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About 4km further along the road lies Champéry (913m), a pleasantly situated and modestly attractive summer and winter resort which, as if to underline the fact that it makes a good centre for mountain activities, has its own Compagnie des Guides, known as Montagne Experience (tel 024 479 14 30). The Office du Tourisme (www.champery.ch) is located near the railway station on the valley road which bypasses the crowded village centre where most of the shops, banks, restaurants and hotels are situated. There are around a dozen hotels, ranging from ungraded pensions and chambres d’hôtes to a handful of 3-star establishments – contact the tourist office for details. At the roadhead another 2km upvalley Camping du Grand-Paradis is a wooded site, open all-year with good facilities, and with the Auberge du Grand-Paradis nearby (www.grandparadis.ch). Almost opposite the tourist office stands the valley station of the Planachaux cable car, or Téléphérique Croix de Culet, which serves the Portes du Soleil ski area (www.telechampery.com), while upvalley near the campsite, a winter-only chairlift, the Télésiège du Grand-Paradis, feeds the same area.