FACTSHEET : CRANS MONTANA 2019 Year Round
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FACTSHEET : CRANS MONTANA 2019 Crans-Montana Resort Altitude of Crans-Montana : 1’500 meters (resort) to 3’000 m (glacier) 6 villages : Icogne, Lens, Chermignon, Montana, Randogne, Mollens 3 municipalities Crans-Montana, Icogne, Lens Surface : 97.8 km2 Residents of the 6 villages : A bit more than 15’000 people Residents in the resort : About 6’000 people Residents/tourists in peak season : About 50’000 people Best of The Alps member since December 2017 ! Year Round: Accommodation : 30 Hotels : . Luxury 6 . First class 5 . Comfort 14 . Economy 5 1 Youth Hostel 8 chalets with hotel services 8 accommodations for groups 12 bed and breakfast 5 mountain huts 1 camping 30 real estate agencies (for appartment / chalet rentals) 4 medical clinics Clinique Lucernoise Clinique Bernoise Clinique Genevoise Centre Valaisan de Pneumologie 1 2 private clinics Summit Clinic (a clinic for beauty and movement) Swiss Health Center 2 International Schools Junior and Senior School Le Regent Hotel Management School Les Roches Summer Camps for children and teenagers (internal or external stays) Gastronomy 150 Bars and Restaurants : Bars 7 tea-rooms 19 cafés-bars 5 après-ski bars 11 lounge bars 4 wine bars 8 night-clubs Restaurants 2 Michelin starred restaurants 8 Gault et Millau recognition restaurants 28 restaurants serving specialities from Valais 29 Swiss and international cooking 1 Argentinian 2 Chinese 2 French 1 Indian 12 Italian 3 Japanese 2 Lebanese 5 Mediterranean 3 Portuguese 1 Rotisserie 1 Thai 1 Turkish 7 Snacks 23 mountain restaurants (mainly on the slopes) 2 Wellbeing 7 spa & wellness centers 11 Beauty institutes 8 Nails salons 15 Hairdressers 20 Massage institutes 1 yoga center 1 Pilatus and stretching class Swimmings pools 9 public indoor pools in hotels 1 heated saltwater pool (33°) 10 Fitness Center (8 in hotels) Culture 1 Convention center le Régent 17 rooms for 10 to 2000 people 5 Art Galleries 6 Museums Swiss Model Train Foundation Colombire Ecomuseum (traditional chalets and alp museum) Museum of Grand Lens Opale Foundation (Lens) Château de Vaas – House of Cornalin Museum Art & Collection 1 3D cinema 1 public library Activities Casino Bowling (4 lines) Bridge club Chess club Billiard Ping Pong Riding stable 3 Public indoor tennis courts 3 1 Indoor Climbing Hall 100 routes boasting 500m2. The 100m2 bouldering area is host to another 40 routes of all levels of difficulty. 3 golf indoor practices Performance Center at the Driving range Hotel Guarda Golf (indoor golf practice for customers and non-customers of the hotel) Alex Sport Shop (Launch Monitor) 1 x 9 holes golf course – no handicap needed (Noas – Chermignon d’en Bas) Helicopter flights 1 Aerostatics Club Filghts on request for groups or individual 1 Free treasure Hunt for kids throughout the resort Beer/coffee Factory 1 brewery 1 coffee factory where the coffee is roasted in the resort Wine producers 24 wine producers in Crans-Montana – Visits and tastings on request 190 Shops / boutiques : Fashion boutiques Sports’ shops Jewellery / Watches Decoration shops New’s shops Souvenirs / Gifts shops Electronic shops Others : food, florists, drugstores, pharmacies, optics, photographers, cigars and tobacco 4 Winter Activities CABLE CAR: OPEN NOVEMBER – APRIL FROM 8.45 AM TO 4.30 PM (Crans-Cry d’Er / Signal-Arnouva / Barzettes-Violettes-Plaine Morte) 3 gondolas located in different places in the resort : Crans : Cry d’Er Montana : Signal (free access to Arnouva – intermediate spot) Montana : Barzettes and Plaine Morte Plus a 4th one to come in Aminona (2020 ?) A free shuttle bus provides the connection between these places 27 lifts including : 1 Funitel (Violettes – Plaine morte) 3 cable cars (1x6 places / 1x10 places / 1x8 places) 7 chair-lifts 8 drag lifts on the ski area 2 drag lifts on the golf course 2 ski playgrounds for children and 4 carpet lifts (Golf & Signal) Slopes 14 blue 38 