- Haute-Nendaz
The resort of Haute-Nendaz is located in the Swiss canton of
Valais . Haute-Nendaz comprises together withSiviez and the old village ofBasse-Nendaz the commune.Haute-Nendaz is situated on a sunny plateau/terrace at an altitude of between 1300m and 1500m. It has panoramic views of the
Bernese and VaudAlps . In winter it forms part of the4-Vallées and is one of the most extensive ski areas inEurope and by far the largest inSwitzerland .Located on the slopes of
Balavaux there are a large number of superb 1000 year oldlarch tree s (locals claim that some even date back to BC). Considering the height and weather extremes they have faced, these trees are quite extraordinary and walking past them in summer or skiing in winter adds a sense of dimension to the experience. On the same slope you can sleep and eat at the [http://www.maragnene.ch/hebergement/page9.html "cabine de balavaux"] .Haute Nendaz has various neighborhoods some of which are called: Les Clèves, Le Clou, Eterpey and Les Ecluses.At the center point of [http://www.lescleves.ch "Les Clèves"] you will find the [http://www.hameaulescleves.ch "Hameau les Clèves"] restaurant.
Events
Following the great success encountered when organising the World Cup 2006, Nendaz has received authorisation for the second year running to organise a leg in the World Cup parallel slalom. Last Winter, it was the last race before the Winter Olympics in Turin.
This year, the contest in Nendaz will take place just after the World Championships… Do not miss this opportunity to see the best snowboarders worldwide. The Schoch brothers, Olympic medallists in Turin and Gilles Jacquet will be present.
The ‘Clou’ ski run will host this competition as well as a European Cup race on the
28th January 2007 : World Cup
30th January 2007 : European Cup.
[http://www.xtremeverbier.com "O'Neill X'Trem - Mont-Fort"] Up to now only the best skiers and snowboarders were invited to ride down the mythical Bec des Rosses. For its 12th edition, the Xtreme creates the first European Freeride Tour. On the 23rd and 24th March 2007.
Historical times
Documents dating back to 985 mention the village of
Nendaz . The Nendaz community is largely based on agriculture. During the 19th century the Nendaz area experienced a gold fever. From various locations a diversity of minerals have been extracted from the ground. The main source of mineral wealth remained carbon which was extracted fromAproz .As of the 20th century mining started to be replaced by tourism. As of 1958 Nendaz saw the creation of their first cablecart lift and the start of [http://www.telenendaz.ch/page.php?lang=en Télénendaz] .
External links
* [http://www.nendaz.org Nendaz]
* [http://www.nendaz.ch/OTNendaz/FHomePageOTNendaz.aspx?tokenPage=3oNMQyQfD3I_NTjRykW8on5eXWlkg1IJiWQ56v24bWY))]
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