Activities in Champéry | Valais Switzerland

ALPES'HUSKIES - Initiation to mushing

This experiment is an educational discovery of the world of mushing, in a privatized form for a couple or a family. This activity is family and fun. Everyone will enjoy it, either as a passenger sitting on the sled, as a pilot, or as a handler or in contact with my adorable dogs at the home line.

Dog Sledding

Indoor activities

Escape Room

A self-contained world, a gripping scenario, engrossing puzzles and a clock that ticks as you rack your brains: “Escape Rooms” are proving ever more popular. While the basic concept remains the same (you have to find a way to escape from an enclosed space by solving puzzles in a set time), the wide variety of settings and stories on offer promise very different game experiences. Try them out with family, friends or colleagues: you’ll need to collaborate and communicate well to gather the clues that will help you escape!

Indoor activities

Point of sale La Petite Cavagne, Champéry, Valais, Switzerland

Local products shops

La Cavagne 1874

As the little sister of La Cavagne in Troistorrents, this charming shop in the centre of Champéry offers products from local farmers: cheese and freshly cut dried meat, home-made jams and many other treats.

Plus points: hampers of local products and sweets.

Local products shops

Le Pas de Chavanette or "the Swiss Wall" in Champéry, Portes du Soleil, Valais

The most exciting ski runs

Le Pas de Chavanette - The Swiss Wall

Famous as one of the steepest and most difficult runs in the world, the Pas de Chavanette is reserved for experienced skiers. It begins on the border between Switzerland and France; French enthusiasts call it “the Swiss wall”. Just over 1 km long, the run has a vertical drop of 400 m with gradients of more than 50%, demanding respect from all who would tackle it. After heavy snowfall, the moguls can grow to a height of two metres. Best, then, to gain plenty of confidence before tackling this monument of the Portes du Soleil ski area, where even the piste-grooming machines dare not venture.

The most exciting ski runs

Ice Skating

Palladium

The Palladium ice-skating rink in Champéry welcomes skaters of all ages and abilities for public skating sessions, athlete training camps, hockey matches, curling competitions, skating shows and discos on ice. Most notably, the Palladium rink is home to Stéphane Lambiel's elite 'Skating School of Switzerland' and regularly hostes teams in training like the famous Geneva Servette HC. With 800 seats, it is the perfect place to organize or to watch international competitions and major skating events.

Ice Skating

Ski areas

Region Dents du Midi - Portes du Soleil - Area Champéry

The mountain village of Champéry, nestled between the Dents du Midi and the Dents Blanches, is an ideal starting point for numerous winter sports. Within five minutes the cable car of Champéry - Croix-de-Culet or the 6-seater chairlift of Grand-Paradis takes guests to the "Portes du Soleil" ski area. A snowpark meets the needs of freestylers. A highlight of the ski resort is the run at Pas de Chavanette, often simply called "Le Mur Suisse" (the Swiss Wall) – it is one of the steepest in the world. Within a single kilometre the descent drops nearly 400 metres, with gradients of up to 50 degrees.

Ski areas

Restaurants «Saveurs du Valais»

Restaurant Coquoz

Located at the heart of the ski area, this restaurant offers a superb view of the Alps and an inventive take on local cuisine: veal sweetbread with apricots, lamb shank stewed with hay, rack of venison with a rye crust.

Restaurants «Saveurs du Valais»

The longest ski runs

Ripaille – Grand-Paradis

This scenic red run, 10 kilometres long, is particularly appealing for its variety of landscapes and terrain. Starting at an altitude of 1,820 metres, the descent finishes at 1,055 metres, after a combination of straight schusses and twisting trails. Snowy peaks, fragrant pine forests and the dramatic pinnacles of the Dents du Midi and the Dents Blanches high above: the backdrop for this fun run is simply enchanting.

The longest ski runs

Children's snow playgrounds

Snowli Swiss Snow Kids Village

The Champéry Snowli Swiss Snow Kids Village, located behind the Palladium sports centre in a space specially designed for young skiers. It will allow your children to learn the basics of this sport in an area of 920 square meters equipped with a magic carpet. Accessible to children from 3 to 7 years old, it offers supervision by children’s ski instructors and is located near a restaurant with a view on the Kids Village.

Children's snow playgrounds

Indoor activities

Sports centres

Keep yourself in shape and unwind at one of our many sports centres, which offer a wide range of activities for visitors of all ages. These complexes run a variety of classes and events to free your mind and energise your body in the heart of Valais.

Year-round activities:
Tennis : Game, set and match! Pick up your favourite racquet and head for one of the many tennis courts at the sports centres of Valais for a fun knockabout or a battle of skill. Lobs, aces, backhands, smashes, singles or doubles – reveal the Roger Federer that’s hidden inside you!
Badminton : Blink and you’ll miss it: the world’s fastest racquet sport is also a popular activity at all sports complexes in Valais. The venues are fully equipped to host your badminton games and competitions, whatever your level of ability.
Padel: A mix of tennis and squash, padel is played in doubles on a court enclosed by glass walls. Padel doesn't require much strength or technique, but does call for team spirit and agility to combine action, fun and a friendly disposition!

Indoor activities

Alpine pastures with snack bars

Alpage Lapisa

At this alpine pasture nestled above Champéry, a friendly family of alpine farmers will welcome you for an introduction to their daily lives. Learn about interesting activities such as milking the cows and goats, as well as the delicate process of making cheese with a wood fire. You can stop by for some local food at the snack bar, which has been completely renovated, and drop in at the sales point to buy some of the pasture’s delicious produce. For the perfect way to round off your trip, why not spend the night at the pasture to savour the tranquillity and fresh air?

