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For anyone like me that was searching for an online copy of the ski bus timetable for this season I have scanned a copy as an image or JPEG and you can find it here :

http://snowslider.net/anniviers-ski-bus/

It’s also a menu item along the top of this page along with some information about local avalanche conditions and snow pack stability, this is is just information published by SLF but I’ve collected it in one place. The snow pack stability image links back to the SLF site and from there you can click on the individual icons and see the detailed analysis worksheet which is pretty interesting.

The lift companies are confirming their opening for the weekend, there’s actually planned to be quite a bit running :

Grimentz

• Télécabine
• Tapis roulant
• Téléski Ecole
• Téléski Marenda
• Télésiège des Grands-Plans
• Télésiège de la Tsarva

Saint-Luc / Chandolin

• Télésiège du Tsapé
• Téléski des Etables

Zinal

• Téléphérique
• Télésiège du Chiesso
• Télésiège de la Corne
• Mini
• Tapis roulant
• Téléski de la Remointze

Vercorin (from 15/16 Dec)

• Télécabine Vercorin-Crêt-du-Midi
• Téléski du Crêt
• Téléski des Chardons

This is all subject to conditions of course and as it’s only partial opening lift tickets are reduced by 35-50%. Zinal will open weekdays as well now although it’ll be interesting to see how much demand there is for that so early.

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A visit to Vercorin in the Val d’Anniviers, it’s about the smallest station in the valley and sits above Sierre. A lift runs from the valley floor to the village of Vercorin which makes access from the autoroute simple. Otherwise the road really isn’t very good either from the valley or from Grimentz.

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