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Resort facts
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Resort Height
1,500m (4,921ft)
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Transfer time
Sion 1 hour. Transfers are by coach.
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Typical costs
· small beer £2.60 · half litre of house wine £9 · cup of coffee £2 · pizza £9
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Glacier High Altitude Guaranteed Snow
glacier resort guaranteed snow
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Fly from
Gatwick, Heathrow, Stansted, Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Exeter, Glasgow, Manchester, Newcastle
Good for...
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Advanced Ski Rating
5
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Intermediates Ski Rating
5
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Beginners Ski Rating
3
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Snowboarding Rating
4
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So what's it like?
Wide, sunny peaks, good nightlife and even better skiing
Verbier and The Four Valleys can truly claim to be one of the finest ski areas in Europe, with skiing for every standard, from the adrenalin-charged expert to the less experienced skier seeking a challenge. Verbier radiates an alpine ambience with its traditionally styled architecture and has a vast array of tempting shops, as well as many restaurants and lively bars.
Buy one lift pass and get one FREE (for departures 28th Jan 2012). Offer ends 14th Dec.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.
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.
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.
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
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
Private Transfer
From Geneva airport
One-way (arrival) from £136 pp. Return from £259 pp.Snow Savers for the winter 2011/12 season
Kids ski free: FREE helmet for kids booking skis & boots
Senior savers: reduced lift pass prices for seniors born 1933-1945
Our best deals to Verbier
Looking for the cheapest date/price combo? We've done the searching so you don't have to...
| Leaves | From | To | Board | Price | |
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| Sat 12 January 2013 | London Luton | Verbier in Switzerland | Catered chalet |
£700 based on 4 sharing |
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| Sat 16 March 2013 | London Luton | Verbier in Switzerland | Bed and breakfast |
£744 based on 4 sharing |
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| Sat 12 January 2013 | London Luton | Verbier in Switzerland | Half board |
£748 based on 4 sharing |
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| Sat 23 February 2013 | London Luton | Verbier in Switzerland | Catered chalet |
£882 based on 4 sharing |
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| Sat 23 February 2013 | London Luton | Verbier in Switzerland | Catered chalet |
£898 based on 4 sharing |