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Villars Resort Reviews

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Visitor reviews for Villars Ski Resort

Villars Ratings

Overall: 4.2. Based on 56 votes and 69 reviews.

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Snowsure: 3.7

  • 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
  • Villars is snowsure even in the poorest seasons

Variety of pistes: 4.2

  • The ski runs are featureless and unvaried
  • The ski runs are varied but not extensive enough for a week
  • Villars has diverse and interesting pistes including forests and high alpine terrain

Off-piste: 3.9

  • No off-piste worth mentioning
  • Off piste is out-of-bounds
  • Some varied offpiste that stays fresh for one or two days
  • A vast array of off-piste routes that can stay untracked for several days

Scenery: 4.8

  • An ugly resort in a bland setting
  • Average mountain views and resort
  • A spectacular setting and a beautiful / historic resort town

Access: 4.2

  • At least one overnight stop
  • Requires a whole day
  • Requires more than half a day – you may have time for a few turns
  • Arrive by lunchtime and ski all afternoon
  • There is a main airport within an hour of Villars

Public Transport: 4.7

  • There are no buses or taxis to Villars
  • There are slow or infrequent buses / trains available
  • Getting to the resort is easy with frequent bus / train connections

Accommodation: 4.3

  • No places to stay in/near Villars
  • A few places to stay in the resort
  • A wide variety of accommodation suitable to suit all budgets

Cheap Rooms: 3.2

  • No budget accommodation available
  • Just one or two hostels so book ahead
  • Several cheap hostels and pensions available

Luxury Hotels: 4.5

  • No luxury accommodation available
  • Just one or two luxury hotels so book ahead
  • Several up-market hotels in Villars

Ski in/Ski out: 4.0

  • The ski area is located far from any accommodation
  • A free ski bus takes you to the ski area in a short trip
  • Ski-in ski-out accommodation is available

Childcare: 4.3

  • There are no child care facilities at Villars
  • The resort has limited child-care facilities
  • the resort has excellent child-care facilities including at least one reasonably priced creche

Snowmaking: 4.3

  • Villars relies entirely on natural snow
  • There are just a few snow cannons
  • There are snowmaking facilities on all pistes

Snow Grooming: 4.4

  • There are no snow groomers at Villars
  • Occasionally some pistes are left ungroomed and in a poor state
  • All the runs at Villars are groomed daily

Shelter: 4.1

  • There is nowhere to ski when it is windy or visibility is bad and lifts often shut
  • There are some trees for poor visibility but main lifts sometimes close
  • Villars is mostly in forest where you can ski in flat-light and windy days, lifts rarely close

Nearby options: 4.1

  • If snow conditions are poor at Villars, it will be poor everywhere nearby
  • There are good alternatives within an hours drive
  • Other locations on the same lift pass provide a rich variety of snowsure ski conditions

Regional rating: 4.0

  • Villars usually has poor snow conditions compared to other resorts in region
  • Has average conditions for the region
  • Usually has the best snow conditions in the region

Lift Staff: 4.5

  • The staff at Villars are rude or unhelpful
  • Lift staff at Villars are pleasant, cheerful and eager to help

Crowds/Queues: 3.8

  • The resort is always busy and there are usually long lift queues
  • It is quiet apart from occasional weekends and school holidays
  • It is uncrowded and lift queues are very rare

Ski Schools: 4.6

  • No ski schools available
  • One or two ski schools but local language only
  • A few ski schools but book early for multi-lingual instructors
  • Plenty of ski schools and multi-lingual instructors available
  • Excellent ski schools with friendly multi-lingual ski instructors

Hire and Repairs: 4.9

  • Nothing can be sourced, not even ski-wax or ptex
  • There are some ski shops but rentals need to be booked in advance
  • Good quality ski equipment can be purchased or hired and overnight repairs are possible

Beginners: 4.6

  • Beginners can only watch others ski and snowboard
  • A few gentle slopes but beginners will get bored in less than a week
  • Vast areas of gentle terrain

Intermediates: 4.5

  • No intermediate terrain at Villars
  • Intermediate skiers will get bored after a few days
  • Vast areas of cruising runs

Advanced: 3.9

  • Nothing for advanced skiers and snowboarders
  • Enough steep terrain for a few days with some good offpiste
  • Enough steep terrain and offpiste areas to entertain advanced skiers for at least a week

Snow Park: 3.5

  • Not even a kicker at Villars
  • Average sized park quite well looked after
  • Huge park area and expertly crafted pipes, jumps and boardercross trails

Cross-country: 4.3

  • There is nowhere to go for cross-country skiing around Villars
  • There are some cross country trails available
  • The area features many spectacular and well maintained cross-country trails

Luge/Toboggan: 4.0

  • No designated luge or toboggan runs
  • There are toboggan runs that open quite often
  • Villars has long and well maintained luge / toboggan facilities suitable for all ages

Mountain Dining: 4.3

  • Nowhere to buy food by the pistes
  • Some places to eat up on the mountain but they are often busy and expensive
  • There is a variety of excellent mountain eateries right next to the slopes to suit all budgets

Eating: 4.3

  • Bring your own food, there isn't even a shop
  • There are a few places to eat in the resort but nothing special
  • A wide variety of places to eat and drink in the resort, from fast food to fancy restaurants

Apres-Ski: 3.7

  • Nothing to do, not even a bar
  • There are a few bars in the resort but nothing special
  • Clubs and bars stay open until very late and have a friendly atmosphere

Other Sports: 4.6

  • No sports facilities at all apart from ski lifts
  • Resort has just a small public swimming pool
  • Resort has all kinds of sports facilities, including a full-size swimming pool

