Verbier

Pros: Variety of Slopes, Huge, Walking Trails, Restaurants, Townlife, View
Cons: Expensive, Old Lifts, Weather

Switzerland is known for a great number of things like Secret Swiss Bank Accounts and Swiss Miss (haha). But one of the most impressive things about Switzerland are its mountains. Switzerland lies right in the center of the Alps and provides great...

Pros: Superb nightlife, stunning scenery, extensive choice of runs.
Cons: Expensive, limited scope for beginners

Verbier sits at the south western corner of Switzerland, near the border with France and Italy. Verbier itself stands at an altitude of 1200m, and the resort stretches to the top of the Mont Fort glacier (3300m). It is reachable from Geneva Airport in...

Pros: Expert skiing, partying, first class resort
Cons: Expensive, hotels get booked fast

I vacationed at Verbier with 7 friends during late February of 2005. We took a train from Geneva airport to Verbier which took about 2.5 hours. The train was clean and comporting and the ride was very scenic. I think there was 1 connection, so we had ...

Pros: A lot of pistes
Cons: old lifts, not much variety of pistes, danger of avalaches

This review mainly deals with the skiing that one can find, which is not an inexpensive option at this resort. On the other hand, Verbier has tonnes of pistes to offer, although half of them lie in the sun and need quite a lot of snow which is not always...

Pros: Great skiing, excellent nightlife, many young people.
Cons: Expensive, bad food (on the slopes), crowded.

Verbier lies in the Swiss Alps, in the canton of Valais. This is synonymous with great snow and lots of sunshine year-round. Not to mention lots of typical Swiss specialities.

Fresh snow and some very good and steep hills make of Verbier a...