FACTSHEET : CRANS MONTANA 2017 Crans-Montana Resort Altitude of Crans-Montana : 1 500 meters 6 villages : Icogne, Lens, Chermignon, Montana, Randogne, Mollens Surface : 97.8 km2 Residents of the 6 villages : A bit more than 15 000 people Residents in the resort : About 6 000 people Residents/tourists in peak season : About 50 000 people Accommodations : Year Round: - 30 Hotels : Luxury 6 First class 5 Comfort 14 Economy 5-1 Youthhostel - 9 chalets with hotel services - 8 accommodations for groups - 12 bed and breakfast - 5 mountain huts - 1 camping - 30 real estate agencies (for appartments / chalets rental) 4 medical clinics - Clinique Lucernoise - Clinique Bernoise - Clinique Genevoise - Centre Valaisan de Pneumologie 2 private clinics - Crans-Montana Clinic (to be opened end of 2017) - Swiss Health Center 1
2 Internationals Schools - Junior and Senior School Le Regent - Hotel Management School Les Roches Summer Camps for children and teenagers (internal or external stays) Gastronomy 150 Bars and Restaurants : Bars - 7 tea-rooms - 19 cafés-bars - 5 après-ski bars - 11 lounge bars - 3 wine bars - 8 night-clubs Restaurants - 2 Michelin starred restaurants - 7 Gault et Millau recognition restaurants - 28 restaurants serving specialties from Wallis - 29 Swiss and international cooking - 1 Argentinian - 2 Chinese - 2 French - 1 Indian - 12 Italian - 3 Japanese - 2 Lebanese - 5 Mediteranean - 3 Portuguese - 1 Rotisserie - 1 Thai - 1 Turkish - 7 Snacks - 23 mountain restaurants (mainly on the slopes) 2
Wellbeing - 7 spa & wellness centers - 11 Beauty institutes - 8 Nails salons - 15 Hairdressers - 20 Massage institutes - 1 yoga center - 1 Pilatus and stretching class Swimmings pools - 9 public indoor pools in hotels - 1 heated saltwater pool (33 ) 10 Fitness Center (8 in hotels) Culture 1 convention center le Régent - 17 rooms for 10 to 2000 people 7 Art Galleries 4 Museums - Swiss Model Train Foundation - Colombire Ecomuseum (traditional chalets and alp museum) - Museum of Grand Lens - Pierre Arnaud Foundation (Lens) 1 3D cinema 1 public library Activities : Casino Bowling (4 lines) Bridge club Chess club 3
Billiard Ping Pong Riding stable 3 public indoor Tennis courts Indoor Climbing Hall 100 routes boasting 500m2. The 100m2 bouldering area is host to another 40 routes of all levels of difficulty. 3 golf indoor practices - Performance Center at the Driving range - Hotel Guarda Golf (indoor golf practice for customers and non-customers of the hotel) - Alex Sport Shop (Launch Monitor) 1 golf 9 hole course no handicap needed (Noas Chermignon d en Bas) Helicopter flights 1 Aerostatics Club Filghts on request for groups or individual 1 Free treasure Hunt for kids throughout the resort Beer/coffee Factory - 1 brewery - 1 coffee factory where the coffee is roasted on the resort Wine producers 24 wine producers in Crans-Montana Visits and tasting on request 190 Shops / boutiques : The largest boutique-shopping area in the Alps - Mode boutiques - Sports shops - Jewellery / Watches - Decoration s shops - New s shops - Souvenirs / Gifts shops - Electronic shops - Others : food, florists, drugstores, pharmacies, optics, photographers, cigars and tobacco 4
Winter Activities CABLE CAR: OPEN NOVEMBER APRIL FROM 8.45 AM TO 4.30 PM (Crans-Cry d Er / Signal-Arnouva / Barzettes-Violettes) 3 gondolas located in different places in the resort : - Crans : Cry d Er - Montana : Signal (free access to Arnouva intermediate spot) - Montana : Barzettes - Plus a 4th one to come in Aminona (2019) A free shuttle bus assures the connection between these places 25 skis lifts including : - 1 Funitel (Violettes Plaine morte) - 3 cable cars (1x6 places/ 1x10 places/1x8 places) - 7 chair-lifts - 8 drag lifts on the ski area - 2 drag lifts on the golf course - 2 ski playground for children and 4 carpet lifts (Golf & Signal) Slopes - 14 blue - 39 red - 8 black - Longuest slope 12 km (height difference of 1500 m) Snow Park of 100 000 sqm in Cry d Er sector - Olympic Half-pipe - Boarder cross - Slope style for beginners - Rails - Jumps - Wallride - Box - Hip - C-rail - Rainbow Cross-country slopes - 19 km classic and skating in the resort - 6 km on Plaine Morte glacier at 3000 m of altitude Ski touring 5
