Sports and the Outdoors

You can satisfy your taste for adventure with activities ranging from leisurely to extreme.

Parc Aventure des Diables. This "accrobranche" experience lets both children and adults take on a treetop adventure parcours complete with zip lines and an indoor option in case of inclement weather. Rue de la Gare, Les Diablerets, Vaud, 1865. 079/8747744; www.villars-experience.ch.

Mountain Evasion. Mountain Evasion organizes luge, snowshoeing, canyoning, rock-climbing, and dirt-biking excursions, among others. Pl. de la Gare, Les Diablerets, Vaud, 1865. 024/4921232; www.mountain-evasion.ch.

Parc des Sports. Parc des Sports is the hub of summer and indoor athletics from archery to tennis, swimming to wall climbing. Centre Ville, Les Diablerets, Vaud, 1865. 024/4923988.

Vioz-Mazots. For a real tobogganing experience, try the 7-km (4½-mile) run from Vioz-Mazots, accessible from the Meilleret lift, at night. You can rent sleds at any of the village sports stores; the ticket to the top costs 12 SF. Les Diablerets, Vaud.