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THYON

📍Thyon, Valais, Switzerland

💎 Hidden Gem🏞️ Scenic Cruiser🟢 Beginner Friendly🤙 Local's Favorite5 Days on Epic☀️ Year-round destination

Photo: Wysa · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo details

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Vertical drop
3,445 ft*
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Skiable terrain
500 acres*
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Avg snowfall
138 in*
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Lifts
11

THE VIBE

Thyon is a high base on the Val d’Hérens side of the 4 Vallées. Beginners have a carpet and snow garden, while stronger skiers can explore Ethérolla and the connected sectors when the links are open. Les Collons lies below the Thyon 2000 complex, so the stop and lift nearest your lodging matter.

Best For

  • ✓Those seeking empty slopes in a linked domain
  • ✓Beginners and families at altitude
  • ✓Budget travelers wanting 4 Vallées on a shoestring

Skip If

  • ✗You want a village with atmosphere — Thyon is small and quiet
  • ✗You need expert terrain immediately outside your door
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TERRAIN INTELLIGENCE

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Live Weather & Snow
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Regional snowpack via Ventusky

Approximate trail mix.

Difficulty Split

Beginner
30%
Intermediate
40%
Advanced
20%
Expert
10%
🎿Ideal for progressing skiers

Mountain specs

Summit elevation
9,186 ft*
Base elevation
5,577 ft*

* Historical planning figures

Trail map · official source
🗺️Find the latest map on the official resort site ↗Thyon official website
Terrain DNA · editorial
0100
Groomers55 / 100

Prepared runs and carving terrain. A higher score means groomed cruising is a more defining part of the mountain.

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Resort-reported snow

BASE TRACKER

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SEASON PLANNING

Typically early December to mid April

A broad planning range from the historical guide, conditions permitting. Use the operator’s schedule for your travel dates.

Official schedules & conditions ↗
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INVITE FRIENDS

Rally your crew for a trip

EXPLORE THE MOUNTAIN

The snow garden and beginner carpet are the starting point for first lessons. Ethérolla is the local chairlift-served challenge. On a longer 4 Vallées day, check connecting lifts, the extent of your pass and the time you need to return to Thyon.

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Ethérolla

A steep local descent reached by chairlift. Check its status before heading up.

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Another season up here

BEYOND WINTER

Mountain hiking, mountain biking, horse riding and climbing.

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Sources & planning context

Historical planning figures · Figures marked * come from earlier references and may differ from current resort figures.

Other names · Thyon 2000, Thyon-Les Collons, Les Collons-Thyon

Our guide helps you choose a mountain and plan the kind of trip you want. Recommendations reflect our editorial judgment; source checks cover the specific details listed below.

Typically early December to mid April

A broad planning range from the historical guide, conditions permitting. Use the operator’s schedule for your travel dates.

Official schedules & conditions ↗
Schedule source ↗Official resort ↗
Official website
https://www.thyon.ch/
Source ↗ · Oct 27, 2026
Summer and winter destination
Yes
Source ↗ · Oct 25, 2026
Beyond winter
Mountain hiking, mountain biking, horse riding and climbing.
Source ↗ · Oct 25, 2026
Lifts
11
Source ↗ · Oct 27, 2026

Historical mountain figures awaiting field-level confirmation: Vertical drop (ft), Skiable area (acres), Runs, Reported average snowfall (in), Base elevation (ft), Summit elevation (ft).

Individual listings retain their own sources and check dates. A source check covers only the named details; it does not confirm availability. Snowfall averages describe climate, not a forecast.

Dining guidance source ↗The tourism page identifies La Cambuse as a hotel restaurant in Les Collons at Chemin de la Bourgeoisie 11. Its menu focus combines French cooking, local ingredients and Valais cheese specialties. The dining setting includes a glass-fronted panoramic room and a terrace looking over the Val d’Hérens. The destination listing links the operator at https://www.lacambuse.ch/. · Checked Oct 29, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Thyon winter ↗Thyon 4 Vallées sector, December–April planned 2026/27 local lifts, chairlift to Ethérolla and nursery snow garden. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Skiing in Thyon ↗Dedicated beginner carpet, snow garden, snowpark and connection to 4 Vallées. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

How to get to Thyon ↗Theytaz public buses serve Les Collons and Thyon 2000. Drivers use Sion-Est and turn for Thyon-Les Collons at Vex. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Designated motorhome area ↗Tourist office registration and visitor tax for signed motorhome area at Les Collons 1900, maximum six nights. Summer page, confirm winter opening. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Winter activities in Hérémence ↗Outdoor ice rink in village of Hérémence with skate hire during staffed periods. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Dent Blanche Resort · Hérémence ↗The resort on Route des Masses in Hérémence combines apartment accommodation with hotel services, restaurants and Lumen Spa. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Chalet Étoiles des Neiges · Les Masses ↗The host identifies a five-bedroom chalet at Les Masses with an outdoor hot tub, below Les Collons and away from the base of its chairlift. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Hotel La Cambuse · rooms ↗The hotel in Thyon-Les Collons has chalet-style rooms, balcony categories and suites. The property has a restaurant. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Thyon Région · Auberge de l’Ours ↗Les Collons inn at the foot of the slopes offers ski access, ski storage, family rooms and breakfast as an option. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Thyon Région · chalet and apartment rentals ↗Imalp Thyon offers weekly studio and apartment rentals in the Thyon 2000 complex directly on the ski area. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Swiss Ski School Thyon meeting points ↗Children’s, adult and snowboard groups have distinct Thyon 2000 meeting points. Private tuition may start at additional lift bases by arrangement. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Genolet Sports rental locations ↗Genolet rents alpine and touring skis, snowboards, boots and helmets at Thyon 2000 and Les Collons 1850. Its Thyon branch lists Route de Thyon 12 and a direct telephone number. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Swiss Ski School Thyon youth snowboard groups ↗The school offers youth snowboard lessons for starting out or improving technique on the pistes and in the snowpark. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Restaurant la Tsermetta ↗Thyon tourism identifies Tsermetta at Route de Thyon 12 in Thyon 2000, beside the piste. Its description supports a varied menu, relaxed atmosphere and terrace with mountain views. The destination listing links the operator at https://www.tsermetta.ch/. · Checked Oct 29, 2026. This check covers these details only.

  • Thyon winter website ↗

    Planned daily winter operation.

  • Bienvenue à Thyon: été | Thyon Région ↗

    Mountain hiking, mountain biking, horse riding and climbing.

  • Thyon winter site ↗

    The first-party Thyon winter site page states the asserted mountain facts. Metric source values are stored in the site's rounded imperial display units.

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