Les Crosets is a small ski village in the Portes du Soleil, the vast cross-border ski area that links the Swiss and French Alps. Sitting at about 1,670 metres in the Val-d'Illiez, it offers direct access to over 600 kilometres of linked pistes stretching from Switzerland into France.
The village itself is compact and quiet — a handful of chalets, a couple of restaurants, and not much nightlife. That is the appeal. Families and skiers who want to be on the slopes rather than in a bar come here for the short lift queues and the views across to the Dents du Midi. The notorious Pas de Chavanette — the Swiss Wall — drops from the ridge above the village toward France, and the Pointe des Mossettes above is the area's principal viewpoint. In summer the same lifts ferry walkers and mountain bikers, with trails running through alpine meadows down to the valley floor and past the high lakes at Lac de Chésery. For more shops and life, the neighbouring village of Champéry is a short drive or lift ride away.