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...
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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...
Whilst many British skiers are familiar with the Austrian resort of Mayrhofen, most of them know nothing about the Zillertal – the valley in which it’s set. They’re missing out on...
Davos is party central and the nightlife ranges from elegant piano bars and lounges to techno music venues, with the apres starting as soon as (or even before) skiers and snowboarders come down from...