"Alpine House" Foundation

2026 Programme (English Translation)

• Friday, July 24, 5:00 p.m., Evolène Cinema: 2000 Days in Paradise – Choosing to Live in the Mountains (2025, Lapied Films)
• Saturday, July 25, 8:30 a.m.: Guided walk with Pierre-Alain Sierro, natural hazards specialist. Duration: approximately 2 hours. Meeting point: Place du Clos Lombard.
• Saturday, July 25, 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.: Open House and guided tours at the Maison des Alpes, La Fauchère. Aperitif and complimentary raclette from 12:00 noon.
• Sunday, August 2, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon: Writing workshop with Marlène Mauris – The Moods of the Mountain. Registration: marlene@lecroisillon.ch (places are limited).

• Sunday, August 2, 3:00 p.m.: Round Table Discussion – Can We Still Live in the Mountains?
  Venue: La Sage (weather permitting) / Hérens Arena (in case of bad weather). Information: Evolène Région Tourisme.

  Participants:

  • Emmanuel Reynard, geographer and Professor at the University of Lausanne
  • Virginie Gaspoz, Mayor of Evolène and President of the Valais Chamber of Tourism
  • Joachim Rausis, Mayor of Orsières and President of the Association of Mountain Communities of French-speaking Valais
  • Bernard Debarbieux, Professor of Political and Cultural Geography and Spatial Planning
  • Marlène Mauris, author and President of Evolène Région Tourisme

  Moderator: Pascal Fauchère

• Friday, August 7, 5:00 p.m., Evolène Cinema: Derborence – Francis Reusser's landmark film (1985), based on the novel by C. F. Ramuz.
• Saturday, August 8: Full-day excursion to Ferpècle, guided by P. Kunz, geologist, and A. Zryd, glaciologist. Information and registration: Evolène Région Tourisme.
• Friday, August 14, 5:00 p.m., Evolène Cinema: Lynx (2021, Laurent Geslin).

Save the Date

Saturday, October 17: Closing event of the exhibition. Join us to meet and talk with François Perraudin, mountain guide, about his latest book, The Mountain in the Blood