Snowsure: 4.5
- Occasionally gets enough snow for skiing
- Is often closed due to a lack of snow
- Occasionally suffers from a lack of snow
- Rarely suffers from a lack of snow
- Haute Nendaz is snowsure even in the poorest seasons
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December 24, 2011
Natalie from
France
Natalie from
France
We really like Haute Nendaz. Been there for three years now. Suitable for both advanced skiers and beginners. Lessons for children are really well organized such as ski level and multi language lessons. We rent a very well equipped chalet (huur-chalet-zwitserland.com) together with friends, also with children and we are planning to visit Haute Nendaz for many more years.
March 15, 2010
Daniel Postans from
United Kingdom
Daniel Postans from
United Kingdom
I'm just writing in response to the previous comment made as, having just come back from a week in Nendaz (Haute Nendaz), I couldn't disagree more with her comments about the lifts and the service.
The day we arrived it took all 6 of our group no longer than 10 minutes to get all of our lift passes sorted and then got straight on the lift without a single queue; we just walked straight on.
Having been skiing for a good 18 years of my life regularly, having visited pretty much all the major big name ski resorts throughout the Alps, this was a pleasant suprise as this is not something that happens alot. Have you ever been to Chamonix?? Now those are lift lines!! And on the days when the lift line was busy we used our common sense and walked up the steps to the next entry point which was always quieter.
I can honestly say we had no problems at all with the service and lift queues at Haute Nendaz.
If you choose to go skiing at Christmas and new year or in February or Easter then long lift lines are just part and parcel of going at that time of year.
January 04, 2010
jessie watkins from
United Kingdom
jessie watkins from
United Kingdom
I can relate to opinions expressed regarding Haute Nendaz (though couldn't care less about the garage and have found no rudeness amongst the shop staff) and having just spent Christmas and New Year in the resort can expand on some of them:
- the buses between Nendaz and Siviez should run continuously or at least every 15 minutes to cope with the crowds rather than every 30 or 40 minutes. Getting on that bus makes the Northern Line in rush hour look like a WI tea party...
- having only a black run back to Nendaz is wilfully negligent by the local powers that be as there are several obvious solutions to improve the ski links there
- construction of large new chalet blocks continues unabated at a relentless and seemingly reckless pace given the current infrastructure
- Telenendaz seem to be amateurs compared to Televerbier when it comes to lift passes, the lift system, ski buses and general organisation
We spent over an hour queueing for lift passes and then another hour queueing for the Telecabine. 2 hours of standing around in ski boots on a short winter ski day was totally unacceptable and with better service/planning would be completely avoidable.
Perhaps the good burghers of Haute Nendaz are more concerned with lining their own pockets rather than giving anything back to the very people who made them wealthy in the first place?
Even the local ski staff are now seriously concerned given the reckless development of the resort which will bring yet more people to an already struggling infrastructure.
Such a shame as the resort itself is terrific, the restaurants and bars are great and overall (lift pass costs apart) represents much better value than most other Swiss ski resorts. Having said that, I nearly fainted at being charged CH76 (more than GBP50) for 2 plates of something-and-chips plus a couple of soft drinks at the Tortin restaurant below the Mont Fort and Chasseur gondolas...
Get a grip Telenendaz and Nendaz powers that be - we're your lifeblood and it won't do to bleed us dry without giving us something back in return.
June 10, 2009
mary ryan from
United Kingdom
mary ryan from
United Kingdom
We discovered Haute Nendaz a couple of years ago and like the fact that we can ski the Verbier area without paying Verbier prices. Lots of good restaurants in Haute Nendaz (La Cabane is very good) and the large telecabine manages the 'rush hour' crowds well. We stayed within eyeshot of the telecabine in an excellent chalet (nendazapartment.com) which we loved. The resort is family friendly and the new Co-op supermarket is great and very handy.
March 26, 2009
Petronella from
Switzerland
Petronella from
Switzerland
January 08, 2009
Stevie M from
United Kingdom
Stevie M from
United Kingdom
Just back from another week at Haute-Nendaz. Definitely the resort to go to if you want access to the vast Mont Fort ski area, including Verbier, but without the Verbier attitude and hecticness.
