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Champery, Swiss side of les portes du soleil

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Spending 7 days on piste here last week of January. Having to get train from Geneva any advice on transport by train, best lifts, runs, bars and après-ski etc welcomed. Thank you.
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Transport by train is a doddle, you'll take a train from geneva to aigle, then transfer to to the cog service - this takes about 35 - 40 mins to wind its way up as it goes through the town of collumbay-muraz on the way. Skiing wise, it's great access to the pds, skiing over to avoriaz or staying and skiing just the swiss sectors are both options. There are a wide range of runs from the top of the gondola at champery, I like taking the nice blue down to the drag lift to the right from the gondola as a warmer upper, then flying down the red or blue to crozets, followed by taking mosettes and from there wherever the mood takes! Don't forget to do the swiss wall early on fresh snow day! It's a great base for pds skiing, enjoy!
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Anyone know the best way of getting between Les Crosets and Champery in the evening, i.e. after lift closure? Do buses run or is it an expensive taxi ride?
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Just be careful re security of luggage: thieves target obvious tourists on the trains to/from GVA on Friday/Saturday as they're easily distracted and often carrying valuables. Typical tricks are to drop a coat onto women's handbags; drop something on the floor and ask for help in retrieving it from under the seats; putting a dark rucksac next to yours but picking yours up 'by mistake'; etc. Obvious advice, but keep passport, mobile and wallet on your person.
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+1 to this, I had my bag stolen from 3m behind me somewhere between Lausanne and Geneva...........
Not what you expect in Switzerland Evil or Very Mad
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Probably not Swiss doing it though!!
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Best way is use Val d'illiez Taxis, they run up and down all the time. Also night skiing Wednesday's and Saturdays so you can ski over and get cab back if you bring some shoes. Champéry has great bars, new Vache Bleu, Cafe du Centre, Vieux Chalet. Crosets has a few too. Chez Nelly, new Creperie and Sundance. Also Mountain Lodge is an English run hotel by the nursery piste with good bar for après ski. There is also a new après ski bar at the bottom of piste at Ray- Bellets. Someone also mentioned an igloo going up when we finally get some snow!!
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DallyPaul wrote:
Probably not Swiss doing it though!!

Happens more often than you think it would in Switzerland. Quite a problem here in Geneva. You are right though that the culprits will certainly not be Swiss. I have been to villages in the Oberland where you can leave your keys and wallet in the car, house unlocked etc and there is no chance of theft.
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The train from Aigle is great fun, especially when it just runs along the street in the town at the foot of the hill. Top tip is to find out where you are staying in relation to the two train stops in Champery. There's one at the entrance to the town and also the terminus at the cable car. You might be nearer the first stop.


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Or stop in Val d'illiez and get a taxi or bus up to Les Crosets. Shorter distance than getting off in Champery
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Thanks for the advise. @summer, good info. Checked out the taxi service, 60chf and 70chf after 8pm.
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Does anyone know if you can spend Swiss Francs up the mountain on the French side of the PdS?
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I took the train to Champery a few seasons back - great experience.
If you're there for a week, you might fancy a day trip to another more exotic resort by train e.g. Leysin, Les Diablerets or Les Marecottes.
You can get a Snow'n'Rail train ticket which includes lift pass, and works out at around a 25%-30% discount on separate price for train+lift pass.
Portes du Soleil is great but tends to get pretty congested and is full of Brits (which you may consider a good or a bad thing!).
You can see how the ski resorts in the area are connected by train at the SkiRail Map of the Alps here:
http://rogerlascellesmaps.co.uk/SkiRail_Product_Information.aspx?area=SkiRail_Product_Information
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You know it makes sense.
Nice one @Neil Neige. You're right, the train is a great way to transfer to Swiss resorts. I'll be railing it once again on this trip - no bother with traffic congestion, winter tyres and snow chains!

I think the mountain restaurants on the French side do take Swiss Francs, though I'm not 100%. Can anyone confirm? Maybe credit card is the best option if the exchange rate up top ain't great?
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Swiss restaurants certainly take Euro (at a poor rate of exchange). Not sure about the French ones taking CHF as I always have Euros.

Best bet probably a decent credit card (proper exchange rate, no loading) like my Nationwide one. Always choose the option of paying in the local currency rather than GBP
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Nice one @DJL.
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