Switzerland
LES DIABLERETS
DIABLERETS TOURISME:
Les Diablerets CH-1865
Telephone: (41) (24) 492-3358 Fax: (41) (24) 492-2348
URL: diablerets.ch
Email: info@diablerets.ch
LAKE OF GENEVA, Alpes Vaudoises
(French speaking region) Les Diablerets combines cruising terrain on a glacier, nearly two miles high, with some ebony-black routes down to the village.
Elevation: Base: 1,200 m (3,936 ft); Top: 3,000 m (9840 ft)
Vertical: 1,800 m (5,904 ft)
Terrain: 65 km (38 mi) of local downhill runs; 125 km (75 mi) when combined with Villars 50% beginner, 42% intermediate, 8% advanced
Skiing Circus: Connects by chairlift with Villars and Gryon; By bus with Leysin, Glacier 3000 and Les Mosses
Lifts: 24 in Diablerets and on glacier; 45 in region that also includes Villars/Gryon
Types and Capacity: Diablerets—Glacier—3 cable cars; 1 gondola; 6 chairlifts; 14 surface lifts; Diablerets (Glacier 3000)—Villars/Gryon—1 train, 3 cable cars, 3 gondolas, 11 chairlifts, 28 surface lifts
Lift Capacity: 22,565 p/h resort; 44,755 p/h region
Ski Season: December-April
Summer Skiing: On the Glacier 3000 from mid-June to end of July, and from October on, depending on snow conditions. Ski, snowboard, snowpark and halfpipe
Cross Country: 30 km (19 mi) in resort, including skating tracks; 25 km (16 mi) of winter walking trails; 15 km (9 mi) of snowshoe trails
Ski School: 50 instructors, all disciplines
Mountain Restaurants: 4
Other Winter Activities: Winterwalk hiking; ice skating/artificial; mountaineering; paragliding; snowboarding; sledging (7,2 km); torchlight skiing; curling; helicopter skiing; snowscoot, snowbalancers, ice waterfall, snowshoes; Fun Park (snowtubing, sledding)
Après-Ski: Bars, disco, cafes, concerts, ice bar, folklore evenings
Shopping/Services: Various shops
Credit Cards: MC, VISA, American Express
Child Care: Nursery: Kindergarten "Les Guignols", Mme Progler; Telephone:(41) (79) 249-2038. The Swiss Ski School proposes a combination of skigarden with lessons, lunch and kindergarden in the afternoon. Kindergarten possible for the day. Babysitters available.
Lodging: 900 hotel beds; 12 hotels; 3,000 other beds in chalets and apartments
Transportation: Gateway Airport: Geneva (1 ½ hrs)
Closest Provincial City: Aigle 20 km (12 mi)
By Auto: Lausanne to Aigle to Diablerets
By Train: Geneva-Lausanne-Aigle on the interregional Simplon line, then ASD mountain railway to Les Diablerets
Best Deal: Pension-type bed and breakfast can be as low as 30 Swiss Francs in low season. Weeklong packages with half-board and lifts are from 921 SF in a one-star to SF 1,593 in a four-star hotel. Reservations through tourist office
Other Information: See also Villars and Leysin listings for other nearby skiing
Rates: See Rates section
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