Verbier

Switzerland's freeride capital, a lively chalet village at 1,500 m at the top of the 4 Vallees.

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Verbier village and its ski slopes from above1,500 m village
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Forecast at 2000 m today: low / high, modelled snow depth, and new snow in the last 24 hours.

We're skiing the 4 Vallees this winter. Our full review with scores comes after that trip; until then this is a factual guide.

Is Verbier a good ski resort?

For strong skiers, it’s one of the best in the world. Verbier sits on a sunny balcony at about 1,500 m and is the most famous village in the 4 Vallees, a linked area of about 410 km that also takes in Nendaz, Veysonnaz, Thyon and La Tzoumaz. Mont Fort, at 3,330 m, is the high point, with a glacier and some of the most serious on-piste and off-piste skiing in the Alps.

Verbier is best known for freeride. The Bec des Rosses hosts the final of the Freeride World Tour, the Xtreme Verbier, and much of the best terrain is marked ski routes and off-piste rather than groomed runs. If you ski off-piste, go with a guide.

Who Verbier suits

  • Experts and freeriders: Mont Fort, Mont Gele, Tortin and the itinéraires are world class.
  • Intermediates: plenty to do, especially towards Savoleyres, La Tzoumaz and Nendaz, but some links are steep and busy.
  • Beginners and families on a budget: less ideal. Verbier is expensive and the easy terrain near the village is limited.

The village itself is lively and stylish, with a well-known après and nightlife scene and a mostly chalet-based skyline.

Getting there

Geneva is the nearest major airport, about 2 hours by road or a bit longer by train. Trains run along the Rhone valley to Martigny and up to Le Chable, where a gondola goes straight up to Verbier.