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Verbier Resort Guide
Snow Range: 1500-3330m
| Village Height: | Highest Ski Lift: | Transfer time: |
|---|---|---|
| 3,330m (10,925ft) | 3,330m (10,925ft) | Geneva 2 hours, Sion 50 mins Transfers are by coach. |
Resort Information
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 a seemingly unlimited number of challenges.
Après Ski
World famous for its après ski, Verbier is trendy, cosmopolitan and always lively: Offshore, 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, Le 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
Family choice
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. Call our Family Hotline on 0870 160 4070 for further details.the savings
FREE child ski and boot hire for each parent pre-booking skis and boots.
Reduced lift pass prices for people born before 1943.
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