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Luxury Ski Chalets in Crans Montana, Switzerland

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Crans Montana is one of the ski world’s best-kept secrets. On a south-facing plateau overlooking the Rhone Valley, it’s a beautifully sunny spot with a host of luxury ski chalets and designer stores, you’ll find the likes of Gucci, Hermes and Prada.

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The slopes offer fantastic gentle cruising, with lots of easy blues. There’s also plenty going on off the slopes, including an ice rink, spa, casino and cinema and more than 70 restaurants – from traditional Swiss to Italian, Chinese, even Lebanese – as well as a good clutch of bars. Everyone will find something to do on a luxury ski holiday in Crans Montana.

This chic Swiss ski resort is a well-kept secret among those in the know. Formed by the merger of two small towns – Crans and Montana – on a sunny plateau above the Rhone Valley, this particularly sunny corner of the Alps has a very high end reputation with some fabulous luxury ski chalets to match.

The quaint little shopping streets are filled with boutique shops such as Hermes and Prada, as well as wonderful local cheese shops and patisseries. Non skiers will find plenty of things to do, from upmarket spas and beauty salons to skating rinks, a cinema and a casino. There is something for everyone on a luxury ski holiday in Crans Montana.

Crans Montana is a very popular summer destination as well as a winter sports resort. In the warmer months the plateau is buzzing with people enjoying the mountain sunshine and the swimming lakes. A wide range of events take place here, including music festivals, food festivals and sports competitions.

Activities for children include tobogganing runs, ice tubing and even visits to the miniature railway centre. Skiing is only a small part of what goes on here, you can play golf, go horse riding in the summer, dog-sledding and ice skating in winter, and paragliding all year round.

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As an all year round resort, Crans Montana is fairly busy most of the time. It is known for being one of the sunniest places in the Alps so you are likely to get a tan whenever you visit. In winter and Spring, the resort has plenty of snow cannons to cope with the sun’s effects on the snow. Thanks to this and the nearby glacier, the ski season extends from December right through to late April.

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Ski Area

Crans Montana
Resort Altitude

1500m
Top Lift Altitude

3000m
Total Pistes

140km
Lifts

26

What we love about Crans Montana

We love the family friendly, traditional Swiss charm of Crans Montana, and the wide range of activities and events means that boredom is never an option. We also love the ‘undiscovered gem’ appeal.

Getting there

Geneva Airport is a 2 hour drive away. You can also reach Crans Montana by train; the station is at Sierre, a 30 minute taxi ride away.

The Skiing

The skiing at Crans Montana is mostly intermediate, with plenty of red and blue runs and nothing too steep or scary. The area has some good off piste trails, is popular with snowboarders and offers gentle glacier skiing. In fact, there’s only one black run in the whole ski area. There are several easy beginners areas to suit novices on a luxury ski holiday here.

High on a sunny plateau in Switzerland, Crans Montana stands at 1500m and its highest lift is at 3000m. The ski pass covers the four districts: Crans, Montana, Bazettes and Aminona, totalling 140km of pistes, plus three nursery areas.

Best Places To Eat and Drink

Gourmet diners will not be disappointed with the restaurants in Crans Montana. From five star dining rooms such as the Bistro in the Pas de l’Ours Hotel, to simple pizzerias – the choice is wide.

Unlike many smaller Swiss ski resorts, Crans Montana offers plenty of alternatives to the traditional Alpine dishes such as rosti, fondue and raclette. You can taste delicious Asian flavours at Le Thai, and classic Chinese, Lebanese, French and Italian food in the myriad local eateries. In fact there are over 70 restaurants in town and at least 25 bars offering plenty of choice for an evening meal on the chefs night off at your luxury ski chalet.

The nightlife in Crans Montana is generally laid back and sophisticated but there is plenty on offer if looking for a night out of your luxury ski chalet. For après ski, the popular places are La Grange and Amadeus, while late night drinking tends to centre on piano bars such as the Memphis Bar and the Punch Bar. Wine lovers should make sure they try the excellent local wines, from the Valais region, such as Petite Arvine, Humagne and Cornalin.

Crans Montana has a great selection of cosy mountain bars and restaurants too, such as the traditional style Merbe and Cabane CAS, and the modern cool of Chetzeron.

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Luxury Ski Chalets in Crans Montana, Switzerland

Regarded as the sunniest ski resort in Switzerland, Crans Montana has more to offer your luxury ski holiday than just a decent tan.

Situated at 1500m, above the Sierre region, the two separate resorts of Crans and Montana battle for supremacy along a couple of miles of their own unique south-facing plateau but have, in recent years effectively merged into one luxury ski resort.

To the West, Crans is the more upmarket with a host of designer shops such as Prada, Louis Vuitton, Bally and Montblanc lining the village streets and where you’ll find the best restaurants. Montana has a younger, livelier feel especially later on in the evening.

