About Crans-Montana
Montana is a former municipality in the district of Sierre in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It was one of the six municipalities that form the ski resort Crans-Montana (together with Icogne, Lens, Randogne, Mollens and Chermignon). On 1 January 2017 the former municipalities of Chermignon, Mollens (VS), Montana and Randogne merged to form the new municipality of Crans-Montana. Montana is first mentioned in 1243 as Montana. In 1905 it separated from Lens to form an independent municipality. Winter months rarely get above 0 degrees celcius and, most of the snow falls in the months of November to January.