The village of Anzère faces due south, perched on a plateau, in the heart of the swiss Alps. In the region, one can find primitive rural structures and altitude pasture dwellings, made of wood and stone. The pedestians only Village Square is the centre of village life. During the winter, once a week, hot wine is prepared in a large kettle as a welcome drink for all visitors. It is a good opportunity to socialise and get to know others.

Constructed in 1965, the development of Anzere was based on well-studied planning and designed layout. The heart of the resort is called Anzere Village which is a pedestrian zone, making it ideal for families with younger children.

Large wooden chalets surrounding the pedestrian square wiht a good choice of shops, boutiques in a continuous gallery, with restaurants, café terraces, and playground for children with public benches. Visitors will appreciate this car free open space, safe for children and favoured by parents.

Anzere is a medium size resort, cosy and friendly. The style of constructions blends well with the mountain environment.

Situated on a high plateau facing south, Anzere overlooking down the Rhone Valley, with a sweeping panoramic view of the Valaisan Alps where 12 peaks over 4'000m. high, extending from Bitschhorn to Mont-Blanc.

During winter the resort is equipped with 11 different skilifts covering over 40 kilometres of skiing terrain between 1500 and 2500 m. altitude. It offers1 cable car, 2 chair lifts, 8 T-bar tows and a snowboarder slope.

In the village, a special T-bar tow is specially designed for beginners and young children.

First snowfall usually comes the first days of December which marks the beginning of the skiing season. Ski-lifts function everyday until the end of Easter Holiday. Part of the domain is covered by snow blowers.

The terrain is specially suitable for intermediate skiers. There are 3km of easy trails for beginners. Expert skiers will enjoy the 5 km black trail to perform their skills on a 2km of mogul slopes.

Sledging
The superb 3.1km sledge trail winds through forests and open spaces in a magnificent surrounding. Under optimum snow and weather conditions, this run takes about 10 minutes to sledge down.
In “Les Rousses” , a second trail beside the ski slope drives you from the middle station of the chairlift to the bottom (3 km)

On the Village square, a télébob is available for the children and races are organised every week.

Cross-country ski
The "Go" cross-country trail winds through 5km of larch and fir forest, with a section on a vast unobstructed open space. This easy trail is ideal for beginners. The Swiss Ski School conducts private lessons in cross-country skiing.

Walking and snowshoes trails
Of the 166km foot paths, about 35km are suitable and maintained for trekking throughout the winter.
To explore areas surrounding Anzere, may we suggest an easy walk along the “Bisse (stream) of Sion” or a stroll through the forest and among typical rural huts. Walkers can also take the cablecar and get off at the first station at 2'000m altitude, enjoy the panoramic view of the Valaisan Alps before walking back to Anzère Village.

3 snowshoes trails are marked out and crowned. The path of the poachers takes you from the resort to the very wild pierrier of Les Rousses. During the tour of the mayens you will discover the old chalets of Grillesses.
Every Tuesday afternoon, Anzère Tourism organizes a tour with a guide and every evening of full moon a night tour with raclette in Tsalan Restaurant

Other activities: Paragliding, Painting classes & Ice skating.

Child care - In winter Ski schools take care of the children from the age of 2 years for the learning of the glide.
Ice rink and télébob available in the village square are suitable for children of all ages.

Numerous activities are organised for the young people - Visits to Santa Klaus in the forest, eggs hunts, the evenings mystery, Sled racing & the disco afternoons on the ice rink.