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Ski resorts in Switzerland: recreation in the new season

New Year at the ski resorts of Switzerland is expected to be eventful. In the current season several well-known ski resorts in Switzerland have prepared for tourists special offers and programs.

Saas-Fe in the Saas Valley - this ski resort the national tourist agency "Swiss Tourism" named among the best winter resorts in Switzerland for family holidays. Saas-Fe remains true to its reputation and offers tourists with children special family tours. Accommodation in the hotel of Saas-Fee within seven days, six-day ski pass, five days of learning the basics of alpine skiing for children - for two adults and two children this tour will cost from 1206 euros. In addition to Saas Fe in the action are also involved such resorts as Saas-Grund, Saas-Balen and Saas-Almagel, according to the website onthesnow.com.

Davos, the famous respectable resort prepared for the current ski season a new lift in Parsenn area, which became the fastest funicular lift in the world. Another new lift will lead to the top of the Strehla Pass, where there are several professional routes. On December 11, 2010 in Davos was opened Europe's largest outdoor skating rink, which will operate until 22.00. As for celebrating the New Year, here Davos offers a children's choir show and traditional pig races, which will be held in Davos on January 1, 2011.

Gstaad is also marked by new lifts. On December 18 was opened Chalberhöni-Vorderes Eggli chairlift, which takes skiers to the highest point of the resort. Rougemont-La Videmanette is another new eight-wagon-lift that was introduced to the guests of the resort on Christmas, December 25. The lift will go to the top of the longest track in Gstaad - La Videmanette, which length is 10 kilometers.

Villars-Gryon ski resort presents in the new season the next stage of an ambitious program of modernizing its infrastructure. Here will be introduced a new system snowing on the tracks. The total length of Villars-Gryon tracks, which will be equipped with snow cannons, is 8 kilometers.

Date: 06/01/2011