Skiing & Snowboarding:
The seven resorts of Leysin, Villars, Gryon, Les Diablerets, Les Mosses, Rougemont and Chateau-d'Oex make up the spectacular skiing area of Alpes Vaudoise, the skipass covers all resorts and is even free to under 9s. With 74 lifts and 220km of downhill pistes (135 miles) this must be one of the 'prized areas' for skiers visiting Switzerland. The region is just 115km from Geneva and can be reached in nine hours or less on mainly motorways from Calais. The Bern-Lausanne-Geneva motorway goes right past the 'gateway town' of Aigle and from here you turn off to Leysin or to Villars via Ollon.
Leysin has 17 lifts and a snow park with a half pipe, and ski tours and snow-shoe treks offer skiers and snowboarders ideal opportunities for enjoyment. And there is also a snow sport school, a lit cross-country skiing trail and toboggan run. A round of the Snowboarding World Championships is held in Leysin each year.
250 kilometres of hiking trails, mountain tours and interesting bike tours offer plenty of exercise in the open countryside. Mountaineers find several challenges in the precipitous chalk rock-faces which resemble the Dolomites. The difficult via ferrata at the Tour d'Aï is for experienced mountaineers only.
Events Nearby:
World famous jazz festival at Montreux (July) and the lesser known and more intimate jazz festival at Cully (April).
Leysin Nescafé Champs Open - world championship for world-elite snowboarders and big get-together (January).
International dog-sled race in Les Mosses - an air of the deep North: 700 dogs and their mushers compete for the prize (March).
Original Black Race - innovative snowboard race in Les Mosses: snow-shoe ascent to the summit and descent by board (March).
Leysin Music Panorama - folklore music festival on the Berneuse (June).
Golf:
The nearest Golf Club, The Montreux Golf Club, only a 15 to 20 drive away, which is situated in the heart of the Alps, in the Rhône valley, close to Lake Geneva. It offers spectacular views over the mountains & is mercifully quite flat. Another golf course within easy reach is Villars, an18-hole mountainous championship course with magnificent views over Mont Blanc & the Dents du Midi which will delight you with its imposing setting. You don't even have to drive all the way to this course, take the free cog train. Check out also Lavaux Golf Club which is a top quality golf course in the Vaud mountains with stunning views across Lake Geneva and Gstaad Golf Club
'One of the most beautiful golf courses in Switzerland' is at 1400m altitude probably one of the most challenging and beautiful alpine golf courses in Europe only 25 miles from Villars, a drive through stunning scenery gets you there!
marks the location of the property in Alps of Vaud
