Anzère ski resort guide & reviews Ski area, apres-ski, things to see & do in Anzere
Resort review
Anzère sits on a south-facing plateau in a natural sun trap at 1500m over looking the grapevines that cover the lower Rhône valley. It is a lovely family friendly alpine ski resort purpose built in 1965 and designed to ensure that all the local amenities are never far away.
Après-ski
The night life can be as relaxed or as lively as you want to make it with a choice of several restaurants and bars plus a nightclub called La Masque which stays open until the early hours. Later in the season in the spring sunshine, snow parties at the Dahu Bar are the first port of call before the evening apres-ski.
Wellness & Spa
Anzère has a first class state of the art wellness & spa facilities that includes a large family swimming pool - ideal for those down days when the weather isnt great. The facilities include an outdoor jacuzzi, sauna, hamman, gym and various treatment rooms.
| Key information (whole area) | |
|---|---|
| Altitude | 1500m |
| Top lift | 2420m |
| Family | |
| Beginner | |
| Intermediate | |
| Expert | |
| Piste (km) | 58 |
| Longest run | 2 km |
| Off piste | |
| Cross country | 8 km |
| Season | Dec - April |
| Snowboard parks | 1 |
| Heli Skiing | ✔ |
| Summer skiing | ✘ |
| Glacier skiing | ✔ |
| Babysitting | ✔ |
| Creche | ✔ |
| Apres ski | Relaxed and fun |
Anzère ski area guide
The Anzère ski area offers 58kms of skiing terrain between 1500m and 2420m plus the possibility of ski touring on the Wildhorn at 3427m. In the village centre, there is a special ski lift and a magic carpet for children and beginners which links to a button lift and the gateway to the higher slopes. When you are at the top lift of La Bate at 2420m, the panoramic views are amazing and include the 4,000m peaks of Mont Blanc, Grand Combin behind Nendaz in the 4 Valleys ski carousel, Weisshorn and Dent Blanche.
For those of you who can already ski, there are....
- Blue - 12kms
- Red - 37kms
- Black - 9kms
- Marked off-piste itineraries - 6kms
- Plus an abundance of terrain from the top of the Wildhorn that weave around the glacier
Beginners
There is a special ski lift and a magic carpet for children and beginners in the village which is free. Once the basics have been mastered, there are 12kms of wide cruising blue slopes to practice your turns.
Intermediate
The Anzère ski area is large for a weeks ski holiday for intermediate skiers and boarders with 37kms of red pistes that take you all the way to Les Rousses and back.
Advanced
One of the best trails for experts is the 5km long Les Masques run which has a reputation for being very challenging. For adrenaline lovers, try the heli-skiing on the Wildhorn mountain at 3427m high above the village - the off-piste trails from the top are not to be missed.
Cross country
There are 51km of cross-country and skating trails with the longest, Circuit de Coufin, being 9km long.
Other ski holiday activities
For those days where you simply dont want to put skis on, there are plenty of other activities to hand...
- Tobogganning
- Snowshoeing
- Ice skating
- Fun park
- Heli-skiing
- Paragliding
- Ice climbing
Families & Kid's Clubs
Anzère was awarded the "Families Welcome label" by the Swiss Tourism Federation which means it provides top-class activity programmes, family-friendly accommodation and amenities such as day nurseries and babysitting services.
During the winter, there are daily activities organised for tiny tots and older children. The ski schools accept children from the age of 2 for ski lessons. The Snowli Club welcomes toddlers on the village square where they will learn how to get about on snow.
Featured ski chalets & apartments
Unlike some resorts that allowed ugly non-eco friendly new developments to rise up unchecked, Anzère has made sure the old and the new blend together. The result is high quality chalets and apartments built from local materials with many within a short walk to the village centre and the ski lifts.
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Anzère ski resort - our view
Skiing in Anzère on a sunny day takes some beating. Fantastic views of the surrunding peaks, great mountain restaurants and excellent touring opportunities. A couple of suggestions...
- A day over to Zermatt with it's long runs and stunning views of the Matterhorn is not to be missed
- Visit Lake Geneva and the beautiful lakeside town of Montreux
- Visit the full-scale avalanche dynamics test site near Anzère - the Tourist Office organises tours once a month throughout the year
If you like Anzère, you may also want to look at Saas Fee and Les Diablerets where there is usually very good early and late season skiing on Glacier 3000.
