Snowshoe Discovery Weeks

A chance to try snowshoeing for the first time, 7 nights B&B, free snowshoe rental,
4 day guided snowshoeing, arrival Sunday or Saturday

Snowshoe Explorer Weeks

For people who've tried snowshoeing before and want to explore snowshoeing & the Swiss Alps more, 7 nights B&B, free snowshoe rental,
4 day guided snowshoeing, arrival Sunday or Saturday

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from 800- CHF per person (two sharing double/twin room)

For short trips of a few hours good winter clothing and some comfortable boots are all you need. Longer trips can be more comfortable with some more layered clothing as walkers in the UK winter might be familiar with. If you want to ask us about this then please get in touch!

As with any activity on snow it’s important to have good eye protection with some good sun glasses, plenty of sun cream, a hat and, of course, a camera!

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Snowshoeing Holidays in the Swiss Alps

Snowshoes are a great way to move around the mountains in winter. Normally we have too much snow to be able to walk around in normal shoes or boots easily and we need to put something bigger on our feet. On snow shoes we can easily move in snow and anyone that can walk is able to quickly learn to snow shoe.

Easy and fun snow shoeing lets you explore the mountains and can be a great activity for people who enjoy winter holidays in the mountains but that don’t want to ski each day or want to get away from the main ski area.

Snowshoeing in Leysin

What makes the ideal snowshoe destination? There's no one answer but we're pretty sure that Leysin has all the ingredients you need for great snowshoeing. We've lots of hills and valleys that are just the right gradient for snowshoeing and we're right on a great transport network with a mountain railway, regular bus service and roads that remain open year around. That great transport means even if there isn't snow in the village here we can quickly get somewhere with enough snow.
Because we've a lot of slopes that aren't too steep we can find routes that aren't too dangerous and aren't at too high risk of avalanches. These mountains are home to cows in the summer and we can tour around the mountain farms which are empty in winter.

Guided Snowshoeing

with SwissMountainLeader