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Key facts
| Resort | 1300 m |
|---|---|
| Slopes | 1115-2120 m |
| Lifts | 34 |
| Pistes | 100 km |
| Blue | 37 % |
| Red | 53 % |
| Black | 10 % |
| Snowmaking | 20 % |
| Price index | 115 |
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The upside
- Pleasant, year-round resort
- Fairly extensive intermediate slopes
- Close to Geneva airport
The downside
- Unreliable snow-cover
- Short runs on the upper slopes
- Little to amuse experts on piste
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Summary
Villars is popular with second-home owners because of its closeness to Geneva airport. For many keen skiers, its low altitude and far from snow-sure slopes will rule it out. But for a varied family holiday it has its attractions.
News – this season 2012/13
A new SuperPass is to be introduced, which will cover all the Villars-Gryon-Diablerets-Glacier 3000 runs but also those of Gstaad, Leysin and Les Mosses.
News – last season 2011/12
A six-pack replaced the double chair to Petit Chamossaire. Two runs were dedicated to slow skiing, one at Bretaye and the other on Les Chaux. A skiercross course was built on the Grand Chamossaire slope. And the Alpe Fleurie restaurant in the resort reopened after refurbishment.
News – 2010/11
Snow-guns now cover the lower slopes from Col de Soud to the resort, and the link with Gryon via La Rasse.
A new mountain hut (The Etable) opened on the Sodoleuvre slope above Gryon.
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