Verbier

Verbier is the main resort in Switzerland’s largest ski area, the 4 Valleys. Thanks to the combination of a sunny, scenic location, exciting terrain and a lively nightlife, it has long attracted a youthful, sporty clientele. It is easy to get to being just two and a half hours from Geneva airport)
Nearly 100 lifts access more than 400km of runs, including some of the best lift-served off piste in the Alps. The slopes are snowsure and the scenery spectacular, and from the top of the ski area – Mont Fort, at 3,330m – the views reach as far as the Matterhorn and Mont Blanc.

The challenging terrain on Verbier’s doorstep has given rise to thrilling spectator events, from Xtreme Verbier (the finals of the Freeride World Tour) and the Verbier High Five (at which amateur skiers compete alongside world champions), to the Patrouille des Glaciers, a gruelling ski touring race from Zermatt.

Thanks to the altitude of the ski area and the extensive snowmaking, it’s pretty safe to book early or late in the season. From the resort at 1,500m, heights of more than 2,700m can be reached by two consecutive gondola rides that take under 11 minutes in total. There, the high altitude guarantees abundant snow.

In general, the shops, restaurants and hotels are concentrated in a relatively small area of the resort, the streets leading off Place Centrale and up to the main gondola at Médran, 500m away. It’s a 10-minute walk from end to end.  A regular free shuttle bus links the Médran gondola with the lifts for the other, smaller ski areas via different routes among the chalets – it also provides the majority of people with access to the central area and its slopes.

The recent opening of two long-awaited lift connections has made it much easier to explore the whole of the 4 Valleys. One accesses the heart of the Bruson ski area, formerly an insider’s secret among locals; now it’s just two seamless gondola rides from Verbier. A second high-speed gondola has transformed the link between the 4 Valleys resorts of Siviez and Nendaz.

Visit Verbier for the great terrain, the cosmopolitan atmosphere, the wild natural landscape and all the attractions of French-speaking Switzerland – Swiss precision, quality and reliability, twinned with Mediterranean charm and a love of the good things in life.

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Grindelwald / Wengen

For stunning views from the resort and the slopes, there are few places to rival Grindelwald.
The main access lifts are slow but traditional Swiss, taking half an hour to ride even if you don’t have to queue (for the gondola) or wait (for the train). Grindelwald regulars accept all this as part of the scene.
Grindelwald is a long village set along a road that faces the towering north wall of the Eiger, which means that the resort gets very little sun in January. Its main slopes are shared with Wengen; and there is a separate area of sunny slopes on First. Getting to the tougher, higher slopes of Mürren on snow and lifts is a lengthy business (around three hours to the top). Dramatically set, beneath the north face of the Eiger
Lots of long intermediate runs
Pleasant old village with long mountaineering history
Fair amount to do off the slopes, including splendid walks

Wengen is one of three resorts close together in the Jungfrau region (together with Grindelwald and Murren).  Given the charm of the village, the friendliness of the locals and the drama of the scenery, it’s easy to see why many people love Wengen. It’s great for a relaxing time, for those who don’t take their skiing too seriously, for families and for mixed groups of intermediates and non-skiers.
The spectacularly scenic Jungfrau region is one that every keen skier should experience, and to experience all of it, Wengen – centrally placed between Mürren and Grindelwald – is the best base.
Wengen is set on a sloping shelf above the Lauterbrunnen valley, opposite Mürren, and reached only by a cog railway, which carries on up to Kleine Scheidegg and the slopes shared with Grindelwald.  The Jungfrau lift pass covers all three resorts.
staying here you will enjoy some of the most spectacular scenery in the Alps, a small, traditional, nearly traffic-free Alpine village and lots of long, gentle runs, ideal for leisurely intermediates.

Good resort for families and groups that include non-skiers. It’s easy to get around on mountain railways
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Davos / Klosters

Davos is a small Swiss town with an international appeal that has always extended beyond its own ski slopes and those of the Parsenn ski area that it shares with neighbouring Klosters.

Davos wasn’t built as a ski resort and it is no architectural beauty, but then you haven’t come here to admire the solid and largely unenterprising blocks of hotels.   Your Davos Regional ski pass allows you to ski in the 6 different ski areas of Rinerhorn, Parson, Jakobshorn, Pischa, Madrissa and of course Klosters, with some extremely long runs to either Klosters or Kublis.

The town is divided into two parts: Davos Platz and Davos Dorf. Platz is most convenient for the majority of hotels and shops. Dorf is the best base for accessing the slopes. However there’s an efficient ski bus service and getting from one to the other presents little problem during the day and early evening.

The majority of the accommodation is comprised of four- and five-star hotels.

If you like the sound of the mountains around Davos but don’t like the look of Davos itself, here’s your solution, Klosters.  It is a more traditional-style village with equally good access to the same ski areas.  Klosters is a sizeable village with a relaxed, affluent Alpine atmosphere.
Here you will enjoy extensive slopes shared with Davos, some lovely long intermediate runs, lots of accessible off-piste terrain and some cute mountain restaurants
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St Moritz

St Moritz remains the best all-round wintersports resort in the world, boasting a myriad of on and off-snow activities.
Its famous frozen lake is the setting each winter for skating, curling, golf, polo, horse racing, show jumping, and even cricket. The resort’s bob run is the last remaining natural course in the world, while the Cresta is the original and infamously men-only home of skeleton – women are still not allowed to compete on the course.

In March, St Moritz hosts the Engadin Skimarathon, Switzerland’s largest cross-country race with as many as 13,000 entrants.
The resort is the world capital of winter glitz and attracts a clientele with the kind of stratospheric incomes only otherwise found in the famed hangouts of the rich and richer, Courchevel, Megève or Vail. Walking down the street here in high season, it would seem that Prada and Bogner are the sole manufacturers of ski wear and that mink fur coats are mandatory.

But there’s more to the resort than bling. St Moritz’s position at 1,856m in the Engadin Valley in the south of Switzerland, close to the frontier with Italy, gives it a rare combination of snow reliability and 300 sunshine days each year. Plus, its ski area is excellent, especially for intermediates. It has 58 lifts and 350km of pistes and is divided into four separate sectors. The bottom lift is at 1,800m and the top of the ski area at 3,305m.

Dorf, on the shore of the lake, is the glitzy area with most of the five- and four-star hotels as well as the pick of shops, nightlife, and restaurants. St Moritz Bad is less than 2km – a four-minute drive – away, and an altogether quieter and less showy location.

Celerina, 3km away on the other side of Dorf, also has its share of sumptuous hotels. Its strong Italian following has earned it the name of Piccolo Milano (Little Milan). All three link by lift into the core of the ski area at Corviglia at 2,486m.

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