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Villars – a ski area with more than 225 km of skiing between 1’300 and 3’000 meters

In winter, the ski area ViIlars-Gryon-Diablerets-Glacier 3000 offers 125 km of slopes between 1300 and 3000 m. altitude and allows all snow sports lovers to fully enjoy a varied ski area, offering a wide choice of slopes for all levels. The configuration of the ski area, as well as the various ways to access the slopes allow non-skiers to easily reach skiers during the day.

Various ski pass packages are available:
– For 1 or 2 days, choose between the area with glacier (125 km) or without glacier (100 km).
– From 3 days, the package automatically includes the glacier and also allows free skiing in Leysin and Les Mosses accessible by car, (100 km of additional slopes with 40 ski lifts), or enjoy a total of 225 km.
– Freepass offers an automatic debit system for ski days/half days on the credit card, with discounts of 15% on weekends and 30% on weekdays.

The ski area is also part of the Superpass, which totals 420 km depistes, encompassing the Villars-Gryon-Diablerets and Gstaad Mountainrides ski areas.
Children under 9 ski for free all over the ski area and stay free in the parents’ room in a number of hotels!

Technical information on the Villars-Gryon-Diablerets ski area (with glacier), 125km :
Trails: approx. 125 km of runs: 40% blue runs (57 km), 39% red runs (45 km), 10% black runs (13 km), 8% yellow runs, itineraries (10 km)
Lifts: 45 skilifts (1 rack and pinion train, 3 cable cars, 3 cable cars, 10 chairlifts, 28 skilifts)
Highest point: 3000m. (Glacier des Diablerets)
Highest point (excluding glacier): 2’100 meters
Lowest point: 1300 metres (Villars and Gryon villages)
Longest track: Combe d’Audon, Glacier 3200m. – Reusch 1350m, 10km
Runway orientation: 60% south, 25% north, 10% west, 5% east
Capacity Villars-Gryon-Diablerets: 38’000 pers/hour
Snowparks: “Glacier, Diablerets, Villars”: 300m length and 80m width. “Villars/Bretaye 1884 Park”: 2 jumps (3-5m), 2 jumps (12-18m), 2 straight rails (6m, 6m), 2 C-box (6m, 6m) 2 straight boxes (6m, 5m), 1 rainbow rail (8m), relaxation area with palm trees bar, bbq and music
Number of restaurants at altitude: 17, including 10 between Villars and Gryon
Ski slopes for children : Free beginners’ area in the heart of the resort of Villars, free tobogganing and skiing for beginners in Gryon (Frience, in altitude), snow gardens on the ski area at 1800 m. altitude in Bretaye and Les Chaux.
Artificial snow (Villars-Gryon sector): 8 guns for 1570 m. and 85 poles for 8500 m., that is 9570 m. in total (20% of the domain)