Still, there are a good bunch of bars (best one for us was the Canadian Bar - live bands, pool, dancing) and restaurants in Nendaz and plenty of stuff going on to keep you amused.
Stayed this time in a chalet seeing as there were 8 of us - chaletalmaz.com - great place, I'd recommend it for its location, walking distance to ski lifts and town centre and good views from the balcony.
Will definitely be returning. Some great off-piste there too on the Nendaz side.
January 07, 2009
Ellen Verhulst
Ellen Verhulst
We stayed several times in Siviez (Residence Mont-Fort) and we go back next week. We have 2 little children (5 and 3 years old) It's fantastic. We stay in a house on the ground-level just at the "Jardin des Neiges" for the children, we just have to open the door and get our skies on. When they sleep in the afternoon (and grandmother is babysitter) we ski and we can see if they are awake without taking our skies off. Restaurants and shops are 2 steps away. We don't find anything better. We just love it and keep going back, only next year during school-holidays but then with other couples with children. It's great.
December 22, 2008
Malcolm Wilson from
United Kingdom
Malcolm Wilson from
United Kingdom
I have visited (Haute) Nendaz about 5 times and have stayed in the Pracondu Apartments. Both come highly recommended by me. It's a lovely village, with some great restaurants. I like Toko and particularly Les Etagnes.
As for the skiing, Nendaz itself offers maybe only 5 runs or so but a couple of them are fairly long - 6km maybe and fairly interesting. The link to Siviez/Verbier is slightly dependent on snow, and coming back there is a short black run requiring navigation, but there is a free bus to and from Siviez which takes maybe 20 minutes max.
In general the pistes are very quiet, particularly over at Veysonaz and Les Collons - nothing like the hordes in the 3 Valleys. There are a good few Poma tows but once you know your way around most can be avoided using chairs and the bubbles.
I have skied all over the place and would not put anyone off Nendaz. The 4 valleys is one of the best ski areas in the world, (Haute) Nendaz is a real village with real people and charm, and all available at reasonable prices. Go and try it.
November 28, 2008
Dave_Bothered from
United Kingdom
Dave_Bothered from
United Kingdom
Nendaz is a great resort, particularly suited to families!
Over the last few years there has been quite a bit of high end development in the town so the local authority (or the property developers!) have clearly been trying to take the resort further "up market". While the laid back character of the village has not altered, this has had a positive knock on it in terms of resort amenities. With new shops are restaurants opening every year. While the night life is certainly nothing like Verbier, Meribel or St Anton, there is adequate if not OTT après-ski
I would agree that it is a bit of a pain to get out of the immediate Nendaz area to the rest of the 4-vallee region, it's easy to ski back from the Plan-du-Fou link (assuming you are an advanced/intermediate skier) and in any event one can very easily take the free bus to/from Siviez to link to the other connected areas.
We've been to Nendaz a few times now and loved it - we've found a very nice apartment to rent immediately next to the telecabine (nendaz-apartment.com) which we would certainly recommend.
For an unpretentious Swiss ski experience, with a family friendly twist and great skiing opportunities, you won't go wrong in Nendaz!
March 14, 2008
Karen Allen from
Switzerland
Karen Allen from
Switzerland
Its a shame Earlybath did not seem to enjoy Nendaz! The resort provides a free ski bus to avoid the black run on the way back from Siviez. With New Years Eve being one of the busiest days for all restaurants the world over, prices are higher than they normally would be. A set menu is the easiest way to cater for large numbers of clients, although frozen veg is inexcusable! With the Brits discovering Nendaz over the last 2 years, Nendaz is working hard to try to rectify some problems and snow cannons/more buses are all on the agenda. Pracondu apartments have been constructed as a hotbed solution, and ideally located at the bottom of the piste, the 2nd block was constructed in a record braking 6 months. The site will be finished off during the summer. Think that maybe the constructors had thought all rubble would normally be covered with snow.
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