Verbier reviews

Best freeride mountain in Switzerland

Verbier is one of the best Ski resort in the Swiss Alps. When coming from the US, you will discover no limits on anything. No max speed, no limit from skiing outside the slope, great adventure skiing with highest safety. Good nightlife and last but not least affordable appartments such as Michou12

Spent a couple of days here during Easter 2023. Really had fantastic days, and here there are off-piste in basically every direction and if you are willing to hike a bit, you can find good runs even a couple of days after snowfall. Stairway to heaven is a classic, and you really get value for the short walk. The day always ends with happy hour at Pub Mont Fort or Fer a Cheval. Would have loved to spend more time here, as it seems like there are endless possibilities for great rides. I think the lift system is well developed, even if it is a bit traditional with cable cars up to Mt Gelé, Mont Fort and back from Tortin and Chaux.

Plus
+ Cozy and genuine village. Real alpine feel with fine buildings at different heights throughout the village.
+ Fantastic off-piste, but also good, long and wide pistes in a lovely mountain panorama.
+ Food at the Katzenhütte (Le Namasté in the Savoleyres system). Must experience, the feeling of being in the middle of Snowroller is hard to beat, especially for me who grew up with the film.
+ Easy to get here by train from Geneva.

Minus
- Everything is very expensive, but it's nothing unexpected in itself. But it's okay to complain about when you're there.
- No great fun après ski à la Cocorico or Folie. At Pub Mont Fort it was a cozier atmosphere, while Le Rouge only had a lot of grubby krosuses. Nothing you missed, but it's always nice to have the option.
- A bit clever to use all the valleys in the system, we only stuck to Verbier and Nendaz. Difficult to get to/from Veysonaz and Thyon, and Bruson wasn't even open.

Would love to go back.

Mythical Verbier - The world's best ski resort? Whoever claims that can't have been to very many other ski resorts in the Alps. Verbier certainly did well in the 70s, but time has run away from this place. Verbier today:
* A lot of people.
* Many lifts, but poorly planned system. Difficult to get between different parts of the four valleys.
* Very few sensible pistes and very many transports.
* If Verbier's ski system is half-decent, the other systems in the four valleys are even worse. They are littered with button and trailer lifts. A shame, as there are several decent pistes there.
* Expensive lift tickets, food and accommodation.

On the other hand, it must be admitted that the off-piste possibilities in Veriber are endless and they are of a high standard. It's just a shame that it is full of skiers with wide skis who quickly go up the easily accessible off-piste. Verbier will be really good at a dump, but there are tons of systems that will also be good where you don't have to crowd for the glory.

Overall, Verbier is perfectly fine as a ski resort, but there are 100's of other alpine systems that give you more skiing for your money.

A varied ski terrain with the best atmosphere

You should go to Verbier if you want to go off-piste, have good après-ski, eat well and have a good nightlife. Even if the last three are not of interest, the first is enough to visit Veriber. The opportunities to reach interesting rides are good with just a little effort after you get off the lift. However, makes the easiest to reach, quickly get noticed. Good with Verbier is also the Bruson area which is almost always open when it is really dumped, which Veriber is not, and rarely are there queues there (not even when Verbier is closed). Bruson offers fantastic forest skiing and one of the best off-piste runs we are a perfectly sparse larch forest down to the village Sambrancher so you have to take the train to Le Chable back. What is not so good in Veriber is the piste skiing which is either quite steep or quite flat. Admittedly, it is OK at the back of Savoleyres, but if that is the focus, you can still stay in Veysonnaz / Thyon where it is more cruising, or choose a completely different ski resort. Getting to Veriber is easy, trains from Geneva Airport to Martigny, changing trains to Le Chable, changing postal buses to Verbier, sounds cumbersome but is not. Easy to get to Veysonnz too, train GVA-Sion (passes Martigny), then the post bus to Veysonnaz. If you want to do something else one day, there is the possibility to rent a sledge at the back of Savoleyres and go from top to bottom, get away, fun! If you want to do something completely different, you can go to Zion and try wave surfing alaiabay.ch (If you are looking for a ski resort to meet Swiss, do not go to Verbier, where there are mostly foreigners. Instead, choose the small ski resorts St Luc or Villars - if it is the French-speaking Switzerland you are looking for).

