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Resort in deed of a massive make over.........urgently
Very old outdated lift system. Lots of buttons and T bars, and yet the actual lift pass is ridiculously expensive.
Nice car-free village
The largest and most central of 3 pedestrianised villages with authentic chalets. Lifts nearby no matter which accommodation you choose. Yummy food and friendly locals.
Verbier... is amazing...
What an amazing winter sports location, a beautiful town... lots to see and do, shops to browse, patios for having a drink. Great pistes, truly something for every ability level.
Fantastic Swiss town with ridiculously cheap season's pass
Nice runs and lots of variety. We got a great deal on our season's pass, which makes it worth your while if you want to go for a week's ski holiday and perhaps a sneaky weekend in the spring. Nice ski area for children too.
Excellent skiing, great village
We found this to be a great ski resort. Nice long slopes including one that's 20km long. A day trip to Italy is heavily recommended. Zermatt is a charming village with lots to do. The snow conditions were good even in April. Pricey but well worth it. SUPER FANTASTICO!
Always a nice holiday
If you don't like it, just stay home
The best ski resort I have ever been to
Amazing and lively. Zermatt is a great resort. All the runs are brilliant and the view of the Matterhorn will blow you away. There is always a lot of snow and not many people.
Access to a huge ski area
I've been to Champery a couple of times already and I don't want to go to any other resort. The ski area linked to Champery is huge, I usually go for a week at a time and I hardly ski the same run twice. The cool thing about this ski area is that you can get a ski pass for the ski area in Switzerland or a ski pass for the ski area in France, Les Portes du Soleil. Usually the snow is better on the French side as it is a bit higer in altitude.
A unique ski area offering many possibilities, charm, exceptional landscape and guaranteed snow
This ski resort is very different from others I've been to. There are no hotels and apartment door to door, but an authentic sport class mountain village with a cosy atmosphere. The ski area is exceptional, long slopes, a lot of sun, great ski tours and gastronomy cuisine on the slopes.
International ski resort!
Verbier is the best if the snow is good, with some excellent off-piste routes. However, for advanced skiers, there are not many challenges. It seems the perfect ski resort for beginners and intermediates - although none in our group! Verbier is an international resort so be prepared to push and shove with the Germans to get where you want to go! A couple of times older guys had a go at my kids for slipping through gaps in the lift queues - one even grabbed my 8 year old daughter by her hood and pulled her back! Nearly got in a fight but managed to keep my calm! French resorts may have a reputation for rude staff but at least there are mainly French and English people on the slopes!!! Just a bad one-off experience I'm sure! Very pretty place to be and overall a fun feeling here on and off the slopes.
What more could you ask for!!
The skiing is great in Saas Fee with super challenging off-piste that's best done with a guide. Great place for family skiing as plenty of nice blues and reds. The nicest thing about skiing in Saas Fee is there are almost no queues at ski lifts! High altitudes mean great snow and the views will knock your socks off! Plenty to do in the evening - nice choice of bars and restaurants but all a bit pricey! choose your accommodation carefully or you might find yourself with a bit of a schlep in teh morning to get to the lifts!
Awesome off-piste
Skiing in Verbier is unbeatable - really challenging wiht some of the best off-piste skiing in the Alps. We were lucky - mid jan - to have deep fresh powder I would recommend trying the Bruson area where the off-piste is safe and just out of this world. I was with my wife who skis pretty well too and we would be recommend Verbier to hard skiers who like to feel the burn - not great for beginners - although I admit we didnt go anywhere near the nursery slopes!! Verbier has some really nice après ski bars too but nothing is cheap.
Expensive but worth it
Saas Fee is a great, high altitude ski resort. The piste map and categories are a bit misleading. Many of the runs seemed to be under-rated - ie blues should have been reds, reds should have been black and the black should have been reds! Although everyone in our mixed level group had a great week, everyone had a little moan about this - the beginners had a hard time on the return to the resort as the blues are tricky and narrow. I'd advice taking the cable car back at the end of the day when legs are tired! There seemed to be lots of nice blue runs low down around the village so maybe best for beginners to hang out there. The intermediates (me included) would advise to beware of the red runs from Plattjen and Spielboden which are quite steep and should probably be black! The village itself is just lovely - we must have taken a thousand photos! Great weather and great snow - hope you have the same :)
At last made it to Verbier
Wanted to go to Verbier since the kids were young - they now have their own kids! Finally got there last season and was not disappointed. Although I'm sure I didn't ski the way I would have all those years back! We stayed in lovely accommodation right on the mountains called Les Lutins. The views are beautiful its a wonderful, peaceful place to get away from it all. Obviously not for me anymore, but the youngsters seemed to be have a wild time off piste and on the snowparks! We took some nice walks too when the old legs got too tired!
Pretty, good snow, but not great for wobbly skiers
Saas Fee is a pretty ski resort at high altitude which explains the lovely weather and great snow. Food and drink is very expensive and you even pay for tap water in some mountain restaurants :( Not the best place for beginners - my wife is a long term beginner - not really her thing but she comes along to keep me company - and we had some pretty nasty moments on the runs back down to the village - even though they are blue there are some narrow icy bits!
Great car free healthy atmosphere
If you want to relax in a truly healthy environment, this is the resort for you. You won't need your car all week - what a nice break from driving! Absolutely brilliant. I finally found a ski resort that meets my expectations in respect of the environment. In the evening, we had the choice of several restaurants, with different specialties ... Ski tours were nice too, we really enjoyed the scenery with all the famous mountain peaks of over 4000 meters, absolutely magnificent. We didn't blow our budget either! Will definitely come back!
Great place for a group of mixed, beginner/intermediate skiers
Fantastic snow this year again! Last year stayed in Crans, this year in Montana - certainly noticed the difference in prices and think we'll be returning to Montana! Both great places for people watching on and off the slopes - some good apres-ski.
Charming, relaxing and authentic
Just incredible and endless skiing - we're pretty good skiers and after a week here, we felt like we'd hardly started! Didn't often need to get the ski map out as everything is well signposted. Pretty pedestrian centre with very welcoming atmosphere - spent a lot of time chatting with locals about climbing, skiing etc - they seemed very keen to chat to tourists - which makes a change!
Lovely little pedestrian ski resort with nice, relaxed skiing
Perfect slopes with no nasty surprises, tons of variety and great lifts - hardly any queueing when we were there. Unless you're a really serious skier, don't bother buying the ski passes to ski over into Italy - we just didn't get round to going as there was so much great skiing on the doorstep! Nice relaxed atmosphere on the slopes - maybe the high prices keep the younger crowds away...
Fantastic all round resort with great facilities for kids
Some really great sunny skiing, excellent ski school and really good facilities for children. Nightlife looked really good although with young kids we didn't really get out much but we did sample a couple of excellent restaurants that were pretty child friendly. We