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Amenities Château-d'Oex

last updated: September 25, 2008

Resort information / access
Altitude Town / Resort 1001 m
Inhabitants - total: 3000
Mountains yes
Accessible by train / narrow-gauge train / mountain railway yes
Accessible by public bus yes
Accessible by private car yes
Local bus with regular schedule (all year round) yes
 
Distance to Intl. Airport
max. 3 h  
 
Lodging all year round
Hotels / Pensions - total number of establishments: 17
Hotels / Pensions - total number of beds: 500
Holiday apartments and chalets - total beds: 300
Group lodging - total beds: 200
Youth hostel yes Member SYH
Bed-and-Breakfast yes
Backpacker / Low-Budget Hotel yes
Sleeping in the hay yes
Mountain hut / Alpine hut yes
 
Sport and Wellness all year round
Beauty farm / beauty hotel yes
Fitness trail / Vita-Parcours yes
 
Culture / Entertainment all year round
Concerts, regularly organized yes
 
Families / children - all year round
Quality label 'Families Welcome' yes
 
Other information all year round
Mountain railways - info phone: 026 924 67 94
 
Highlight / Special offers Summer:
Top News / Special offers summer
 
Resort area / Transport installations in summer
Altitude of tourist region from 1001 m
Altitude of tourist region, up to 2000 m
Local transport installations in summer - total: 2
Highest point reached via transport installations in summer 1650 m
Cable-cars in summer - total: 1
Chairlifts in summer - total: 1
 
Sports and Wellness in summer
Hiking trails in summer 300 km marked
Nordic Walking/Running 14 km
Walking trails, flat (wheelchair, pushchair) 40 km
Biking trails within Destination 20 km marked
Mountainbike slopes 90 km marked
Downhill bike slopes 4 km marked
Biking in Switzerland, town/resort along the way yes
Beach volleyball terrain, public 1 Number
Riding trails 20 km marked
Freestanding rock-climbing facilities, official yes
Trottinherbe slope 4000 m length
"""Other """"in"""" sports (summer):""" vol en ballons
 
Other information for summer
Camping ground in summer yes
 
Families / children - in summer
Children's animation, organized yes
 
Other information for summer
Natural sights: Réserve naturelle de la Pierreuse
Cultural sights: Musée du Vieux Pays-d'Enhaut Espace Ballon, musée sur la montgolfière
Technical sights: Fromagerie Le Chalet Caves à fromage de l'Etivaz
Nature / adventure trails on the theme: Sentier des Fourmis, Mike Horn Family
Interesting Link - additional summer info - URL www.telechateaudoex.ch
 
Top News / New infrastructure winter
Top News winter: Die Kinder bis 9 Jahren fahren Ski gratis! Neue Schneeschuhe wanderung!
 
Live Cams
Live Cam 1 www.myswitzerland.com/de/swisscams/cam_overview.cfm?city=1390&channel=0
 
Winter sports area / Transport installations in winter
Name of winter sports area: Gstaad Mountain Rides
Altitude of alpine ski area, from 1001 m
Altitude of alpine ski area, up to 1650 m
Local transport installations in winter - total: 8
Subregional transport installations - total: 62
Highest point reached via transport installations in winter 1650 m
Cable-cars - total: 1
Chairlifts - total: 2
Skilifts - total: 4
Babylift - Number: 2
Snow conveyor - number: 1
Price one day pass adult 39 CHF
Price one day pass children 26 CHF
Ski bus yes
Snow sports school (phone.) 026 924 68 48
 
Alpine Skiing
Snow - info phone: 026 924 67 94
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Point of measure ski area bottom 1200 m
Point of measure ski area top 1650 m
Number of slopes: 7
Local ski slopes 30 km marked
Alpine ski area with skipass subregion 250 km
Level of difficulty of slopes 40 % beginners
Level of difficulty of slopes 40 % intermediates
Level of difficulty of slopes 20 % advanced
Race course with automatic timing yes
 
Snowboard
Lowest Snowboardpark 1200 m
Highest Snowboardpark 1650 m
Snowboard - info phone: 026 924 67 94
 
Cross-country skiing / winter hiking
Cross-country skiing - info phone: 026 924 44 92
Altitude of cross-country ski area, from 1001 m
Altitude of cross-country ski area, up to 1300 m
Cross-country skiing slopes, classic 14 km local
Cross-country skiing slopes 119 km subregion
Skating slopes 7 km
Skating trails 76 km marked
Cross-country skiing slope, illuminated at night 2 km
Winter hiking trails 28 km marked and prepared
Snowshoe trail 41 km marked
 
Tobogganing
Tobogganing - Info phone: 026 924 67 94
Tobogganing installations - total: 1
Tobogganing installations - total length:m 4000
Total difference in altitude of all installations 480 m
Tobogganing slopes (toboggans only) total 4000 m maintained
Tobogganing trails total 4000 m marked
Public transportation to tobogganing installation yes
Toboggan rental possible yes
 
Families / children - in winter
Children's snowpark, maintained yes
Children's animation, public yes
Children's day-care, organized yes
 
Other information for winter
Camping ground in winter yes
Excursions on a horse-drawn sleigh, organized yes
Excursions with sleigh dogs, organized yes
Curling rinks number 1
"""Other """"in"""" sports (winter):""" vols en ballon
Interesting Link - additional winter info - URL www.chateau-doex.ch
 
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