Verbier Ski Resort...
Description

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.

Resort Guide

Snow Range: 1500-3330m

Village Heights: 1,500m (4,921ft)

Highest Lift: 3,330m (10,925ft)

Transfer Times: 2-3 Hours

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
  • Murphy's Bar
Bars Cafes

There is a huge variety of cafés and restaurants as well as different bars and clubs. Many are informal and lively and there is even a casino.

  • Amadeus bar
  • Number Two in Montana
  • Punch Zapata
  • Le Pub in Crans
  • Le Barocke and Absolut nightclubs.
Activities
  • Fantastic Sports Centre with excellent facilities
  • Swimming
  • Ice-skating
  • Sauna
  • Curling
  • Squash
  • Fitness Centre
  • Solarium
  • Paragliding
  • Ice Climbing
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
  • 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
Extra Services

Kindergarten:

There is plenty on offer in Verbier for children of all ages The resort crèche (Chez les Schtroumfps or Smurfs club) for children from 6 months to 6 years offers both indoor and outdoor activities with English speaking supervisors, open 0830-1730 everyday except Sundays 0930-1730, approx SFr50 per day including lunch

The Ski Kindergarten for 3-10 year olds is run by the Swiss Ski School and offers ski instruction (suitable for beginners only), open 7 days 0930-1115 and 1330-1700, approx SFr50 per day Lunch and drink included for SFr13 per day. There is a gentle slope for learning with its own drag lift, and English is spoken.

Ski Area Terrain

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.

Intermediaries:
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.

Snowboard Guide:
Verbier has a great domain for freeriders with accessible powder, trees, wide pistes and plenty of hits to play on and a board park for freestylers near the Mont Fort glacier. The Verbier O'Neil Xtreme by Swatch Snowboard Contest is held here every year.
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