Chatel sits between two sectors of the main Portes du Soleil circuit, each offering a mix of open and wooded slopes, and is linked by a bus service. Intermediates will thrive here and there are certain parts you will really want to take time to explore.
Right above the village is Super-Chatel, an area of easy, open and wooded slopes. From here you can continue on a clockwise Portes du Soleil circuit (don't forget your passport if you cross into Switzerland). There is an anticlockwise circuit that starts outside the village with a lift into the Linga sector. There is also a snowpark at Super-Chatel.
Our favourite runs
Beginner:
There are good beginners' areas at Pre-la Joux and Super-Chatel, the latter of which comes highly recommended by reporters.
Intermediate:
Linga and Plaine Dranse have some of the best red runs on the circuit, and are well worth checking out. The nearby Torgon sector also has some excellent and challenging slopes.
Advanced:
Try out the mogul field between Cornebois and Plaine Dranse, which has been described as 'steeper and narrower than the infamous Swiss Wall in Avoriaz'.
Off-piste:There are some good off-piste opportunities on the way to Torgon from Super-Chatel.
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