Champex Lac Area:
Champex-Lac is a wonderful sports ground both in summer and winter and it is a peaceful holiday spot for families or couples regardless of age!
The lake is the focal point of the village adding summer activities such as rowing, swimming, pedalos and fishing to the array of winder activities.
Plenty of skiing options above 2000m provide a reliable snow cover.
Further Information for Champex –Lac Area:
Altitude of the village: 1,466m to 3500m;
Population: 150;
Restaurants: 8;
Bars: 5;
Discotheques: 1;
Sport Centre: 1;
Ski Slopes: 25km in Champex-Lac (+100km around Champex) and 400km in the neighbouring 4 valleys;
Cross Country Skiing:
12km in Champex –Lac (+12 km around Champex), Ski lifts,
Gondolas & Cable cars: 3 in Champex Lac (+14 around Champex).
Champex-Lac Activities:
In Winter & Spring:
25km in marked pistes in Champex-Lac;
Over 100km marked pistes around Champex ;
Over 400 km marked pistes in the neighbouring 4 valleys ;
Excellent challenging ski area ;
Exceptional off piste skiing ;
Heliskiing ;
Night Skiing ;
Largest network of signposted snowshoe paths in Switzerland ;
Ice skating ;
Paragliding ;
Rap Jumping ;
Tobogganing slope ;
Ski Touring (skinning) ;
Cross country skiing ;
Highly qualified local ski schools ;
One mountain piste restaurant ;
In Summer & Autumn:
400 km of signposted footpaths ;
Nature reserves of Combe de l’A ;
Alpine Gardens of Borg-St-Pierre and Champex-Lac ;
Donkey back rides for children ;
Nordic walking ;
Over 500km cycle paths over 21 routes ;
Mont Fort mountain biking route ;
Rock climbing on artificial wall at La Fouly ;
Fishing on the lake ;
Open air swimming ;
Cannoning ;
Mountaineering ;
The Saint Bernard Museum ;
Traditional cow fighting.
How To Get There:
Champex -Lac resort is serviced by excellent rail and road links, open all year (Champex-Lac, 1500m above sea level). The resort is ideally situated in the heart of Swiss Alps, 30 minutes from Verbier.
By Plane:
Champex-Lac is about 1hr 40 mins from Geneva with multiple flights from the 4 London Airports plus direct flights from Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Doncaster, Dublin, Edinburgh, East Midlands, Exeter, Glasgow, Leeds Bradford, Liverpool, Manchester Newcastle, Norwich and Southampton.
Airline operators include Easy Jet, BMI, Air France, KLM, Lufthansa, British Airways & Swiss Air.
By Car:
By the A9 Highway to Martigny, by the Great Saint-Bernard road Tunnel; by the Forclaz and Great Saint-Bernard Mountain passes.
From Geneva Airport you are able to hire a car from numerous car rental companies and embark on the picturesque journey around Lake Geneva across to Champex which takes approximately 1hour and 45 minutes.