Alpine pastures with snack bars

Bikeparks

Champéry-Morgins bikepark

The bikepark at Champéry-Morgins has 11 downhill tracks of different levels: 1 green, 1 blue, 7 red and 2 black. From this bikepark, riders can also reach 4 other bikeparks located in French resorts of the Portes du Soleil – at Châtel, Les Gets, Morzine and Avoriaz. Thanks to 20 different cable cars and chairlifts throughout the cross-border holiday region, you can get easily from Switzerland to France and vice versa.

During summer 2023, the Morgins Bike Park will remain closed as the La Foilleuse chairlift will be replaced by a gondola lift. The new opening is planned for summer 2024.

Bikeparks

Champéry, Tour Dents Blanches, summer, hiking, Valais

Hiking Tours

Dents Blanches Tour

This route crosses the administrative border between Haute-Savoie and Valais. This demarcation line is complet...

Hiking Tours

Champéry, Tour des Portes du Soleil, summer, hiking, Valais

Hiking Tours

Dents du Midi Tour

This tour does not present any great difficulty but the climb up the Jorat pass (1,400 metres difference in height) and the Encel pass (narrow section with a handrail) requires a good level of physical fitness. You will need to take some longer rests to make the most of the stunning panoramic views: the Cime de l’Est and the Vierge as you climb the Jorat, the Lac de Salanfe and Tour Salière as you descend the pass, the Ruan Glacier from the Susanfe cabane, the Souffla gorge and waterfall as you leave the Encel pass, the walls of rocks from the Anthème cabane, and the Chablais up to Lake Geneva.

Hiking Tours

Interpretive trails

Discovering water

The 16 stations on this water-themed trail make visitors aware of the protection and management of this natural resource. It can be done in several legs.

Interpretive trails

Panoramic hike to a dramatic border pass at the top of the Val d’Illiez. Scenic cable car ride, working alpine farms, idyllic Barme plateau, charming mountain restaurants.

Hikes

From Croix de Culet over the Col de Cou pass to Champéry

Panoramic hike to a dramatic border pass at the top of the V...

Hikes

Suitable for hikers of all abilities, this walk consists of a path hewn into the rock and offers commanding views over Champéry.

Hikes

Galerie Défago

Suitable for hikers of all abilities, this walk consists of a path hewn into the rock and offers commanding vi...

Hikes

Scenic loop to an idyllic lake high on the Dents du Midi. Highlights include a historical cliff trail, abundant alpine flowers and a welcoming mountain cabin.

Hikes

Loop from Champéry to Lacs d’Antème

Scenic loop to an idyllic lake high on the Dents du Midi. Highlights include a historical...

Hikes

Adventure Park Acrobranche in Champéry, Portes du Soleil, Valais

Adventure parks

Organic Adventure Park

Obstacle course in the trees situated in Champery, the Organic Adventure Park will surprise you: zip lines, suspension bridges, lianas, climbing nets and other activities will be awaiting you! With its different tree trails, this park will entertain people of all ages. Easier courses for little ones or adapted courses for bigger ones, the park will live up to all of your expectations. The highlight of the park is the “Tyro” course: eight breathtaking zip lines, one after the other (one is 180m long).

Adventure parks

Swimming pool Palladium, Champéry, Valais, summer

Outdoor/indoor pool

Outdoor swimming pool Palladium

Right in the heart of Champéry, not 5 minutes from the train station, the Palladium sports centre is the ideal place for sports, fun and relaxation in an idyllic alpine setting. A multi-sport, multi-purpose complex, the Palladium offers a wide range of activities all under one roof! With 2 swimming pools: 1 inside (4x25m lines) and 1 outside dedicated to the fun.

Outdoor/indoor pool

Tour des Portes du Soleil, summer, hiking, Valais

Hiking Tours

Portes du Soleil Tour

From the peaks of the Cornettes de Bise or the Tour de Don, you will have an amazing view of the blue waters o...

Hiking Tours

Pumptracks and skills parks

Pumptrack Champéry

Situated right in the heart of the village, the Champéry Pumptrack is a looping trail of bumps and banked turns that provide hours of fun and allow bikers of all levels to gain confidence and improve their technique! The Pumptrack was designed by Ben Walker, our local, internationally renowned pro-rider, and his team, ShaperideShoot. The offical shapers for the local bike trails in Champéry, Morgins and les Crosets also lent a hand in the project.

Pumptracks and skills parks

Circuit offering a taste of the exceptional variety of the Champéry mountains: sparkling rivers, peaceful forests, lush pastures – and the spectacular passage of the Roc Coupé.

Hikes

Roundtrip Roc Coupé – Bonavau - Champéry

Circuit offering a taste of the exceptional variety of the Champéry mountains: sparkling r...

Hikes

Footbridges

The Belle-Etoile footbridge

Measuring 55 metres long and 25 metres high, the Belle-Etoile footbridge was built to span the river Sauflaz, which would become dangerous at high water levels. Located on one of the most beautiful trails that make up the Tour des Dents du Midi, the bridge features on a magnificent hike between Grand-Paradis and Bonaveau, passing via Roc Coupé and Rossétan.

Footbridges