Verbier Ski Resort Guide
Verbier is Switzerland's number one resort with great skiing and snow-boarding. The terrain is fantastic, the views superb and the snow reliable. Unfortunately, Verbier is popular and the queues can reflect this. Verbier caters for all abilities but experts will love the off-piste that is straight out of a magazine. Too good to be true? Well, Verbier is expensive and snobby to the extreme. There are ways to cut costs (a nice youth hostel in the valley if you can stand the commute) otherwise expect to pay through the nose for pretty much everything! There are plenty of places to eat and drink if you have the money, it is a party-town as well.
Resorts close to Verbier include:
Bruson (3 km),
Le Chable (3 km),
La Tzoumaz (5 km),
Champex-Lac (11 km),
Haute Nendaz (11 km),
Verbier Chalets, Ski Hotels & Lodging
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(Also see our detailed Weather Map around Verbier, which will give you visual overview of current and future snow conditions)
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Trails (Pistes): 70 |
Halfpipes: 1 |
| Summit: 3330 m |
Toplift: m |
| Beg: 40% Int: 40% Adv: 20% |
Terrain Parks: 1 |
| Vertical Drop: 1830 m |
X-Country: 29 km |
| Lifts: 45 (20 chair lifts, 16 surface lifts) |
Snowmaking: 2% |
| Gondolas / Cable Cars: 17 |
Slopeside accommodation: Y |
| Restaurants: 60 |
Acres of ski: 2236 |
| Bars: 10 |
Nearest Airport: Geneva |
| Nearest Train: Le Chable |
Tourist Info Phone:: +41277753888,
Verbier Tourist Office Website |
Visitor Reviews of Verbier
Jonas Sundstedt from Sweden writes:
Tjena! My name is Jonas and I first came to Verbier 9 years ago and have remained there since. The place is beautiful with good pistes and challenging off-piste runs (a little too challenging for me!). There are great itinerary runs like Tortin and Gentianes but now I am a little older and heavier, I tend to stick to more comfortable runs like Lac de Vaux.
The social and night life is great too and trust me, I know a little about that, having worked as a bar-man in a few bars. My recommendation would be to have plenty of Branca Mentha shots, a true test of your drinking skills. You will bump into many nationalities like Finns (they are crazy!), Scots (they are crazy too) and even Koreans!
Hej då
2012-01-19 |
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NEW!
Announcements & News from the Verbier ski resort manager
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- Season opens: 1 Dec 2012
- Season closes: 28 Apr 2012
04-05 February 2012 - Ski Cross! Coop Tour. http://www.verbierbooking.ch/en/agenda/ski-cross-coop-tour-148-226
21 February 2012 - Mardi Gras Carnaval: one big fancy dress party all over the village.
01-04 March 2012 - Gravity Show. http://www.myswitzerland.com/en/service-updates/events/event-5722556.html
23-25 March 2012 - Xtreme Verbier 2012. Final of the Swatch Freeride World Tour.
14-21 April 2012 - XSpeedSki 2012. Final of the World Championship Speed Skiing on Mont Fort.
25-28 April 2012 - Patrouille des Glaciers: the famous night races on skis from Zermatt to Verbier.
Information supplied 21 Jan 2012
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