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Portes
du Soleil Ski domain
Châtel
is one of the 12 resorts that join to make the Portes du Soleil, which
claims to be the largest linked ski area in the world. The
skiing is fantastic, with something for everyone, from easy green runs to
the infamous black run - The Wall.
Start
in France in the morning and ski over to Switzerland in the afternoon. You
can visit 12 French and Swiss resorts including the picturesque
Morzine; Morgins with its breath taking views of the Dents du Midi;
Avoriaz with its snow park - or the lesser known Champery and Les Crosets.
These resorts
comprise part of the Portes du Soleil domain with over 650kms of piste, snow parks,
over 270 lifts, and many superb mountain restaurants. The Portes du
Soleil ski pass covers all these areas. Access to Avoriaz is quick and easy
from Pre la Joux, which is a 10 minute journey by car - click here
to see a sketch map.
Lowest
Altitude: 1000 m / Highest Altitude: 2460 m
Number of Lifts: 255 / Number of Runs: 303
Km of Slopes : 709 km / Snow Cannons: 214
The inclusive Portes Du Soleil Ski Pass covers the following resorts, all
of which are linked by lift:
Avoriaz, Abondance,
Champery, Champoussin, La Chapelle d'Abondance, Châtel, Les Crosets, Les
Gets, Montriond, Morgins, Morzine, Torgon
Super
Chatel Ski domain
From
Châtel village centre you can travel up to the varied ski area of Super
Châtel which is a perfect spot for beginners as there are plenty of
gentle nursery slopes. There are also great pistes for more experienced
skiers and boarders. Super Châtel also has a fantastic board park with
plenty of jumps for boarders and skiers.
Resort
Altitude: 1200m (3937ft)
Number of lifts: 40
Number of slopes: 38
Beginner: 47% / Intermediate: 45% / Expert: 8%
Total piste length: 82km / Snowboard parks: 1
Cross country: 42km
The
inclusive Châtel ski pass is also valid for the Swiss resort of Torgon,
the Corbeau section of the Swiss resort, Morgins, as well as the Braitaz
sector of La Chapelle d’Abondance. This totals 130 km (80 miles) of
pistes, as well as the Chatel side of the skiing from Pré la Joux.
For
more information and to see the relevant piste maps, visit the web sites
below. (Don't forget to click on the Union Jack for the English
language version!)
http://www.chatel.com/index.html
http://www.avoriaz.com/index.
Click
here for information on ski hire
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