Sledging strips - 250 m on the golf (Snowtubbing) - 6 km in altitude (2 strips) Winter hiking - 50 km in the resort - 15 km in altitude Snowshoe hiking - 13 km in the resort - 5 km in altitude - 4 km on the glacier at 3000 m of altitude Others figures : - 30 km with artificial snow coverage - 251 snow blowers - Artificial snow production : 1'435 m3/h - 18 snowcats - 28 km ski-lifts - Total passenger transport/hour : 39.170 2 Skis schools offering on demand : - Ski lessons - Snowboard lessons - Ski competitions - Ski touring - Downhill torch trails - Snowbike / Snowscoot - Sledge descent - Snow shoe hiking - Fatbike - Bike school / camps during the summer 2 Professional guides offices 2 ski places for kids (Golf and Signal) Funny Land Games, inflatable castles indoor, during the Christmas holidays, New Year and also the Carnival holidays Karting (Etang long Lake) According to weather conditions Outdoor Ice Skating rink Indoor Curling hall (3 lanes) 6
Dog-sledging (Huskies) Trekking and initiation in the Moubra lake leisure area or on the glacier Fatbike (Winter bike) Snowscoot Snow Island Daily activities and entertainment for kids with the Crans-Montana mascot Bibi (a marmot) - Bibi s House - Sledging run - Snowtubbing - Beginners ski area Grandeur Nature activities During the season, about every day there is a free activity for families MAIN EVENTS - Christmas and New Year events - Crans Montana Classics concerts - Women s FIS World Cup Skiing (until 2020) - Caprices Festival Summer Activities CABLE CAR: OPEN JUNE OCTOBER FROM 9.15 AM TO 4.30 PM (Crans- Cry d Er and Signal Arnouva) FUN FOREST Adventure Park in trees 5 trails for kids and adults, 1 climbing wall (9,50m), 1 jump HIKING - 280 km of paths dedicated to mountain hiking - Guided walks - Courses and suggestions of trails in the resort - 6 Bisses (water trails) in or around the resort - Nordic walking Vita Trails Trails : 5 kms / 10 kms / 13 kms 7
Petanque - Bluche (Crételles/ Randogne near the Church) - Moubra Lake - Ycoor Place Activities around Moubra Lake - Outside Fitness center - Petanque - Pedalboat - Paddle - Kayak - Swimming in the lake Bibi House Kids club every day from the end of June till the end of August Grandeur Nature activities Free activities for families in Aminona Region (hike with a husky, discover how to make cheese, carpentry workshop, ) Paragliding 3 schools tandem flights Paintball Fishing 7 lakes where you can fish Free on Ycoor Lake for Children minus 14 years old (maximum 3 fishes) Pedalboat - Moubra Lake - Grenon Lake Canyoning Summer pools / beaches - 1 public outdoor swimming-pool with fun slide - 5 public outdoor hotel-swimming-pools - Lawn-beach at Moubra lake (July and August) - Sand-beach at Etang-Long (July and August) Beach Volley - Lake Moubra - Kandahar Residence in Aminona - Etang long 8
Crans-Montana Beach Club (Etang long) - Sand beach - Petanque - Beach-volley (1 court) - Bouncy Castle on the water - Wakeboard (cablewake) - Water ski (cableski) - Restaurants, Snaks and bar with afterworks and Dj s BIKE - 200 km of road cycling routes - 177 km of marked mountain bike - Bike park opened from June till October - 3 Downhill trails o 5.5 km marked downhill trails (black, red and green slopes) o Acrobatic gateways (16 posts of varying difficulty) o Pump track (parking Cry d Er) GOLF - 1 x 18 hole course (Severiano Ballesteros) handicap 36 required - 1x9 hole course (Jack Nicklaus) handicap 54 required - 1x9 hole course no handicap needed (Super Crans Vermala - 1x9 hole course no handicap needed (Noas Chermignon d en Bas) open year round - 1 Mini golf course in Ycoor lake MAIN EVENTS - Ambassadors of Music - Jumping Longines - Swiss National Day (August 1 st ) - Omega European Masters (golf) CONTACT Sylvie Misson Sales Manager Europe & Nordics +41 27 484 21 18 sylvie.misson@crans-montana.ch www.crans-montana.ch 9