Verbier ski resort
Snow Range
1500-3330m
Resort Quote
wide, sunny peaks, good nightlife and even better skiing
Intro
Verbier is a large chalet-style resort in a sunny, panoramic setting just 2 hours from Geneva airport. There are over 400kms of slopes with everything from beginner slopes to some serious mogul fields and off-piste opportunities. For snowboarders Verbier is one of the best resorts on the freeride world tour. Fashionable and lively the resort has a varied nightlife as well as a vast array of shops and restaurants.
- the experience
- the slopes Verbier snowboarding
- Verbier lift passes and tuition
- ski/snowboarding tuition in Verbier
The experience
Verbier Nightlife
• world famous for its après ski, Verbier is trendy, cosmopolitan and always lively • Offshore • the Pub Mont Fort • the Farm Club • Cental T bar • Murphy's Bar
Activities
Sports centre, swimming, ice-skating, sauna, curling, squash, fitness centre, solarium, paragliding, ice climbing and snowshoeing
Eating out in Verbier
75 restaurants to choose from in this amazing resort · Steaks from approx. Chf33 · Fondue from approx. Chf25 · Typical 3 course evening meal from approx. Chf45 · 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
Resort features
Transfer time
Geneva 2 hours. Transfers are by coach.
The slopes
Ski Information 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.
Ski Information Intermediates
This huge ski-playground of the Verbier/Mont Fort area alone, offers some of the most varied skiing in the Alps with 206kms of runs served by 43 lifts.
Ski Information 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.
Ski Information Snowboarding
Verbier has a great domain for freeriders with accessible powder, trees, wide pistes and the Snowpark has 4 lines of jumps and rails. The Verbier Nissan Xtreme Freeride Contest is held here every year.
Slope facts
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Total Kms of Piste
4 Valleys 412kms/Verbier 206kms
Piste type No. of runs Easy 35 Intermediate 55 Difficult 10 -
Number of Lifts
95 (7 cable cars, 12 gondolas, 33 chairlifts, 43 drag lifts)
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Snow Cannons
12%
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Longest Run
16kms
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Mountain Restaurants
37
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Snow Range
1500-3330m
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Resort Height:
1,500m (4,921ft)
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Transfer
Please enquire for prices to upgrade to a private transfer
Lift passes and tuition
Lift pass, ski hire and tuition prices shown are correct at time of publication. However, all prices quoted may be subject to change during the ski season.
Lift Pass
| 6 Day | Adult | Child | Youth | Senior |
| Verbier (local) | £215 | £110 | £174 | £174 |
| 4 Valleys (area) | £233 | £119 | £187 | £187 |
Child born 1995-2002, Youth 1990-1994, Seniors born 1933-1945.
Lift pass coverage: Local pass covers Verbier only. Area pass covers the whole 4 Valleys and the shuttle bus in Verbier, Haute Nendaz & La Tzoumaz.
Photo required for lift pass? Yes
Lift pass keycard deposit: Chf 5
Ski/Board Tuition
| Adult | Child | |
| Ski (6 x 3hrs am, Altitude) | £269 | £269 |
| Ski (5 x 3hrs am, ESS) | £226 | £226 |
| *Penguin (5 x 3hrs | - | £226 |
| Board (6 x 3hrs Altitude) | £269 | £269 |
Children: Ski 6-12 yrs, board +8yrs, 3-5 yr olds are in *Penguin ski kindergarten (ESS) same hours as adults.
Snow Savers
Kids ski free: FREE helmet for kids booking skis & boots; FREE child ski and boot hire for each parent pre-booking skis and boots
Senior savers: reduced lift pass prices for seniors born 1933-1945
Ski/board equipment
Ski/Board Equipment
| 6 Days | Adult | Youth | Child |
| Skis | £77 | £56 | £27 |
| Superior skis | £109 | - | - |
| Boots | £53 | £43 | £21 |
| Snowboard | £109 | £56 | - |
| Snowboard boots | £53 | £43 | - |
| Helmet | £21 | £21 | £21 |
Snow Savers
Kids ski free: FREE helmet for kids booking skis & boots; FREE child ski and boot hire for each parent pre-booking skis and boots
Senior savers: reduced lift pass prices for seniors born 1933-1945
† 2 for 1 lift pass is available on selected accommodation on selected dates. See accommodation page for details.
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