Veysonnaz village facilities:
Veysonnaz has: Gondola station; 4 sports/hire shops; 3 supermarkets; a bakery; 2 banks; a butchers; a hairdressers; a souvenier shop; 6 restaurants in town and 5 on the slopes; 5 bar/cafes and 2 bar/discos; a relaxation centre offers swimming pool, sauna, jacuzzi, steam room and massage treatments; Tourist Information Office; Taxi service; garage/petrol station. Resident Doctor; nearest hospital is Sion, 10km away.
Skiing:
Superb skiing for all abilities.
The local 'La Printze' which offers:
18 blue, 25 red and 6 black runs serviced by 4 gondolas, 8 chair lifts and 28 surface lifts.
The all encompassing '4 Valleys'/Mont Fort which offers in excess of:
25 blue, 70 red and 6 black runs serviced by 18 gondolas, 32 chair lifts and 49 surface lifts.
Snow cannons ensure excellent conditions. 32km of cross-country slopes. Snowboarding runs and 5km snow shoe treks. 10 mins walk to gondolas at Veysonnaz or a free ski-bus to Veysonnaz, Thyon and Verbier stops 250m from apartment.
Ski/Snow board hire/shops and Swiss Ski School for 3½ to 6 years and 7 years to adult in Veysonnaz. Child care facilities available. Please contact for more details and brochures.
Summer activities:
An ideal summer destination for mountain lovers and sun worshippers as it offers more than 300 km of footpaths in pine-scented forests, along the “Bisses” (waterways) and breathtaking scenery amongst the snow capped mountains.
To get a real feel for Swiss culture, gastronomy and the traditions of Veysonnaz, you can attend one of the 'Valais' evenings, or take part in cellar-visits, bread-making in the village oven (which dates from 1796), cheese-making in an alpine farm, fruit-picking or harvesting. In June you can see one of Switzerland's most picturesque customs - the taking of cows to high pasture.
There are many sporting activities for you: for hikers there are 300 km of marked paths, for mountain bikers there are 5 different runs with a total length of 70km, for walkers you can take part in a guided walk up to the glacier on the mountain peaks. for golfers there are 6 courses within an hours drive. You can try-out grass-scooters, climbing or paragliding.
