Location
Les Collons 1800 is a small village situated in the area of Wallis, Switzerland.Switzerland is a beautiful and rich country that offers a variety of possibilities in summer and winter season.
The country consists of four parts of which the largest part is the Alpes. Switzerland has a rich culture and the Swiss speak several languages such as SchweizerDeutsch, French and Ratoroman.
Wallis is situated in the Alpes in the most southern, French speaking part of Switzerland, on a 2 hour drive from Geneva and 1 an hour drive from Lake Geneva, Lausanne and Montreux.
It is the warmest and also one of the oldest parts of Switserland.
The tops of the mountains in this area are covered with perpetual snow so also in summertime the views of the valley offer white mountaintops.
The village of Les Collons 1800 is quite new and offers a small variety of restaurants, a tourist Office, a bank, 2 small supermarkets, a small bakery where you can get warm croissants every morning, some shops and a skilift up to Thyon 2000.
In the winter sports season the area of Les Collons- Thyon 2000 is perfect for beginners, children and well practised skiiers and snowboarders.
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Children and beginners can stay close to Les Collons and Thyon while well practised sporters might go as far as the area of Veysonnaz and Verbier.
Up at Thyon 2000 there is a halfpipe and a funpark for snowboarders.
The ski area of Les Collons- Thyon 2000 is part of the Quatres Vallees ski area , the largest of Switzerland.
There are 386 kilometers of slope, 99 lifts, 19 traincabines while the height of the lifts goes up to 3300 meters! At Thyon 2000 there is also a langlauftrack.
