Winter Sports in Thyon

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art of the extensive 4 Vallées area, although the furthest resort from Verbier, purpose-built Thyon 2000 together with Les Collons and Les Masses has some good local pistes for beginners and intermediates and connects up to some nice red runs above Siviez. There are several lift passes available, the main options being whether to choose the Printse pass (including Haute-Nendaz, Veysonnaz, and Thyon/Les Collons) or one covering the entire region of 4 Vallées/Mont Fort - but note that from Thyon it can take some time to get beyond Tortin, or back.

Thyon 2000 was built in anticipation of the 1976 Winter Olympics coming to Sion, but Sion came runner up in the bid process. However, bizarrely, all the bidders ended up declining the opportunity to host the Olympics. Eventually the games got staged in Innsbruck where Franz Klammer won the men's downhill.

Best of the Slopes

Thyon, Les Masses and Les Collons are popular for the good range of blue and gentle red runs, but for the more adventurous the black runs off Etherolla are spectacular. Note that the equally impressive red run alongside the Cheminée T-bar is fairly steep, as is the red down to Mayens-de-L'Ours.

Where to Eat and Party

Thyon and Les Collons are family-friendly resorts with basic amenities such as a grocery store, hire and ski shop, terrace bars, a handful of restaurants and a solitary disco. This is the wrong part of the 4 Vallées to come for a lively evening out, but the benefit is that it is a reasonably inexpensive destination to visit to enjoy the ski circuit.

Getting There

By Road

Please refer to a map and check local conditions for accurate routing information.

• The road distance from Zurich is around 298 km and the journey time is roughly 3 hrs 18 mins.
• The road distance from Basel is around 271 km and the journey time is roughly 3 hrs 0 mins.
• The road distance from Geneva is around 182 km and the journey time is roughly 2 hrs 11 mins.
• The road distance from Lausanne is around 118 km and the journey time is roughly 1 hr 31 mins.
• The road distance from Fribourg is around 146 km and the journey time is roughly 1 hr 46 mins.

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Nearby Resorts

Other resorts in the ski area include Les Masses, Nendaz, Siviez, Veysonnaz and Verbier.

Weather Outlook

View detailed snow forecast for Thyon-Printze at: snow-forecast.com

Latest Resort Report

MySwitzerland report for Thyon

Piste Map for Thyon