TripEntry1LjubljanaIamianoVilla PedergnanoGondoBerisalBaltschiederGampelAgarnSierreSaint-LeonardVexThe valley of VeysonnazNoveliThyon 2000Peak Col des GentianesSaclentseNoveliCoutaThyon 2000The valley of VerbierNoveliLa PerreyreTortinNoveliThyon 2000The valley of NendazNoveliBeusonNoveliThe valley of La TzoumazNoveliVerbierTortinNoveliThe valley of La Tzoumaz - againNoveliGoing homeOrio al SerioGorenje Visoko
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Ljubljana, Slovenia
In spite of a slight drizzle the drive was uneventful and without mayor delays.
We got a glimpse of the first show just before the border between Italy and Switzerland from where we drove up to Simplon-Pass and continued our journey towards French speaking part of Switzerland. From the town of Sion we started to ascend towards Thyon 2000.
On a hill above Sion, some 30 years ago, the Swiss built two artificial villages – Les Collons 1800 and Thyon 2000. The numbers actually represent the altitude of those villages. These two villages could be compared to Avoriaz in France but I think with that we would make France a big injustice.
Thyon 2000 is about five times smaller than Avoriaz and is already showing signs of old age and I doubt the Swiss invested anything more into the slopes and ski infrastructure.
But the size of the village also has good sides. The complete village is connected via a subterranean garage where you can leave your car for the whole week. From the garage you have access to the apartments, to a restaurant, a grocery shop, a bar, a disco and to the slopes. Everything functions very well. The only thing to mention is the size of the only grocery shop in the village. I suggest you stock up well in Sion before getting up here.
Also note that the Swiss use a different power plug and you need a converter to use their outlets. The difference from standard European plug is very slight and only some of the mayor electrical consumers such as laptops and hair dryers cannot be plugged into the wall. Plugs for smaller things such as mobile chargers can be used normally.
Luckily that small grocery shop I mentioned had two converters in stock and I quickly bought one.
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