A real highlight of Winter 2013/4 has been the numerous trips made to Cabane des Violettes, a Club Alpine Suisse Member situated at an altitude of 2250m. It offers sensational local food and wine and stays open year round. The most common route to access after the lifts have shut, is via touring skis or raquettes from Barzettes or Vermala and takes between 1 and 2 hours depending on fitness and experience levels. Being up in the mountains after dark is an incredible experience. The view down to the valley, littered with lights is breathtaking and the silence is remarkable. I highly recommend this or a similar excursion when you are next in the Alps. Just be sure to go with a locally qualified instructor or guide who knows the route and more importantly the activity of the piste works who often use high tension cables to prepare the pistes. Below are a few photos of some of the team that have made the ascent this year! I hope to see all of you and more next year! www.cabanedesviolettes.ch
Rue du Pas de l'Ours 41 - 3963 Crans Montana Tel : +41 (0)27 481 39 19 info@cabanedesviolettes.ch
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