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Arolla - Its at the end of a long windy road, with right-angle turns, no crash-barriers and 200m s, but its worth the drive. 4 1/2 km of button lifts drag you up to 3000m and a fantastic view. The great thing is they drag hardly anyone else up! It is so uncrowded, with good pistes, though the best bit is that the locals dont seem to want to ride off-pistes. Fine by me! It is one of my favourite resorts in the Alps - January is always half-price for lifts and pension, and the off-piste…

Brides les Bain is an average sized town situated at the bottom of the meribel valley and in the heart of the largest skiing domain in the world, the 3 valleys. There is easy access to the 300km of snowy piste via the olympe gondolas which take you directly to the main lift station in meribel (1450m). You can take full advantage of the pistes until its time to go, you may have to taKe the gondolas back to the town or possibly in january or february there is a small piste available,…

The “secret tip” among the ski resorts of the Wallis region offers lots of sun, great snow-security and a spacious area with 60 km of slopes of varying degrees of difficulty. You find this resort at an altitude of 1322 to 3100 m. The 160 m long ski tunnel on the Hohstock opens up a paradise for lovers of deep snow, snowboarders and riders. Fun is guaranteed – also in the “Play Country” for children or on the 7 km long toboggan-run, starting at the mountain…