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Verbier, Switzerland, in 2011
Verbier. Photo: Leo-setä, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Verbier

Ski resort · Switzerland

Is it worth the trip?

Every day scores the same

Verbier is closed for the season on these dates.

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Wed 4 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
0 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0.1 m, base 0 m
Coldest
-11°C
Wind
11 kn

Thu 5 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
0 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0.1 m, base 0 m
Coldest
-10°C
Wind
10 kn

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
0 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0.1 m, base 0 m
Coldest
-8°C
Wind
8 kn

Sat 7 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
1 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0.1 m, base 0 m
Coldest
-8°C
Wind
6 kn

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
1 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0.1 m, base 0 m
Coldest
-11°C
Wind
5 kn

Mon 9 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
2 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0.1 m, base 0 m
Coldest
-11°C
Wind
8 kn

Tue 10 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
5 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0.1 m, base 0 m
Coldest
-4°C
Wind
14 kn

Tap a day for snow, wind and the temperature. Full forecast

Forecast: next 8 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 30, poor
  2. Wed 40, poor
  3. Thu 50, poor
  4. Fri 60, poor
  5. Sat 70, poor
  6. Sun 80, poor
  7. Mon 90, poor
  8. