Ski Touring Switzerland

Valais is a winter playground located in the south-west corner of Switzerland which is surrounded by the majestic Alps and bordered on three sides by France and Italy. With 45 summits above 4,000 metres, Valais landscape is ideally suited for resort and backcountry skiing. There are 40 ski areas in the region providing 2,000 km of pistes (ski runs) with a network of 446 lifts. Most notably of these are Verbier, Zermatt and Crans-Montana along with the legendary Haute Route running through the heart of the region from Zermatt to Chamonix. With all this to offer it’s no wonder they say Valais is ’Where winter comes to play’. Both resort and backcountry skiers are guaranteed not to be disappointed. 

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