars trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 5km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | S SE |
| direction Villars ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 3000m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1300m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 1253m |
| centre of Villars ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 900m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 820m |
| 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 Villars
Skiing Villars you'll enjoy 74 pistes and trails and that means approximately 220km of ski runs. Villars lifts number 54 with the capacity to uplift 38300 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Swiss ski resort of Villars is over 5km long. Ski Villars summer or winter as there is also glacier skiing in Villars.
Villars Ski Area
Villars ski area has 0% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 37% intermediate, 62% advanced ski slopes and 10% for expert skiers - the most difficult Villars piste is the 1.51km Bouquetins run, with a steepness/slope angle of 32%. You can't ski Villars after dark.
Villars for skiing gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Villars
If you snowboard Villars you'll want to know that, of the 54 ski lifts in total, 35 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Villars snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Villars snowboard facilities include 4 terrain parks and 1 half pipe (longest half pipe length is ? metres), 3 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Villars for snowboarding gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Villars Apres Ski
The apres ski Villars scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
6 apres ski bars 50 restaurants 1 bowling 1 night club 1 cinema 3 billiards / pool 1 games room 0 concert 2 indoor swimming 1 outdoor heated pools 3 saunas 1 hot tubs 3 solariums 5 masseurs 1 indoor ice skating 1 outdoor ice skating 2 indoor sports centre 3 indoor tennis 1 squash racquetball 0 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 50 prepare winter walks 1 climbing 1 golf 0 fishing 0 museum 1 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Badminton, Climbing Wall, Gliding, Luge, Skibob.
SNO-man says
Facilities in Villars include an artificial ice rink where Guest Card holders receive a discount of around 60% on admission prices. The Swimming Pool offers similar discounts. There is a fitness Club with Cardio-vascular enhancing gym equipment, a bowling alley with six lanes and 7 pool tables and Tennis de Villars has indoor tennis , squash, badminton, a climbing wall and offers archery facilities.
Outdoors it's possible to try parascending or glider flights. There's also horse golf, mini golf, tennis and mini-tennis in season.
Excursions are offered to Montreux (only 30km/19 miles), the medieval town of Gruyere, famous for its cheese (70km / 44 miles) and Lausanne, home of the Olympic Organising Committee (IOC) and the International Ski Federation (ISF), 57km (36 miles) away.
Villars for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
More Villars Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Villars resort - ski Villars by any other name
The Swiss ski resort of Villars ski resort is also known as Villars Chamossaire. Chaux de Conches, Croix des Chaux and has the following common misspellings:
Villars ski area has ski slopes which face S SE
The direction which the various Villars 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. Villars ski resort has ski slopes facing S SE.
Villars for snow gets 3 stars out of 5 overall