Offering the visitor all the class and style of the better known luxury ski resorts in Switzerland, Crans Montana also has some superb skiing over its 140kms of immaculately groomed pistes. Not known for its steep, thigh burning blacks, Crans Montana specialises in quality sweeping blues and reds which echo the laid back, classy vibe of this luxury ski resort.

The chalets in Crans Montana are a blend of old and new but all have one thing in common; luxury. As up market ski resorts go Crans Montana is up there with the very best in Switzerland and The Firefly Collection is proud to bring to you some of the finest luxury ski chalets available.

Luxury Ski-in/Ski-Out Chalets in Crans Montana, Switzerland

Chalet Benou

Who doesn’t like clipping in the skis and swooshing straight out of your luxury ski chalet onto the piste? Well, at Chalet Benou this is exactly how you start your day. Situated right on the piste, this luxury ski chalet couldn’t be better placed to start and finish your day’s skiing. When you come home you’ll enjoy a stylish designer interior to while away your evenings armed with a glass of bubbly.

A special blend of wood, brushed chrome and stylish fittings give Chalet Benou a unique but warm and classy finish throughout. A slate grey kitchen and matching sofas complement the stone fireplace and warm faux fur cushions add that Swiss cabin feel throughout the four bedroom chalet.

There is also a private spa room downstairs with Jacuzzi and sauna and that’s before you look out of the window or step out on the balcony. The views across the Canton Valais are simply breathtaking.

Chalet Torrent

Chalet Le Torrent is a luxury ski-in/ski-out chalet in Crans Montana that suits everyone. If skiing hard is your raison d’être then being right next to the Violettes Express Gondola will enable you to clip in and go every morning and skid back in the evening. Parfait.

Sleeping ten across its five impeccably presented en-suite bedrooms, this stand alone wooden home offers south-facing vistas for the intrepid randonneur, a jacuzzi in the master bedroom, a crackling fireplace for all to gaze into and a snug to park up and watch anything you like on Apple TV. What’s not to like?

Luxury Ski Chalets with Hot Tubs in Crans Montana, Switzerland

Chalet Renée

Chalet Renée is also nestled by the Violettes Express Gondola allowing the keen skier to get into the thick of the action straight outside the door. When you’ve swooshed back to the boot room and rid yourself of those infernal boots, there’s nowhere better to soothe those aching legs than in a bubbling hot tub. A gentle wander downstairs will reveal your own private spa complete with jacuzzi, sauna and shower room.

With four beautiful bedrooms, some overlooking the abounding valley, this contemporary chalet has all the style and sophistication you would expect from a luxury ski chalet in the Firefly Collection combining beautifully with an idyllic location and superb facilities.

Luxury Self-Catered Ski Chalets in Crans Montana, Switzerland

Chalet Vieux Bisse

Many of our luxury ski chalets in Crans Montana are offered on a self-catered basis with a complimentary concierge service and an option of catering upon request.

The luxury self-catered ski chalet Vieux Bisse in Crans Montana is also ski-in/ski-out and is the ideal place for your friends and family to enjoy your luxury ski holiday on your terms.

With a sumptuous private spa, idyllic location and open plan living area, not to mention the glorious views across the mountains, Chalet Vieux Bisse couldn’t be better equipped or located for you to spend a week or two in the Swiss Alps.

Chalet Eugenie

Decked out in warm neutrals and fine timber throughout, Chalet Eugenie is also part of the same hamlet of newly built chalets in Crans Montana. Ski In/Ski Out is mandatory here as the Violettes Express Gondola is right on your doorstep so step in those skis and glide away to your heart’s content.

Antler light-fittings and ancient skis from yesteryear adorn the walls and complement nicely the granite kitchen and fine stone work around the wood burner sizzling away in the cosy living area. The luxury private spa downstairs will be the place for you and your friends to while away the early evening sunset armed with a glass of bubbly.

Luxury Ski Chalets in Crans Montana for Large Groups

Chalets Vieux Bisse, Eugenie, Benou, Renee and Torrent

The beauty of having a handful of chalets in close proximity to each other is that they provide the perfect solution when your friends and family decide they all want to come on a luxury ski holiday with you!

Chalets Vieux Bisse and Chalet Eugenie are close siblings and can be reserved together providing the ideal place for up to 20 guests to not only enjoy each other’s company but to get away from each other too. Ten impeccable en-suite bedrooms, views to die for, a pair of spas and the piste on the doorstep and you’ll be booking these two beautiful contemporary luxury ski chalets up for years to come.

And if you have a really large group of up to 48 people, Chalets Vieux Bisse, Eugenie, Benou, Renee and Torrent can all be booked up together. They are all positioned in close proximity and all offer ski-in/ski-out access.