Optional activities & excursions

Availability: Saas-Grund – Saas-Fee, Anzère, Nendaz – Siviez, Leysin

Our policy is that helmets must be worn by all participants whilst skiing, snowboarding or sledging, regardless of age or ability level. Participants are welcome to bring their own suitable helmet, but we provide helmets for all participants at no extra cost.

Helmet Rental

Availability: Saas-Grund – Saas-Fee, Anzère, Nendaz – Siviez, Leysin

At all our programmes, we are able to offer an instructional session on avalanche awareness. Although our programmes always take place on or at the side of marked runs, we believe that all skiers and snowboarders should appreciate the dangers of avalanches. With practical, simulated, sessions using probes and beacons to search for avalanche victims through to the discovery of snow layering in a controlled area, this fun, yet highly informative, activity can be enjoyed by all ages.

Avalanche Awareness

Availability: Anzère

Discover the extensive pistes and glacier skiing at the world-famous resort of Crans-Montana, just 30 minutes by bus from Anzère. Groups choosing this excursion may also opt to spend après-ski in the town where many famous shops are represented.

Crans-Montana

Availability: Nendaz – Siviez

The standard ski domain offered at our Nendaz – Siviez programmes is the extensive “Printze” area. However, intermediate and advanced skiers and snowboarders may choose this option to extend the ski domain for one or more days to include the full 4-Valleys ski area and make an excursion to Verbier and the famous Mont Fort area at an altitude of 3330m.

Verbier

Availability: Saas-Grund – Saas-Fee, Anzère, Leysin

A swimming option is available at most of our programmes, either, depending on availability, as an après-ski or evening activity. For our Anzère and Leysin programmes, swimming takes place in the villages themselves and for our Saas-Grund – Saas-Fee programmes, swimming takes place in Saas-Fee (10 minutes).

Swimming

Availability: Saas-Grund – Saas-Fee, Anzère, Nendaz – Siviez, Leysin

A popular traditional winter activity. In Anzère, Saas-Grund – Saas-Fee and Nendaz – Siviez, ice skating takes place on an outdoor, floodlit rink, whereas in Leysin, the large ice rink is covered and therefore available in all weathers.

Ice Skating

Availability: Leysin

Snow tubing is a popular winter activity where children of all ages can enjoy the excitement of sliding down a man-made piste on a giant inflatable tube, returning to the top by means of a specially designed lift.

Snow Tubing

Availability: Saas-Grund – Saas-Fee, Anzère, Nendaz – Siviez, Leysin

Groups arriving or departing from Geneva airport may, depending on flight times, combine their resort transfer with a 2-hour guided tour of this famous city, with commentary from an official local guide. Groups choosing this option, if time permits, may opt to visit the UN or International Red Cross Museum (additional supplement applies).

Geneva

Availability: Saas-Grund – Saas-Fee, Anzère, Nendaz – Siviez, Leysin

With an air temperature of 28° and a water temperature of 28°-32°, three themed areas with pools and slides and even saunas and Turkish baths, children and adults alike enjoy the fun and excitement of one of Switzerland’s premier water parks.

Aquaparc

Availability: Saas-Grund – Saas-Fee, Anzère, Nendaz – Siviez, Leysin

This full-day excursion combines the interactive educational experience of the Olympic Museum in Lausanne and the beauty of the lakeside Chateau de Chillon, immortalised by the poet Byron. The official museum of the International Olympic Committee shows visitors the breadth and the importance of the Olympic Movement through a series of exhibitions and videos. Built on the water’s edge, the Chateau de Chillon is unique with one side a fortress facing the ancient road to Italy, the other a princely residence facing the Lake of Geneva

Olympic Museum

Availability: Saas-Grund – Saas-Fee

Approximately an hour from Saas-Grund by bus and mountain railway, Zermatt needs little introduction. Fine weather affords spectacular views of the famous Matterhorn, arguably the symbol of the Swiss Alps, and the narrow streets are home to a huge selection of sports, fashion and gift shops.

Zermatt

Availability: Saas-Grund – Saas-Fee

Discover Switzerland’s largest open-air hot springs! The complex houses seven unique bathing areas including outdoor pools with giant water slides, indoor health pools and a spa area spread with a hammam and sauna.

Brigerbad