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Wed 31 May 2006 mac
I have just spent the season in chatel and have found the rating a little harsh, its true the main mountain in Chatel is a nightmare for boarders with loads of drag lifts if you want to head to the better slopes in Swizterland, but there are a number of good long off-piste runs if your prepared to endure the drags. All the best terrain is futher along the road in Pre la joux and linga which is acesed by the free ski bus going every ten mins, at both places there a good number of reds and blues and on powder days you cant beat Happy valley with various off-piste areas with natural jumps hits and various sized drop offs. They have built a good size park in Chatel with a number of rails, jumps and boxes with a chill out zone half way down with large speakers pumping out quality tunes, deck chairs and barbeque, i found the park excellent as the lay out was changed every few weeks and was less busy then the parks in Avoriaz. There is a beginners seperate area next to the main park with learning jumps and flat wide rails to perfect before going into the main park. The night life is less than nearby Avoroiz but the best bars are The Tunnel which has live music on Monday & Thursday nights, with themed party nights on every second wednesday, and has free internet access and wi-fi, Lisbar is the smallest of the three bars but has parties on Tuesday & Saturday nights with different DJ's playing every few weeks and monthly themed parties on the first Tuesday of each month, finally you have the avalanche bar which holds live acts on Thursday and themed parties on alternative Tuesday froms The Tunnel you will find a mix of nationalaties in each bar with excellant staff in all. For the cheapest beer in Town you ned to head for the Hotel Soldanelles bar which has happy hour from 4-5 daily. With plans to build new chairlifts conneteing Chatel to Switerland and Avorioz over the summer of 2006 Chatel is good location if you want to explore the portes du soleil.

Resort Statistics

Resort Type: Alpine
Winter: Dec to April
Summer: None

Lifts

Total Lifts: 44
Gondolas: 2
Chair lifts: 13
Drag lifts: 29
Max people per hour: 41,600
Board Leashes required: No

Mountain

Total pistes/trails: 49
Total ride area: 83km
Longest run: 4miles (6km)

Top lift: 2200m
Vertical drop: 1000m
First lift: 1200m

Piste suitability

Green runs: 30%
Red runs: 60%
Black runs: 10%

Lift Passes

	Low Season			High Season
	EUR	GBP	Average	EUR	GBP	Average
Day Pass	-	-		-	-

	EUR	GBP	Average
Season Pass:	-	-

Lift Passes:
Portes du Soleil
Half-day 29 euros
1 day pass 38 euro
6 day pass 184 euro
Season 724 euro
Chatel only
Half-day 22.50 Day 30 euros 6 days 136 euros
Lift times:8.30am to 4.30pm

Snowfall

Average annual snowfall: 4m
Artificial snowmaking coverage: 10%

Facilities

Snowboard Schools: 3hr/day for 4 days 95euros
Snowboard Hire: 6 days from 92 euros
Night Riding: : Thursday nights 7.30/9.30 the Linga piste is floodlit

Other activities

Heliboarding: : Not available
Snowmobiles: Not available

Further information

www.chatel.com/
Email:touristoffice@chatel.com

Good for families or a piste-ticking boarder, with its quiet nightlife and connection to Portes de Soleil. Great starting point for a road trip or a day board from Geneva.

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HALFPIPE: No
TERRAIN PARK: Yes - 2
BACKCOUNTRY/OFF-PISTE:Yes
TREE RUNS:Yes

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