WINTER Activities ...
For winter holidays there is a wide choice of skiing / snowboarding and other winter sports within easy reach by car.
For intermediate / advanced downhill skiers the chalet occupies a convenient central location within the area covered by the extensive Portes du Soleil ski stations. A location that enables convenient access to all the major resorts of the Portes du Soleil. Including Abondance / Chapelle - 10 mins, Chatel -20 mins, Morzine / Avoriaz - 20 mins, Morgins / Les Gets - 30 mins etc. In addition, there is Bernex ski station, 15 mins.
A small friendly ski station, in which lift passes, lessons, bars, restaurants, and ski hire are very reasonably priced. It has good nursery and intermediate slopes, green, blue and red runs, and certain of the red runs are rather demanding. Also, for novices / beginners there are nursery slopes on the top of the Col de Corbier.
For cross country skiing, there is an excellent network of tracks from Abondance - the nearest village to the house (3 km). Ski equipment can be hired locally at very competitive rates.
Both indoor and outdoor ice-skating are available in the area. Guided Snow Shoe Walking & Off Piste Skiing can be arranged.
Excursions may be taken to a variety of locations including Chamonix France, Aosta in Italy, Montreux, Berne, Verbier, Zermatt and the St. Bernard Pass, in Switzerland.
Summer Activities ...
In summer, the house is ideally located for a variety of holiday activities. There are beautiful walks from the house and extensive graded walks at all levels in the vicinity.
There is also river rafting and canoeing, mountain bike trails, road bike routes taken by the Tour de France, tennis, hang gliding, horse riding etc.
In the summer the ski lifts in the Portes du Soleil are converted to carry mountain bikes. The Col de Corbier has internationally renowned climbing available.
Lake Geneva is half an hour away for swimming, boating and steamer trips and golf.
There are also 3 open air swimming pools nearer the house at Bernex, Chatel and Morzine, and thermal baths at Val D'Illiez near Champery.
In the summer mountain and climbing equipment can be hired locally.
WHAT TO DO...
OFF-PISTE SKING
Mountain biking
Climbing
Para gliding
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