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Valley of Vieze river 02
Valley of Vièze river viewed from Col de Coux at the sunrise, commune of Champéry, Valais, Switzerland. This photograph is used as a geographic witness to the place, not as evidence of the historical date shown in the chapter.
- Visual description
- Valley of Vièze river viewed from Col de Coux at the sunrise, commune of Champéry, Valais, Switzerland
- Nature
- original
- Medium
- Open-licence photograph
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
BEFORE MODERN SPORT
Champéry
How settlement, access and winter sport shaped Champéry.
Scroll to read the contour through time
Champéry is a municipality in the district of Monthey in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
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1286
Work and settlement beneath the snowline
Champéry is first mentioned in 1286 as Champery.
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1857
A route reaches Champéry
The Hotel Dent-du-Midi opened in 1857.
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Skiing in Champéry - Portes de Soleil with mountain range
Skiing in Champery in the Swiss part of Portes de Soleil seen from Planachaux - Croix de Culet. This photograph is used as a geographic witness to the place, not as evidence of the historical date shown in the chapter.
- Visual description
- Skiing in Champery in the Swiss part of Portes de Soleil seen from Planachaux - Croix de Culet
- Nature
- original
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- Open-licence photograph
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- Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
1969
Winter becomes organised
In 1969, Champéry became one of the founding villages of the Portes du Soleil ski area and resort.
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THE LIVING MAP
The mapped place
Champéry is recorded at 46.175° N, 6.868° E. Its catalogue reference reaches 2,277 metres. A modern resort map compresses terrain, exposure and access into a diagram. This exhibition keeps the underlying contour visible so the place does not become only a list of facilities.
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Valley of Vieze river 02
Valley of Vièze river viewed from Col de Coux at the sunrise, commune of Champéry, Valais, Switzerland. This photograph is used as a geographic witness to the place, not as evidence of the historical date shown in the chapter.
- Visual description
- Valley of Vièze river viewed from Col de Coux at the sunrise, commune of Champéry, Valais, Switzerland
- Nature
- original
- Medium
- Open-licence photograph
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
TODAY
Champéry now
With 194 ski lifts and over 650 km (400 mi) of ski slopes, this is the largest international ski area in the world.
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THE LEDGER
Sources and credits
This exhibition is built from local, institutional and sporting records. The source ledger keeps the claims visible and leaves space for correction as further local evidence emerges.
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Artefacts in order of appearance
Valley of Vieze river 02
AOD.EU.CHAMPERY.V00 · original · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Skiing in Champéry - Portes de Soleil with mountain range
AOD.EU.CHAMPERY.V01 · original · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Editorial record
Full European Beta edition. Place evidence is adapted from the linked Champéry overview under CC BY-SA 4.0 and remains subject to named historical and local review. Cartography is generated from the PeakWave location catalogue.