“How much do private ski lessons cost in Verbier?” It’s one of the questions I’m asked most often. The answer is easy enough. Depending on the time of year and who you book with, expect to pay somewhere between CHF 450 and CHF 800+ per day. But that’s the wrong question. The real question is: […]
Why Booking Ski Lessons Early Makes a Bigger Difference Than Booking Early Flights It’s probably over 35°C where you’re reading this. Maybe you’re walking barefoot along a beach, leaving footprints in the sand with an ice cream or a cold drink in your hand. After this week’s extraordinary European heatwave, with another summer heat dome […]
Super El Niño Joins the Roddy Forecasting System If you are a regular reader of my Verbier ski blog, you will know that every summer I attempt the impossible and predict the coming winter’s snowfall in Verbier. The tradition started back in 2010 and has gradually evolved into one of the Alps’ least recognised but […]
Why Americans With an Epic Pass Should Ski Verbier A few years ago, most American skiers would probably not even have considered skiing in Switzerland. Europe felt complicated. Expensive. Difficult to organise. The idea of navigating trains, transfers, foreign ski systems and different mountain cultures seemed like a lot of effort compared to simply flying […]
Why American Skiers Get Caught Out in Verbier (And How to Avoid It) Every winter I see exactly the same thing happen in Verbier. An American skier arrives after a fresh snowfall, rides up Attelas or La Chaux, looks across at an untouched powder field sitting right beside the piste and thinks, “Nobody has skied […]
Ski Instructor vs Mountain Guide in Verbier: What’s the Difference? One of the most common questions visitors ask in Verbier is whether they need a ski instructor or a mountain guide, and honestly the answer is often misunderstood. Many people assume guides are automatically for advanced skiers while instructors are mainly for beginners, but in […]
What Happened to the Six-Blanc Chairlift Project in Bruson? For a while, the rumours about a new Six-Blanc chairlift in Bruson felt slightly vague. The sort of thing skiers talk about over coffee in Le Châble before disappearing back into Alpine mythology a few weeks later. Apparently not. Digging into it properly, the project was […]
Why Good Skiers Still Take Lessons in Verbier One of the biggest misconceptions in skiing is that lessons are only for beginners. In reality, many of the people who book private ski instructors in Verbier already ski very well. Some have skied for decades. Some spend every winter skiing places like Aspen, Jackson Hole or […]
Booking Ski Lessons in Verbier: Independents vs Ski Schools Most people booking ski lessons in Verbier assume one simple thing. If they are paying premium prices, they are skiing with a highly qualified professional instructor. The reality is often very different. Verbier is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the world, yet many […]
What a Week With a Private Ski Instructor in Verbier Actually Looks Like Most people book a ski holiday to Verbier around the hotel, the flights, or who is coming on the trip. The skiing part often gets figured out later. But the reality is that the difference between a good ski holiday and a […]