Chatel, France

The ski resort Chatel is located in the Swiss Alps, in the canton of Valais (or Wallis), and here you will find most of what you need to know about Chatel. The season in Chatel normally starts in mid December to end April.

In Chatel you will find 165 lifts with a lift capacity of 250776 passengers/hour. There are 580 kilometer of groomed pistes in total, divided into 310 kilometer blue pistes, 210 kilometer red pistes and for the more experienced skiers, 60 kilometer black pistes. Many lifts and slopes belong to the whole ski area Les Portes du Soleil - Morzine/Avoriaz/Les Gets/Châtel/Morgins/Champéry which Chatel is part of, but you have access to everything. The vertical drop is at most 1269 meter and the highest served area by the ski lift system is at 2254 meter.

In Chatel you can also try night skiing as some slopes are illuminated after dark. For snowboarders or the more adventurous skiers, there is also access to a fun park, as well as a halfpipe facility.

If you have family members or others in your party who are not interested in down hill skiing, there are cross-country skiing tracks available at a total length of 600 kilometers. If you want to take it a little more leisurely one day and get a nice winter experience, you can go out and hike. In Chatel there are prepared trails for winter hiking.

Airports close to Chatel

If you want to fly to Chatel the closest airport is Geneva International Airport, with a distance of 56 kilometers from the ski resort. Other alternative airports that are possible to fly to are Belp, Bern (88 kilometers distance), as well as Aix Les Bains, Chambery (102 kilometers from the ski resort).

Closest ski resorts to Chatel

Not far from Chatel is the ski resort Morgins, the distance is only 3 kilometers. Close by you also find the ski resorts La Chapelle d'Abondance at a distance of 5 kilometers, and Torgon, 6 kilometers from Chatel.