Location
Ideally situated just 90 minutes by car from Geneva, Champéry is both a postcard-perfect alpine village and a modern ski and bike resort. One of 12 resort villages in the vast Portes du Soleil recreational area, Champéry is the ideal year-round destination for hikers, bikers, skiers, and epicureans.
Nestled in the heart of the Franco-Swiss Alps, between Lake Geneva and Mont Blanc, the Portes du Soleil is just a stone's throw from several major airports that serve the Portes du Soleil resorts: 120 km form Geneva International Airport, 250 km from Zürich airport and 200 km from Basel airport.
How to get to Champéry ?
From Geneva Airport (2 h 40): Take the the train to Aigle, where you have to get ooff and take the regional AOMC train to reach Champéry.
From Zürich Airport (4 h 15): You will travel direction Lausanne, change your train in Aigle where you take the regional AOMC train to reach Champéry.
Accommodation
Reservations for invited speakers will be taken care of by the organizers. For regular participants, please wait for our registration confirmation and then contact directly one of the hotels below to book your accommodation. February is high season in Champéry, therefore you should book well in advance.
Hôtel Suisse***
Situated next to the conference room.
Things to do in Champéry
Champéry is in the middle of the "Portes-du-Soleil" skiing area (580 km of pistes, 100 km just in Champéry). With usually higher than average snowfalls compared to other alpine regions, it is a paradise for ski touring. Curling, ice skating and many other activites are offered at the Palladium.
