Ok so yesterday wasn’t the best day for showcasing the slopes in Are in Sweden – Scandinavia’s best ski resort. So I got stuck into the spirit of the place instead – courtesy...
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Grimentz is not the place to come for a party atmosphere. Instead, you’d be better off in nearby Zermatt or Verbier, where there is a big choice of bars and clubs. People chose the pretty Val...
There are two ski schools in Grimentz: the oldest is the Swiss Ski and Snowboard School Grimentz – ESS – which was founded in 1959. Today it teaches skiing, snowboarding and telemark. Grimentz...
You’ll find all the usual Valais cuisine here – plenty of fondue, raclette and other cheesy dishes. But the speciality is the wine. The Vin de Glacier is only found in the Val d’Anniviers...
Actually, if the truth be known, we think St-Luc, on the other side of the valley, is a nicer place to stay: it’s bigger, even prettier, and gets more sun. What’s more, it’s home to...
Grimentz is one of the four ski areas in the Val d’Anniviers. The others are Zinal, now linked, and the two more distant areas of St-Luc/Chandolin and Vercorin. Between them, they offer 220km...
The Stats
Altitude: 1570m
Top Lift: 2900m
Ski area: 220km of piste
Adult lift pass: CHF280 for six days
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What’s this? Good conditions across all of the Southern Hemisphere’s main ski regions? It’s a few years since the Welove2ski Snow Report has been able to say that. Down there, it’s usually a case of...
Interesting weather they’ve got down in New Zealand this week. A vicious storm is churning through the Southern Ocean at the moment, and it’s bringing 80mph winds to the bottom of the South Island...
Buying skis (or indeed any ski equipment) can be a daunting experience, and is a topic we are often asked about. No wonder: these are incredibly technical pieces of equipment, and you can’t be...