The Lac de Cleuson reservoir behind its curved dam wall above Nendaz in summer.
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Lac de Cleuson

A traverse from Combatseline high above Siviez, dropping past the Cleuson dam and along the shoreline before descending back to Siviez.

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Lac de Cleuson

Cleuson is the smaller of the two reservoirs that feed the Grande-Dixence system, and the walk is a bright day of open slopes and turquoise water. Ideal shoulder-season option once the passes on the far side of the valley are still snowed in.

Cover photo: Hiku2, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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