Verbier Ski Resort
Verbier is justifiably famous as one of the most outstanding ski areas in Europe and lies high in a sunny, well-sheltered position in the heart of Switzerland's southern-most Alps. There’s a vast array of tempting shops, as well as many restaurants and lively bars. The ski area is vast, high and varied with over 400kms of runs (including Thyon, Veysonnaz and Nendaz) and a glacier at 3,330m, providing even the most proficient skier with an almost unlimited number of challenges.
Beginners
Verbier boasts some lovely, sunny, nursery slopes for beginners just above the village centre and on Savoleyres, with its tree-lined runs down to La Tzoumaz. New "magic carpet" lifts have been installed in the Esserts beginner area.
Intermediates
This huge ski-playground of the Verbier/Mont Fort area offers some of the most varied skiing in the Alps with 206kms of runs served by 43 lifts.
Advanced
An absolute paradise, with hundreds of new challenges every day. The Jumbo Mont Fort cable car will take you up to the glacier and the notorious Tortin snow bowl with its phenomenally high bumps from top to bottom.
Snowboarding
Verbier has a great domain for freeriders with accessible powder, trees, wide pistes and the Snowpark has 4 lines and rails. The Verbier O'Neil Xtreme by Swatch Snowboard Contest is held here every year.
| Approx Transfer Time | Geneva 2 hours, Sion 50 mins Transfers are by coach. |
|---|---|
| Village Height | 1,500m (4,921ft) |
| Highest Lift | 3,330m (10,925ft) |
Apres Ski
World famous for its après ski, Verbier is trendy, cosmopolitan and always lively: Offshore, Marshals, the Pub Mont Fort, the Farm Club, the Hotel Farinet bar and Murphy’s Bar.
Activities
- Fantastic Sports Centre with excellent facilities
- Swimming
- Ice-skating
- Sauna
- Curling
- Squash
- Fitness Centre
- Solarium
- Paragliding
- Ice Climbing
- Snowshoeing
Eating Out
75 restaurants to choose from in this amazing resort • Steaks from approx. SFr33 • Fondue from approx. SFr25 • Typical 3-course evening meal from approx. SFr45 • Le Caveau, La Fer à Cheval, El Toro Negro, Le Vieux Verbier and Kings.
Other Amenities
- Cinema, often with English language films
- Cleared winter walks
- Vast array of tempting shops and boutiques
- FREE bus service 0830-1900
- Nightclubs
Resort Facts
| Total Km's of Piste | 400kms Verbier/ Mont Fort 206kms |
|---|---|
| Easy Runs | 35 |
| Intermediate Runs | 55 |
| Difficult Runs | 10 |
| Longest Run | 16kms |
| Direction of Slopes | N, E, S, W |
| Total Lifts | 95 (7 cable cars, 12 gondolas, 33 chairlifts, 43 drag lifts) |
| Uphill Lift Capacity | 41,418 (Verbier) 76,618 (4 Valleys) (per hour) |
| Mountain Restaurants | 37 |
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