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Chatel - Portes du Soleil
Ongoing investment in the ski resort of Chatel and the Portes du Soleil with new pistes and fast new lifts gives you several points from where you can begin each day. One option is the Super Chatel gondola situated in the centre of the ski resort; this is a great area for all abilities. For beginners there are plenty of gentle nursery ski slopes in Chatel as well as more challenging pistes for intermediates and the more experienced skiers and boarders. Super Chatel gives you linked access to the Swiss resorts of Torgon, Morgins and the French resort of La Chappelle.
Super Chatel also has a snow park with a half pipe, slope style area and a boarder cross track running through the forest. New in 2006 we also now have the Z’ALP, a 250m long speed piste where you can challenge your friends to a speed test. The course is fitted with a timing device that shows skiers their speed on an electronic display.
Alternatively, you can start from the lifts at Le Linga or Pre-la-Joux which take you to the Plaine Dranse ski area and then into Avoriaz, Morzine, Les Gets and other Swiss resorts. Le Linga is the area where you can also continue to ski late into the evening. Each Thursday night the stadium piste is floodlit between 7.30 and 9.30pm.
Piste maps: 1) Chatel 2) Portes du Soleil
The village of Chatel lies at an altitude of 1200 metres and the neighbouring purpose built resort of Avoriaz at 1800 metres with the highest lift at 2300 metres. Chatel is not the highest resort in the Alps although is higher than Morzine, Les Gets and Chamonix but its geographical situation to the far north of the French Alps gives the resort its own microclimate ensuring great snow conditions, however to counter nature's whims Chatel has snowmaking machines helping to maintain great conditions throughout the season. The winter ski season in Chatel typically begins around mid December and Chatel is always one of the last resorts to close in the Portes du Soleil at the very end of April. There are 85 snow guns in Chatel and 527 across the Portes Du Soleil.
Back in Chatel you will find some great restaurants offering a wide variety of menus styles, a range of great bars with live music throughout the season and also many sports shops selling all the equipment you will need for your holiday plus perfect gifts to take back home.
In addition to skiing and boarding on the piste there is a wide range of other activities to enjoy during the winter including snow shoeing, horse riding, paragliding, ice skating, ice diving and high mountain ski touring trips.
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