Category Archives: The Val d’Hérens

The Lifts in the Ski Resort of Nax have broken the Attendance Record

Posted on December 30, 2011 by

The lifts in the ski resort of Nax have broken the attendance record on Wednesday. Télé Mont-Noble has counted 1362 customers on Wednesday . “Excellent weather conditions and excellent snow have helped,” said Fred Pont, the responsible official. “Our pricing … Continue reading →

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Impressions from our Village

Posted on December 20, 2011 by

Nax yesterday … …and this is where we have to live…

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The Ski Season 2011 is about to begin! The ski resort Mont Noble

Posted on December 11, 2011 by

Pre-opening of the ski resort of ​​Téle-Mont-Noble on December 17th 2011! On Friday  December 23 all facilities will be open every day. Access Nax, the “balcony of heaven”, is located at the entrance of the Val d’Hérens, in the Valais, … Continue reading →

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Afterglow in Nax

Posted on October 11, 2011 by
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Where does the Name MAYA come from?

Posted on September 21, 2011 by

We are often asked what our relation is with the Mayas in Central America. The name Maya Guesthouse is misleading for many. La Maya is a mountain top with a special form very close to our place. The name is … Continue reading →

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All Around the Maya Guesthouse – The Grand Raid Cristalp 2011

Posted on July 16, 2011 by

(Distance to the Maya Guesthouse – 10,60 km) The Grand Raid is considered to be the longest and most difficult mountain bike tour in the world. The 22nd edition of the Grand Raid will be raced across the Val d’Hèrens … Continue reading →

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Nax Impressions

Posted on August 23, 2010 by

The village Traditional Raccards in Nax The Biosphere park of the Val d’Hérens

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Nax

Posted on July 31, 2010 by

Nax is a village with 450 inhabitants in the Val d’Herens. It is located on the north side of the Mont-Noble mountain at an elevation 1285 meters. It ist above the Rhone Valley and Sion, the capital of the Valais. Nax is … Continue reading →

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Biosphere Reserves

Posted on July 31, 2010 by

The programm’s primary output comes in the form of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves—a listing of local units, known as biosphere reserves, found in different countries across all the world. Biosphere reserves are areas that are meant to demonstrate … Continue reading →

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Nature Park and Biosphere Val d’Hérens

Posted on July 31, 2010 by

From the Rhone plateau to the high mountains tops. The nature park Val d’Hérens is nestled between the city of Sion, the area of the Grand Dixence dam, the four thousand meter peaks around the Dent Blanche and a little … Continue reading →

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