Champoussin, Switzerland

Champoussin ski holidays

Established in 1976 the Swiss ski resort Champoussin lies at 1310 metres altitude in the Valais region of the Swiss Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes at 2150m the area is not snow sure. Over 9 snow cannons ensure artificial snow making covers 7.9km of trails, which equates to around 5 of the slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Champoussin is Geneva / Geneve at a distance of 141km or approximately ? minutes driving time. Their season runs from December to April.

SNO-man says

A small purpose-built ski station built in tasteful Swiss 'giant chalet' style and thus looks older than it is. Much of the resort life is centred around the Residence Royal Alpage Club, one of the few après-ski options. At a relatively snow-sure altitude it has a key position in the giant Franco-Swiss Portes du Soleil region.

Alpine Downhill Runs

Beginner Trails  0 runs 0km	0%	Intermediate Trails  7 runs 10.5km	20%
Advanced Trails  6 runs 9km	50%	Expert Trails  2 runs 1km	30%

15 pistes and trails means approximately 20.5km of runs. 7 Champoussin lifts have capacity to transport 7950 per hour. The longest run in the Swiss ski resort is over 7km.

Of the 7 ski lifts, 3 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives an indication of how modern the lift system is and how good Champoussin is for snowboarding - especially for beginners learning to board. Facilities include 0 terrain parks and 0 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 0 metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.

1 apres ski bars 3 restaurants 0 bowling 1 night club 0 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 1 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 1 saunas 0 hot tubs 0 solariums 0 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 0 outdoor ice skating 0 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 0 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 1 horse riding 0 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 0 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Fitness Centre, Hang Gliding, Horse Riding (Summer Only), Thermal Baths (In Val-d'Illiez ).

Main Ski School in Champoussin

Champoussin ski school - snowboarding course & skiing lessons

The official ski/board school is called Ecole Suisse de ski Champoussin and has 15 teachers teaching in Dutch, English, French, German, Italian and taking students from a minimum age of 4.? ? 4772727

Champoussin for beginners         gets 4 stars out of 5 overall    

Champoussin for intermediates  gets 5 stars out of 5 overall    

Champoussin for expert skiers   gets 4 stars out of 5 overall    

Champoussin for snowboarding  gets 3 stars out of 5 overall    

Mountain & Snow Sports in Champoussin

Champoussin snow sports - off slope winter mountain sports

Cross Country Skiing (langlaufen) in Champoussin: 0km X C ski trails, Lessons available? N

Easy XC Ski Trails: 0km     Intermediate XC Trails: 0km   Difficult XC Trails: 0km

Telemark Tuittion: Y     Telemark Rental 0      Paragliding schools: 1

Snow mobile Rental: 0     Toboggan Run Length: 4km

Non Skiing Winter & Snow Activities in Champoussin

Champoussin snow fun - off slope winter activities

Outdoor Ice Rink: 0 Indoor Ice Rink: 0 Balloon Flights: 0

Prepared Winter Walks: 0 Snowshoeing: 1 Hang Gliding : 1

Snow mobile Rental: 0 Toboggan Run Length: 4km Paragliding schools: 1

Champoussin non skiing facilities also include Fitness Centre, Hang Gliding, Horse Riding (Summer Only), Thermal Baths (In Val-d'Illiez ).