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Thyon Les Collons ski area, Valais, Switzerland
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| | Thyon Les Collons has a reasonable range of runs and a perfect selection of great ski lifts. Thyon Les Collons is a smaller size than average ski mountain boasting a medium drop if compared to other Switzerland ski mountains. With a total of 70 ski trails to ski on; it's a delightful collection. This ski mountain has a vertical drop of 5,052 feet which is sufficient for a great top to bottom run. With the terrain being 20,000 acres you will never be without skiable territory. Thyon Les Collons has a good choice of |
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ski trails to suit all abilities; it's impossible to get bored here. Great exercise and just hanging out with your skiing pals attract snow folks from far and near. Snowboarding and skiing in this region is loads of fun the whole ski season. This ski area has
| | a much lower than average ratio of red and black ski runs and a much higher than average fraction of blue and green runs. The 45 lifts here make for a calming ride up the slope. The wintertime view of the Valais, Switzerland peaks and the thrill of speeding down a slope make the trip here worthwhile. This is a good ski resort for everybody with loads of green and blue ski trails. The ski map of Thyon Les Collons on this net page naturally says a thousand words. | |
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QUICK STATS
Vertical drop: 5,052 feet
Total Runs: 70
- 20% Expert and Advanced
- 40% Intermediate Runs
- 40% Beginner Runs
Total Lifts: 45
Skiing Area: 20,000 acres
Annual snowfall: 0 feet
Coordinates:
Latitude: 1
Longitude: 1
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Les Collons-Thyon 2000 is a skiers and boarders dream having great snow from November to April. Located at the end of the 4 valleys it benefits from one of the largest ski regions in Europe with over 400 kms of pistes and over 100 ski lifts.
The ski area above Les Collons has fabulous wide sunny slopes perfect for all and includes one of the most famous ski slopes in the Alps, the fabulous Piste de L'Ours. With some of the best off piste you can ski everywhere, there is no need to ski to Verbier but you can get there on skis in just over an hour.
The Billabong board park is located at Thyon 2000, also close by there is paragliding, ski schools, helisking, cross-country, night skiing with torches, ice skating and snowtubing.
Summer Activities include:
Hiking, mountain biking, climbing, swimming pool, tennis, paragliding, glacier skiing & walking, aqua park, lakes, quad bikes, water sports, horse riding, many great vineyards and much more.
With the traditional Swiss village of Heremence below, Les Masses its lift and restaurant just 500 yards away and the Les Collons resort just 200 metres up the mountain. Les Collons links into the Verbier ski system, Just 1h45m from Geneva and 20 minutes from medieval town of Sion with its restaurants, bars, shops and museums. Les Collons is located at the end of the 4 valleys and is part of one of the largest and highest ski regions in Europe, it is also within easy reach of Evolene, Crans-Montana, Grimentz and Zermatt. The village faces east and catches the morning sun and there are magnificent mountain views to enjoy.
In the centre of Les Collons there are a couple of hotels, several good restaurants and a few bars, the real charm of the area is the feeling of traditional Switzerland as you gaze down at the larch forests with delightful chalets dotted over the slopes and church spires in quaint villages on the other side of the valley. - says: Helen Hunter
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0 vertical feet
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