PROGRAM & ACTIVITIES
READY FOR A RICH & UNFORGETTABLE ROTARIAN WEEK ?
SUNDAY
MARCH
10
Welcome Day !
- Welcome of the participants at the Montpelier Hotel
- Presenting of the week’s program for advanced/standard skiers, cross-country skiers or pedestrians (depending on weather and snow conditions)
- Distribution of Televerbier passes
- Welcome Dinner
MONDAY
MARCH
11
International Day !
- Skiing in groups guided by local Rotarians
- International dinner with « Espace Montblanc » (French, Italian and Swiss Rotarians from clubs around the Mont Blanc area)
- Speech by Christophe Maret, president of the Commune de Bagnes
TUESDAY
MARCH
12
4 vallées Day !
- Skiing in groups guided by local Rotarians.
- Tea Party at the Chalet Orny at the end of the day with musical entertainment
- Friendship dinner in restaurant hosted by local Rotarian
WEDNESDAY
MARCH
13
Cultural Day !
- OPTION 1
Morning – Pleasure flight by helicopter to Petit Combin (including aperitif at the summit) / Afternoon – Visit of the Gianadda foundation & Bari Museum in Martigny
- OPTION 2
Morning – skiing in groups / Afternoon – Visit of the Gianadda foundation & Bari Museum in Martigny
- Dinner together in Martigny
PETIT COMBIN
The Petit Combin is a summit of the Pennine Alps, in Switzerland, located in the canton of Valais, which culminates at 3’668 m of altitude.
Summit of the Combins massif located north of the Combin de Corbassière, it dominates the Entremont valley and the village of Bourg-Saint-Pierre to the west and the Corbassière glacier to the east.
It is topped by a snow plateau 200 m wide and 300 m long. The north side is covered by the Petit Combin glacier.
GIANNADA FOUNDATION
The Pierre Gianadda Foundation is one of the most important art foundations in Switzerland. Since its inauguration in 1978 in Martigny, it has welcomed more than 10 million visitors and organized more than 140 historical retrospectives of painters such as Pablo Picasso, Amedeo Modigliani, Jean Fautrier, Wassily Kandinsky, Nicolas De Staël, Paul Gauguin, Gustave Klimt, Alberto Giacometti…Located in Martigny, the Pierre Gianadda Foundation also presents permanent exhibitions of Greek and Roman antiquities, a collection of old cars and photographs of artists.
BARRY MUSEUM
At the foot of the mythical Great St. Bernard Pass, next to the Roman amphitheater of Martigny, the museum dedicated to the St. Bernard dogs plunges you into the history of the legendary rescuer of the Alps.
Created by the Bernard and Caroline de Watteville Foundation and taken over in 2014 by the Barry Foundation, this institution traces the rich past of the hospice and the pass.
THURSDAY
MARCH
14
Skiing Day !
Skiing in groups guided by local Rotarians
- Meeting of the ISFR committee
- Evening presentation of ISFR 2025
- Individual dinner
FRIDAY
MARCH
15
Competition Day
“Giant Slalom” competition in the Verbier area
- Tea party in Chalet Orny
- Individual dinner
SATURDAY
MARCH
16
Farwell Day !
Skiing in groups guided by local Rotarians
- Raclette by Eddy Baillifard
- Mini fight of Herens cows (swiss traditional fighting)
- Gala Dinner with music and entertainment
- Tombola in favor of a charitable association
SUNDAY
MARCH
17
Departure Day !
LET'S RENT !
Experienced skiers or beginners, cross-country skiers or walkers, they can rent extra-equipment for their
activities here :
at Philippe Roux’s place in Verbier
at the Mountain Show in Le Châble