After I made the season in Verbier, I have returned at least one or more weeks a year for 10 years. Verbier is a ski resort located in the western part of Switzerland. The easiest way to get here is to fly to Geneva and take the train or ski bus to the village. (Both cost about 60 CHF so I recommend taking the bus transfer) Once in the village you have a fantastic view of Valais and the peaks on the other side of the valley.

skiing:
In Verbier there are slopes, but that's not why you go here. Around the slopes there are fantastic opportunities to go off-piste. It is as usual to keep track of what you are doing. Spade, probe, tranciever and knowledge of avalanche terrain is a must. One advantage of verbier is that there are many protected sides where the snow stays good even though it is windy or a little sun. Describing each yoke would be a half bible, but here comes a bunch that you get to google on yourself: Stairways to heaven, Backside, Rock garden, Bananas, Col de mine, Col de mouche, Couloir cosmiques, Bec de rosses - Dog Leg.

The village:
Verbier is a relatively picturesque village in comparison to French giants such as les deux alps or val d'ais. Here, however, there is good nightlife for those who want to go out and jump between the ski days. The given after-ski resort is pub mont-fort which is located near the base lift of the metro lift. Here it is usually good atmosphere and you get a pint of the liquid gold for 3.5 CHF between 16 - 17.

accommodation:
The accommodation can be quite expensive if you choose to stay at a hotel with full or half board. My tip is to find an apartment on airbnb. The range is quite large and it is possible to find affordable apartments that are still centrally located.

Verbier is a place I will always return to. Mainly because of the incredible opportunities to find good snow several weeks after the latest dump.

Warranty 5 * For this season start and more snow will be awesome!

V-E-R-B-I-E-R

In this FANTASTIC ski resort I have spent 2 full seasons + 1 week holiday.
For the good rider, Verbier can be considered the best place in the world. In order to make the place justice, it should be divided into three parts:

Park, Verbiers park is not much to brag about. What's available is well maintained but the park is low-priced. If you want to park, I recommend instead going to Thyon in the lower part of 4 valleés, or you'll find yourself driving any of the jumps that usually appear at the comb around Fontanet.

Pist, if you are considering going to verbier, keep in mind that it's BRANT. In Verbier there are essentially no "green" slopes, and the blue is usually also quite steep. With that said, the slopes are good but there are a lot of people in the popular slopes. If you do not mind driving many rides in the same piste, if it is good then Bruson is recommended, there are seldom a lot of tourists and the slopes are nice all day while offering varied rides. Do you feel brave and get up in the Mont-fort lifts, the black piste down is one of Europe's steepest. Unfortunately, it is often harvested, and you will rather have a sharp puckle with a pressed carving cutter. If you are sure edge to edge, I would recommend one of the two "Tortin" eyes. The one who starts at "Lac de Veaux" is in my opinion the best and once you've passed the humpbacks on the first part, you are invited on a cozy ride all the way down to Siviez. Are you or someone in the family not so comfortable on the skis, the cabin is a convenient alternative. 4 Vallees offers everything on a lot of pistes, but the absolute best is in the other parts and not in Verbier itself.

Offpist, I could write very many words about the Verbier offpiste but I do not intend to do that. Suffice it to say that if you like Free Skating and have not been to Verbier then you should book your next trip there. All types of rides are available, from sparse coulores to wide pillows. Invite a seasoned to a beer to see that they will tell you something about it. If you like to travel, I have to mention Rosablanche. An incredibly nice trip that takes you through Verbier's back to Siviez. Just keep in mind that it takes several hours to complete the schedule before you are sucked.

What should not be missed:
1. Pub Mont Fort
Afterski for all, quiet environment with everything from young people to families with children. Perhaps one of the most pleasant places in the whole of the Alps.
2. Mont Fort (top station)
Even if you do not plan to go downhill, you should go up to the top to later overturn the extra 100 meters to the system's highest point, the view is worth every minute of your time.

advantages:
All kind of ride
Perhaps Europe's funniest and most accessible Offpiste
Cruel afterski
Challenging driving
You can be there for a very long time and still do not get lost with everything

Cons:
Nothing for the beginner
expensive
You usually have to go / take the bus to get to the lift.

Lovely ski area! Large areas and varied rides.