New Télémixté Lift creates new connection between Verbier and La Tzoumaz

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A long-awaited project at the 4 Vallées ski area in Switzerland will become reality this winter, with a new Télémixté (a combination of chairlifts and gondolas) lift creating a direct connection between the Verbier and La Tzoumaz sectors. The new …

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Nendaz to replace three old lifts with a new six-seater chairlift

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A major lift upgrade in the 4 Vallées ski area in Switzerland will make getting around Nendaz quicker this winter. Swiss lift manufacturer Bartholet is constructing a new high-speed six-seater chairlift linking Les Chottes, La Meina and Greppon Blanc. The …

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The Best Ski April Fools of 2025

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We all love a good April Fool, especially when it’s about skiing! Here are some of the best we spotted from the world of snowsports this year… Verbier creates ‘Raclette Wax’ for skis It’s hard to believe that this new …

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New Télémixte hybrid lift in Verbier

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Work on the new télémixte lift – a lift that combines gondolas and chairlifts – connecting Savoleyres and La Tzoumaz in Verbier has started. It will make the journey between Verbier and La Tzoumaz easier, faster and more comfortable. The travel …

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Five Great Experiences to try in Verbier this winter

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Verbier is one of our favourite ski resorts. With 410km of slopes and 80 ski lifts – all with a great snow record at altitude – it has a deserved reputation as one of the best ski destinations in the …

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Sponsor your very own Alpine Cow in Verbier

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Love cows? Then when not take up this ‘udderly fabulous’ offer in Verbier? Local company, EdelAlp, is offering the chance for UK based ‘godparents’ to choose their ‘Summer Queen’, a traditional Heren Cow, when they arrive in the mountains for …

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The Top 10 Ski Resorts in Europe

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According to the readers of Conde Nast Traveller, St Moritz is the best ski resort in Europe. Based on votes in their annual Readers’ Choice Awards, the upmarket magazine have calculated their top 10 European resorts. The scores below are …

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Verbier Trials New Avalanche Protection Measures

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Sadly the 2020/2021 winter season, saw 11 deaths due to avalanches in the Valais region of Switzerland To reduce that number, many new measures have been brought in this season, thanks to a working group that includes the police, the …

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Santa Claus is coming to town (in Verbier)

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“Santa Claus is coming to town, Santa Claus is coming to town, Santa Claus is coming to town” Those words might have been running through your head if you were in Verbier last week as the resort set a new …

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Mont Gele Cable Car in Verbier upgraded for 2017/18

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Built in the sixties, the Mont-Gelé cable car was the oldest ski lift in the Verbier area. At that time it was a technological feat to create a cable car so high, with a base station at 2734m and arriving …

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