Verbier

About the area

Verbier's mapped terrain runs to 90 km, and it is easier than its reputation suggests: 39 km, about 43%, is green or blue, against 15 km (16%) of black and freeride. That mix, plus 21 nursery runs and 2 magic carpets, makes it workable for beginners and families, while the long red network suits confident intermediates. Experts get 7 km of marked freeride terrain, but the biggest single vertical on one lift is 656 m, so laps are shorter than the resort's size implies.

The resort village sits at 1,490 m, with about a 395 m walk to the nearest lift. Skiing spans 904 m to 3,078 m, 2,174 m of total vertical, which helps snow reliability up high; the longest run measures 4,153 m. There are 36 lifts, including 7 gondolas, 6 cable cars and 10 chairlifts, and the area links into the 4 Vallées. Cross-country skiers have 8 km of trails.