St Luc

St Luc and neighbouring Chandolin are just two of the five resorts which make up the beautiful area known as the Val d'Anniviers. Both resorts are easily reached from Geneva in 2 hours (by car) or 2.5 hours by train. The resorts lie above the town of Sierre deep in the Swiss Alps and as yet remain very much undiscovered gems. The larger known resort of Crans Montana is on the other side of the Rhone valley. St Luc is a charming, picture postcard Swiss mountain village largely made up of with traditional mazots, century old chalets and a few small two and three star hotels as well as a lovely 4 star, the Hotel Bella Tola. It is true that the nightlife is quiet. However, if all you really look for are a few beers in a local bar after a hard day's skiing then you'll be absolutely fine. As an alternative to après, after a day on the slopes, most people head back to their hotel or chalet in St Luc for relax.

The whole area has 220km of pisted runs, so there is plenty to ski and board. The St Luc/Chandolin area offers 75km of pistes but also some fantastic North facing freeride off piste areas with couloirs and powder fields. To reach the other areas you would need to have a car or hop on the shuttle bus which goes to each resort every 20 minutes (free with lift pass). The skiing in this area will suit families with young children, beginner and low intermediate adults, and also those who like their off-piste untracked all week!! With the top station at just under 3,000 metres and over 1,400 metres of vertical there is plenty of everything, and the North and East facing slopes keep their snow in good condition. What's more the back-country terrain hardly ever gets tracked out so you can repeat descents all day long with fresh tracks each time - oh joy.