The beloved Valais (Wallis) is one of the most diversified destinations for your holiday with a huge variety of (sports) activities and trips in any season. A very sunny mountain climate, clean air, nature with mountains, glaciers, streams, forests, meadows and lakes, where you can walk, biking, climbing, thermal bathing, rafting, swimming, parapantes, skating, (summer) skiing and play golf, but as well enjoy gastronomy with marvelous wines, mountain wellness & spa and culture with castles and museums.
Haute-Nendaz itself offers, amongst others, many shops, rental shops, tourist office, restaurants, banks, bars, outside swimming pool (summertime), climbing walls, fitness center, play fields, and new ultra-luxury spa / wellness (2200m2!), including indoor and outdoor pools, sauna, hammam, salt baths, ice cave, etc.
In short, a holiday destination with ingredients for all ages to relax and enjoy.
From your lounger on the sunny wooden deck of the chalet you'll enjoy a quiet and peaceful setting, and enchanting (sun-set) views. In the summer sunset on the wooden deck after 9 p.m. Definitely a holiday you will remember.
Underneath we listed some of the activities in the immediate vicinity. Alternatively a lot of information can found on www.valais.ch
> over 250km (marked) hiking trails, some starting directly from the chalet
> cabin lifts operational all year long to transport mountaineers as well as mountainbikers
> glacier walks, en trails along Les Bisses for small childeren
> rock climbing with ropes and ladders at Nax
> large diversity of mountain bike trails; start directly from the chalet !
> use the cabin lift to bring your mountainbike to high altitude......... and descend back to the chalet in various routes
> "Tour du Mont-Fort" [link: tour du M-F]
> challenge yourself on your bike passing a landscape of wine fields and postcard picture villages
> 6 great golf courses at 25-60 min driving distance from chalet [link: Valais Golf info]
> Championship course of Crans-sur-Sierre at a 45 min drive only
> heated outside swimmingpool, paragliding, canoeing, rafting, horseriding, and tennis
> thermal baths & wellness [link: Les bains de Saillon]
> cave-lake of St-Léonard. Boat trips form March till November > Grande Dixence dam. With a height of 285 meter one of the world's largest dams. Lake Dix can be reached by taking a cable car from the foot of the dam
(the highest dam in Europe) and then you can take a boat across the lake and admire the views from the restaurant or hike to the ski resort of Arolla.
> Aletsch glacier (UNESCO world heritage)
> several fairy-tale castles and museums
> Sion (13km): historical center, Friday market, shopping, museums, castle
> jet-set in Verbier, Crans-Montana and Zermatt
> cities Montreux, Lausanne, Gruyere and Bern (UNESCO world heritage)
> get carried away by the enchanted views from the chalet
> play family games at the kitchen table
> enjoy local food and wines
> forget all time while reading a book in one of the lounge chair outside on the sunny terrace
> The chalet (named La Piste in the winter) is located next to a ski slope of the 4-Valleys/Verbier ski area (412 km piste)
> Ski, snowboard, tour ski, 40km snow-shoeing, 12 km cross country trails, 100km winter hiking trails
> More detailed information on our winter website www.chaletlapiste.com