"Wallis/Valais Skiing Paradise" Martigny-Ville Sports & Outdoors Tip by Ritchie_Lionheart

A good article on skiing in the canton of Valais read in local Geneva paper Le Temps today : Special offers for cunning skiers,
SPECIAL OFFERS: CHAMPERY (Portes-de-Soleil, CH/F):2 days unlimited skiing incl 2 nights hotel from CHF 265, kids below age 14 free hotel and skillifts in April.
www.chablais.info
GRIMENTZ (picturesque) or ZINAL: CHF 420/ pers for 6 days of skiiing incl hotel**
GOMS (fabulous for X-country skiing), 2 nights half-board hotel (sw pool) and skilift ticket CHF 209/pers. Check www.goms.ch

Equipment: Skiing is not a cheap sport with day tickets often costing more than CHF 50/adult (Zermatt 75, Verbier 61 etc),But more than 50 out of the 247 listed Swiss resorts offer day tickets for CHF 30 and less (great for families).
www.myswitzerland.com
CRANS-MONTANA: Check website on Monay morning for special offers during the week:
www.mycma.ch
Match (until mid-April) is usually the best period for skiing in the Valais: good sno-conditions and weather and long days...

Address: Canton of Valais (Wallis in German)
Directions: the valleys around and above Martigny (the germanic-speaking Goms is about 50 km NE of Martigny), above Brig.
Theme: Skiing/Snowboarding
Website: http://www.valaistourisme.ch