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Ormont-Dessus | ||
Canton | Vaud | |
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Residents | 1.448 (2018) | |
height | 1,163 m | |
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Ormont-Dessus is a Swiss Municipality in the canton Vaud. The winter sports resort Les Diablerets is the most famous village of the merged valley community.
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The municipality is located in the upper part of the valley of the Grande Eau. It consists of the following districts; Les Diablerets, Le Plan, Vers-l'Eglise and Le Rosex. The administration of the municipality is located in Les Diablerets.
getting there
By plane
By train
The narrow-gauge Chemin de fer Aigle-Sépey-Diablerets runs from Aigle to Les Diablerets, and is now part of the Transports Publics du Chablais.
By bus
There are two bus routes from Les Diablerets, one via the Col du Pillon to Gstaad, as well as the Col de la Croix to Villars-sur-Ollon.
In the street
The parish is largely on the west side of the Col du Pillon. This pass connects Aigle via Gsteig with Gstaad. Of Aigle to Le Sépey it runs with the main road number 11. It is possible via the Col de la Croix, directly from les Diablerets to Villars-sur-Ollon to drive.
mobility
There are many mountain railways, all mountain railways are listed without the 15 ski lifts.
Cable car (pendulum cabins):
- Reusch - Oldenegg
- Col du Pillon - Cabane
- Cabane - Glacier 3000
Cable car:
- Diablerets-Isenau
Chairlifts:
- Vioz-Mazots
- Ruvine-Meilleret
- Perche-Conche
- Oldenegg - Cabane
- Oldenalp - Oldenegg
- Scex rouge
Tourist Attractions
- The 1 Parish Church of Saint-Théodule which was consecrated in 1456, is located in the district of Vers-l'Eglise.
- 2 Ormonts Museum, Route de Vers-L'Eglise 5 (Ancienne Poste), CH-1864 Vers-L'Eglise. located in Les Diablerets. The
activities
- The mountain railways from Col du Pillon lead from the valley stations 1 Col du Pillon and 2 Reusch up to the top of the Sex Rouge. This opened up the glaciers of the Diablerets massif, whereupon summer skiing is also possible. The mountain railways market themselves as Glacier 3000, although the highest point is "only" 2,940 meters above sea level.
- The second ski area is the ski area Isenau, which is located below the Arnenhorn and can be reached from Diablerets. Here you will mainly find easier slopes (blue ones).
- The third ski area is the ski area Meilleret. It can be reached from both Les Diablerets and Vers-l'Eglise. This ski area is connected to the nearby ski area of Villars-sur-Ollon. At the valley station there is a pony lift and a ski kindergarten. This ski area mainly includes intermediate slopes (red ones).
Surname | phone | Altitude | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Σ |
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Glacier3000 ski area - Les Diablerets | 41 (0)24 492 09 23 | 1,350 - 3,000 m | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11.6 | 6.2 | 10.2 | 28 km |
Télé Villars-Gryon-Les Diablerets S.A. | 41 (0)24 495 81 13 | 1,200 - 2,020 m | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 43 | 38 | 3 | 84 km |
- There are 5 winter walks.
- There are 15 kilometers of marked snowshoe trails.
- There are 30 km of classic slopes and 15 km of skating slopes for cross-country skiing in Les Diablerets, which are spread over 4 areas, Diablerets (9 km), Vers l'Eglise (10 km), Isenau (6 km) and on the glacier ( 5 km), the latter can even be used in summer.
- In summer there is a network of hiking and mountain hiking trails of around 250 kilometers in length
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Practical advice
- Diablerets Tourisme, Maison du Tourisme, 1865 Les Diablerets. Tel.: 41 (0)24-492 33 58, Fax: 41 (0)24-492 23 48.