red 9 black Longuest slope 12 km (1’500 m of altitude difference) Snow Park of 100’000 sqm in the Cry d’Er sector Olympic Half-pipe (the only one in Western Switzerland) Boarder cross Area for beginners Rails Jumps Wallride Box Hip C-rail Rainbow Cross-country slopes 19 km classic and skating in the resort 6 km on the Plaine Morte glacier at 3’000 m.a.s.l Ski touring 15 ski touring routes (blue, red and black) with over 40 km of marked and secure paths Sledging pistes 250 m on the golf (Snowtubing) 6 km in altitude (2 pistes) Winter hiking 50 km in the resort 15 km in altitude 5 Snowshoe hiking 13 km in the resort 5 km in altitude 4 km on the glacier at 3’000 m.a.s.l. 2 Skis schools offering on demand : Ski lessons Snowboard lessons Ski or snowboard competitions Ski touring Torchlight descents Snowbike / Snowscoot Sledge descent Snowshoe hiking Fatbike Bike school / camps during the summer 2 Professional guides’ offices 2 Ski areas for kids (Golf and Arnouva) Funny Land Games, inflatable castles indoor, during the Christmas holidays, New Year and also during Carnival holidays Outdoor Ice Skating rink Indoor Curling hall (3 lanes) Dog-sledging (Huskies) Trekking and initiation on the Plaine Morte glacier or at Vermala. Fatbike (Winter bike) Snowbike Snow Island Daily activities and entertainment for kids with the Crans-Montana mascot Bibi (a marmot) Bibi’s House Sledging run Snowtubing Beginners’ ski area Grandeur Nature activities During the season, daily free activities for families. Main events Christmas and New Year events Crans Montana Classics concerts Women’s FIS World Cup Alpine Caprices Festival 6 Summer Activities CABLE CAR: OPEN JUNE – OCTOBER FROM 10.00 AM TO 6.00 PM (Crans- Cry d’Er / Signal – Arnouva / Barzettes-Violettes-Plaine Morte) Fun Forest (Adventure Park in trees) 5 trails for kids and adults, 1 climbing wall (9,50m), 1 jump HIKING 280 km of paths dedicated to mountain hiking Guided walks 200 km of marked trail routes all over the destination 6 Bisses (water trails) in or around the resort Nordic walking Trail 15 routes with a total of 200km (signposted trail routes) Vita Trails 3 trails : 5 km / 10 km / 13 km Petanque Bluche (Crételles/ Randogne near the Church) Moubra Lake Ycoor Place Activities around Moubra Lake Outside Fitness center Petanque Pedalboat Paddle Kayak Swimming in the lake Bibi House Free activities for kids from the end of June till the end of August Grandeur Nature activities Free activities for families in the Aminona Region (hike with a husky, discover how to make cheese, carpentry workshop, …) Paragliding 3 schools offering tandem flights Paintball Fishing 7 lakes where fishing is authorized Free fishing on Ycoor Lake for children aged up to 14 years (maximum 3 fishes) Pedalboat Moubra Lake Grenon Lake 7 Canyoning Summer pools / beaches 1 public outdoor swimming-pool 5 public outdoor hotel-swimming-pools Lawn-beach at Moubra lake (July and August) Sand-beach at Etang-Long (July and August) Beach Volley Lake Moubra Kandahar Residence in Aminona Etang long Crans-Montana Beach Club (Etang long) Sand beach Petanque Beach-volley (1 court) Bouncy Castle on the water Wakeboard (cablewake) Water ski (cableski) Restaurants, Snaks and bar with afterworks and Dj’s BIKE 200 km of road cycling routes 177 km of marked mountain bike Bike park opened from June till October 2 Downhill trails o 5.5 km of marked downhill trails (black, red slopes) o Acrobatic gateways (16 posts of varying difficulty) o Pump track (parking Cry d’Er) GOLF 1 x 18 holes course (Severiano Ballesteros) – handicap 36 required 1 x 9 holes course (Jack Nicklaus) – handicap 54 required 1 x 9 holes course no handicap needed (Super Crans – Vermala) 1 x 9 holes course no handicap needed (Noas – Chermignon d’en Bas) open year round 1 Mini golf course in Ycoor lake Main events Ambassadors of Music Jumping Longines Swiss National Day (August 1st) Tour des Stations (road cycling – Look Marmotte Granfondo) Omega European Masters (golf) 8 .