Verbier

Advantages: Area, access from Geneva, skiing, nightlife.
Disadvantages: Expense. Lift queues.

...40 minutes. Everything in Verbier works to perfection and if this is what you seek, then be prepared to pay for it. There are 2 lift stations leading away from the main square, the biggest is Medran, while Savoleyres serves many of the apartments and chalets further away from the main parts of town. The Medran lift with its new big gondolas takes you up to the pinnacle of Verbier skiing, ‘Mont Fort’. This is a glacier and may be skiied in summer ...
...category runs side-by-side, so the Verbier regulator states one is ‘Red’!! From just below ‘Mont Fort’, there are a cascade of varying runs back to the resort, all of which are several miles long and guarantee you will need to stop off at ‘Chez Danni’s’ or another mountain restaurant to partake of a little liquid refreshment. Once back in town, you have a variety of bars to help relieve you of your money, from the Mont Fort Pub, which is close ... Read review

Advantages: Fantastic Scenery
Disadvantages: very expensive

Verbier is quite a large village so there is a decent selection of bars, restaurants and shops which is certainly nice if you want to take a break from skiing one day. Although I warn you make sure your doing your currency conversions right as it's really not cheap, ok we all know Switzerland is not cheap to start with but comparing prices with sports shops in Geneva and in Verbier I found quite a difference. One other thing that bothered me were ...
...snow fell and with the snow came Fog which didn't make for good visability as it also created ice inside my goggles and everyones elses who I was with. The whole area has fantastic scenery, I would recommend going to Verbier providing your not travelling on a budget. ... Read review

Advantages: superb surroundings
Disadvantages: expensive

verbier situated in the swiss alps is a superb resort suited for all skiers. i have been there now 4 times and each has been pleasurable. the slopes are wide and varied and there is something for everyone here. every standard of skier will enjoy his holiday here. the town itself is very pretty unlike the concrete monstrosities that can be found over the border in france. what is more there are excellent creche facilities which make this resort a ...
...that i can see in verbier is the cost however. i would say that for a good days skiing and then apresski you will need to part with around 35 to 40 pounds. its no wonder that fergie rates this as her favourite skiing resort. having said this, verbier is definately a resort you should visit if you consider yourself to be a decent skier. nobody should miss it ... Read review

Advantages: Varied terrain, fab night life, good celeb spotting.
Disadvantages: VERY expensive!

...Recomended to go futher than Verbier to the following villages where pietes are quieter and have fun exploring. Verbier also holds the Red Bull Extreme competition: crazy. The night life in Verbier is fab darling, with huge noisy pubs, cuet unique bars and a handful of night clubs. But take a bulging wallet, as some places you have to pay for a table and the beer (although served as half a litre not a pint- horay!) is not cheap. Plenty of classic ...
...budgets. This is a town that exudes money, where designer sunnies and fur coats are rife, and its great to swan around. It is not a budget holiday- although anything can be done cheap but it is well worth it. Fab nightlife Extreme Sking Beautiful people ... Read review

Advantages: Easy to Reach
Disadvantages: Expensive

I have been going to Verbier for the last 5 years and it is the most beautiful place. It does tend to be a bit on the expensive side if you are eating out a lot. But if you go self catering the supermarket prices are not dramatically different to here and there is a large variety of fresh produce. Drinks in a lot of bars can get pricy put places like Pub Mont Fort have a cheep happy hour. The Après Ski bars (especially the Farinet) can get very ...
...the atmosphere! Pub Mont Fort is always busy and tends to be where the instructors and more regular resort visitors go in an evening, however it does tend to get a little Smokey but this will change when the smoking ban comes into force. If you want to avoid really long queue's I'd book you holiday around the 2nd or 3rd week in January if at all possible as this is just after the Christmas/New Year rush but before the Easter rush, the snow is awesome ... Read review