Entertainment: 4.2

  • Besides the snow and walking there is nothing to do here
  • The non-skier will find things to do for few days but may become bored after a week
  • The resort area is a fascinating place to visit, regardless of winter sports

Winter Walks: 4.6

  • Very limited walking and no snowshoe trails
  • A couple of designated scenic walking/snowshoe trails
  • Extensive and diverse winter walking trails for all abilities

Ski Pass Value: 3.9

  • A 1 week ski pass is overpriced compared to the number of lifts available
  • The ski pass is averagely priced and covers a reasonable number of lifts
  • Ski passes are excellent value for money and cover a lot of lifts spanning a big area

Value (National): 3.7

  • Overall, Villars is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the country and not worth the money
  • Overall represents average value for money
  • Overall offers the best value resort in the country

Value (Global): 3.7

  • Overall, Villars is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the world
  • Overall it offers pretty average value for money compared to resorts from other countries
  • Internationally the resort offers excellent value for money

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July 14, 2009
pamela hutchinson from Ski Switzerland Switzerland
I love Villars for its family appeal. It worries me, however, that people find it amusing to hurtle down the slopes fuelled by the local brew. We live here and worry for our little ones and this irresponsible attitude prevails seemingly amongst Brits. Wake up. If your little one was hurt I don't think you would have this bravado.
January 29, 2009
paul meyer from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Many an enjoyable holiday enjoyed here at Villars flying down the slopes out of control fuelled by the local brew, Ollon. We have been at it 10 years and there's no better place to catch up with some fellow English lunatics. Hope that puts you off going to France.
January 26, 2009
lang from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
When it's high season Villars does get crowded due to the small number of slopes and it's low altitude. However, aside of the few weeks a year when it's crowded, Villars offers majestic skiing. During most mid week days, you would be pushed to see 10 people on the same run and you would often be alone. Over the years Villars has been getting more crowded in the busier weeks, and at weekends a lot of day trade arrives from locals, but that's because they know the best place to go.
December 19, 2008
David from Ski USA - California USA - California
Unfortunately the snow was lacking quite a bit in early Jan of 07 but still a fun location with very nice people and the views were amazing! You may even run into an ex Formula 1 driver. Best to ski at Les Diablerets if you want a challenge. Hope I can get back. Still it makes me a proud Canadian with Whistler not too far away from my NYC digs. As long as we can keep Global Warming at bay Villars should be OK!!.
December 12, 2008
Anthony from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Have bought in Villars as it's a very good family friendly resort, skiing might not compare to Whistler, Aspen, Zermatt, Val d'Isere and many other resorts I have skied, so why buy there or visit you might ask ? Because Villars has great intermediate skiing and is a very family friendly resort both on and off the slopes, especially for younger kids. You can spend a few days here and if you really feel the need to hit the black runs you are only 40 minutes from the likes of Verbier; an easy day trip. It's also great in the summer with mountain biking, golf and walking. I thoroughly recommend the place, although honestly, advanced skiers will get a little bored if you stay on piste.
December 05, 2008
Meyer family, from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Have had an apartment in Villars for over 10 years now. We have found that we could not of had a better time anywhere else. With its extremely friendly people and lovely scenery. Me and my family are all experienced skiers now and even though Villars doesn't have the most challenging runs you can venture out and explore. I have introduced many people to Villar and they have all loved it. You wouldn't think it but Villar's night life is pretty good if you hit the night club, and not forgetting Murpheys bar (great place). So, overall, Villars is a great family resort and an amazing holiday. I hope many people visit.
March 22, 2008
Paul Churchill from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
We bought here in 2003, and love the place, and would tend to agree with most comments submitted by previous subscribers, but would add the following:- This is not a place for adventurous skiing. In my 20's and 30's I spent a lot of time in the higher, better known resorts, and bought here in my 40's for myself and my family. It is perfect for my aging bones, but for my children, both teenagers and good skiers, the skiing has become unchallenging. Secondly, there has been a huge amount of building recently without sufficient investment in the skiing and transportation (apart from the new Roc d'Orsy bubble). When the new Royalp complex opens in 2008, the poor little railway station of Rochgrise will be worse than Victoria station in rush hour...and we come here precisely to get away from that sort of thing. Lastly, I can't believe the prices of these new apartments. Over a million pounds for a three bedroom pad, in a low lying, overcrowded ski resort with a poor snow record, and a five minute drive from centrville.
March 21, 2008
Susie from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Having skied in Villars for the last five years I would agree with all the positive points other people have made, but where people are moaning about the amount of skiers on the piste, I would say that it is certainly no worse than other resorts we have skied at during half term - that is the nature of school holidays. If you don't like busy pistes then go at other times. Also, in our experience the truly inconsiderate skiers were not English speakers, more those who knew the pistes extremely well and who had no time for those less experienced than themselves. One example would be a skier who came past us on a very narrow section at an incredible speed only to plough headlong into a couple of boarders who had crashed just around the next corner. Would you drive round a blind corner on a single track road at fifty miles an hour - I think not. However, I don't think Villars has any more inconsiderate skiers than anywhere else, probably less in fact as it is predominantly a family resort. We love it so much we have bought an apartment there - says it all I think.
March 05, 2008
nick from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Have skied in Villars every year since '64 for an average of three weeks a year and was a ski guide and instructor there in '80. Have seen the resort change out of all recognition and have always marvelled at the amount of building and how the slopes have managed to cope with the extra skiers. Was there in Feb this year and the amount of new building is phenomenal. However, there are now signs that they have overdone it and certainly at peak times they just don't have the pistes or the snow cannons to cater for all the people. Still a great resort off-peak and really pretty. Still have little idea of customer service.
March 05, 2008
D Ward from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Great resort, just pick your times, go at low season.