Active through the Valais winter

Dear Journalists,

Valais offers endless winter sports options: until the end of April, guests can enjoy 2,000 kilometres of ski pistes as well as ski touring parks, secured freeride routes, snowshoe trails and mountain huts for ski tourers. And with the new interactive map on visitvalais.ch, planning your next stay in Valais is easier than ever.

Would you like to find out more about winter in Valais? Don’t hesitate to contact us: we would be delighted to provide you with further information or organise interviews.

Freeride in Valais

Martin (14) and Théo (17) Bender love speed. That’s why they spend their winter leisure time skiing – preferably on secured freeride routes. Valais is the perfect place for the two brothers. After all, it’s home to some of the most legendary freeride areas in the world. Several Valais ski areas have established secured freeride itineraries or are venues for international competitions. Upcoming freeride events in Valais:

• 1.-3.03.2019: First-Track Freeride St-Luc/Chandolin
• 8.-20.03.2019: Nendaz Freeride
• 23.-31.03.2019: Xtreme Verbier

A new ski touring park in Val d’Anniviers

Ski touring is in vogue at the moment, and the new ski touring park in Val d’Anniviers offers the opportunity to practise the sport on marked and secured trails. It features five routes in the St-Luc/Chandolin ski area and two in Vercorin. The Anniviers Touring Tracks join the existing ski touring parks in Morgins, Crans-Montana, Torgon, Arolla, Verbier and Nendaz.

A new interactive map of Valais

An interactive map has recently been added to visitvalais.ch. It covers the whole of the canton and makes it quick and easy to plan activities – even for people unfamiliar with the region. The interactive map is divided into the categories of «Activities», «Events», «Offers», «Hotel», «Destinations», «Tips» and «Webcams», giving winter sports fans an overview of the canton’s ski areas, secured freeride routes, children’s snow playgrounds and longest descents. Despite the wealth of information it features, the map remains both clear and intuitive.

5 reasons to spend Easter in Valais

To finish the winter season in style, nothing beats a few last runs up on the slopes. If the sun is uncharacteristically absent one day, treat yourself to a few hours of blissful relaxation at one of our thermal spas. There will also be a host of restaurants ready to spoil guests at the end of a day packed with experiences - delicacies of Valais included.