112 OI magazine CHAMPOLUC AN UNFORGETTABLE HOLIDAY AT THE FOOT OF MONTE ROSA At 1568 meters above sea level, immersed in the glaciers that surround the valley, is Champoluc, the most famous tourist resort in the Val d’Ayas, famous for the kilometres of Monterosa Ski slopes, an intersection of slopes and varied landscapes, which connect it with Gressoney and Alagna in Piedmont and for its shops, boutiques, clubs and restaurants that make it the fashionable centre of the valley. Champoluc guarantees ample offers in every season of the year including sports, nature and fun, for everyone. In summer, numerous hiking trails or simple walks, to enter ‘inside’ its history, between the Walser villages and the alpine refuges, to discover its extraordinary Rascard, typical buildings of the 1500s resting on mushroom-shaped supports of stone or wood, which they were used as homes by the ancient villagers, now wisely preserved and sometimes transformed into beautiful accommodation facilities. Lovers of ski mountaineering will find numerous itineraries here, while the more adventurous can practice heliskiing and try the thrill of off-piste descent by reaching the peak in a helicopter. In Champoluc and throughout the Val d’Ayas, the economy of tourism is supported by the breeding of livestock and the
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