Zonă de schi Châtel / Portes du Soleil

"Châtel is the charming village side of the Alps. An intimate break for two, a family holiday, a weekend with your friends... Whatever you choose to do here, in Châtel youll find everything the perfect village resort has to offer. A lively village centre, perfectly preserved mountain architecture, skiing in the vast unspoiled spaces of the Portes du Soleil, with little side routes here and there that you can follow on foot, on snowshoes or on skis. The countryside is as magnificent as the old chalets in the valley. Here, the atmosphere is a tempting mixture of a tranquil way of life, friendliness and fun! Every day is simply enchanting. After your days skiing you can sit on your balcony and just savour the moment. The magic of the mountains. Time stands still. Its a moment of sheer joy.

The Espace Liberté ski area offers a wide range of superb holidays and magnificent opportunities for skiing, both for those who come for the life and scenery on the mountain and those looking for that ultimate experience on the slopes!

It extends across:
Châtel with the two massifs : Super-Châtel / Barbossine and Linga / Pré-La-Joux / Plaine Dranse, and not forgetting the village lifts too.

• The Corbeau sector of the Swiss resort of Morgins
• The Swiss resort of Torgon
• The resort of La Chapelle d'Abondance.

And offers:

• 78 ski slopes including: 14 green, 31 blue, 24 red, 7 black
• 59 ski lifts including: 3 ski rope, 2 carpet, 35 skilifts, 18 chairlifts, 3 gondolas.
• 130 km of slopes.

And of course: Châtel is at the heart of the Portes du Soleil - the fascination of a world dedicated to snowsports. Ideally situated between Lake Geneva and the Mont Blanc range, the Portes du Soleil knows no boundaries. It is a fine example of how we can work together to bring skiing to more people. The mountain pass in the Portes du Soleil was originally a crossing point used frequently by everyone from shepherds and their sheep to pedlars and pilgrims. Skiers have now taken over, enjoying a cross-border ski area that links up twelve ski resorts in Switzerland and France. The two hundred ski lifts here whisk you up to the 650 km of carefully managed pistes.The Portes du Soleil ""hands-free"" ski pass is your passport to international snowsports."