Location

The village is situated at an altitude of 1515m and is close to the villages of Les Collons and Thyon. A chairlift conveniently takes you straight up from Hérémence and links to the  Verbier and Nendaz ski areas and 410km of piste!  The resort is also not far from Crans Montana, Geneva and Bern.

Access
Les Mayens d'Hérémence is a short flight and car drive from most European cities - making it easy to get to even for a weekend break. The resort is easily accessible by car from the airports of Sion, Geneva, Lugano, Bern, Basel and Zurich.  You can also access Les Mayens d'Hérémence by train from Bâle and the airports of Lausanne, Zurich and Geneva every 30 minutes.

• Flight time from UK: London to Geneva/Zurich 1 hr 40 minutes
• Time difference (GMT): + 1 hour
• Transfer time: Geneva  2.5 hours, Sion (UK flights expected in 2010 – 30 minutes).

Climate
At over 1500m and rising to 3,330m Les Mayens d'Hérémence and the Four Valleys are generally snow sure between early December and the end of April each year.  Beautiful alpine summers make this a great place to visit in other seasons too.