Crans-Montana - Winter sports
The area of Crans-Montana offers superb facilities for winter sports lovers including:
Short training lifts in the valley, numerous lifts on the Cry d'Err (2,207 m/ 7,241ft: cableways from Crans and Montana), Chetzeron (2,100 m/6,890ft: cableway from Crans) and Bella Lui (2,543 m/8,343ft: cableway from Cry d'Err). Summer skiing in the Plaine Morte glacier area (3,000 m/9,843ft: cableway from Violettes). Many ski-trails with lifts between Violettes (2,208 m/7,244ft: cableway from Vermala-Zaumiau) and Petit-Mont-Bonvin (2,411 m/7,910ft: cabin cableway from Aminona). There is splendid long-distance skiing between Crans, Montana and Vermala.
Short training lifts in the valley, numerous lifts on the Cry d'Err (2,207 m/ 7,241ft: cableways from Crans and Montana), Chetzeron (2,100 m/6,890ft: cableway from Crans) and Bella Lui (2,543 m/8,343ft: cableway from Cry d'Err). Summer skiing in the Plaine Morte glacier area (3,000 m/9,843ft: cableway from Violettes). Many ski-trails with lifts between Violettes (2,208 m/7,244ft: cableway from Vermala-Zaumiau) and Petit-Mont-Bonvin (2,411 m/7,910ft: cabin cableway from Aminona). There is splendid long-distance skiing between Crans, Montana and Vermala.
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National teams from all over Europe train on the high slopes of the Plaine Morte glacier. An artificial ice rink, curling, tobogganing and famous Swiss ski schools are also to be found here.
The twin villages of Crans-Montana have more five-star hotels than any other Swiss resort except St Moritz. And with a number of new facilities built for the 1987 World Alpine Ski Championships, the intermediate skier finds the slopes of his or her dreams and short lift lines. There is limited beginner terrain and experts will find limited steeps but there is off-piste and tree skiing and the runs developed for the world championships are a good test.
The twin villages of Crans-Montana have more five-star hotels than any other Swiss resort except St Moritz. And with a number of new facilities built for the 1987 World Alpine Ski Championships, the intermediate skier finds the slopes of his or her dreams and short lift lines. There is limited beginner terrain and experts will find limited steeps but there is off-piste and tree skiing and the runs developed for the world championships are a good test.
