Unité des Communes Mont-Rose Champorcher

Title: Champorcher: A Mountain Shelter In The Champorcher Valley Discover Champorcher, a charming town of 390 inhabitants located in Champorcher Valley, Aosta Valley.
This quiet hamlet at 1,427 meters above sea level is an ideal starting point for exploring the surrounding mountains and offers a quality ski area for ski enthusiasts.
Champorcher is the main municipality in the picturesque Champorcher Valley, situated at an altitude of 1,427 meters above sea level.
With only 390 inhabitants, this hamlet offers a peaceful and authentic retreat for those seeking the beauty of the mountains and the tranquility of alpine life.
Champorcher is easily accessible, being only 20 kilometers from the Pont-Saint-Martin exit of the Turin-Ivrea-Aosta (A5) highway and about 60 kilometers from Aosta.
Unité des Communes valdôtaines Mont-Rose: Champorcher is an integral part of the Unité des Communes valdôtaines Mont-Rose, a Valle d’Aosta body that brings together four municipalities in the lower valley with the aim of promoting the development and preservation of the Alpine territory and its rich cultural heritage.
This collaboration testifies to Champorcher’s commitment to preserving its cultural and natural heritage.
Skiing and Winter Activities: For winter sports enthusiasts, Champorcher is an ideal destination.
The Laris ski area offers 12 kilometers of high-quality slopes suitable for skiers of all levels.
With 18 different runs to choose from, skiers and snowboarders can fully enjoy the beauty of the mountains as they ski down the well-prepared slopes.
Its proximity to Champorcher makes it the most convenient ski resort for visitors from Piedmont.  

For hiking enthusiasts, the Champorcher Valley offers numerous itineraries for walking, mountain biking and horseback riding, during which it is possible to admire the typical fauna and flora of the Aosta Valley.
Champorcher Valley offers the opportunity to immerse oneself in easy walks of a couple of hours at the end of which one can stop for a restorative lunch either at the Dondena Refuge or the Miserin Refuge.
On August 5 each year it is possible to participate in the procession of the Madonna delle Nevi.
Starting from the parish church, one reaches the Shrine of Notre-Dame-des-Neiges, which stands on the shores of Lake Miserin at an altitude of 2,583 meters.
After about a 4-hour walk, the shrine is reached and together with the communities from Cogne, Val Soana and Fenis that have arrived in turn, prayers are said to ask for Our Lady’s protection during the long winter.
On the first Saturday in August, the ovens present in all the hamlets of the municipality of Champorcher are lit to bake the sought-after rye bread enriched with chestnuts, walnuts, figs and raisins.
An opportunity not to be missed to taste authentic flavors that are almost lost today.
Very interesting for fans of handicrafts is a visit to the Hemp Ecomuseum, where one can witness the processing of hemp according to ancient traditions.
The ecomuseum is located in the hamlet of Chardonney in the Thomas House, a very well-preserved typical Aosta Valley rural house.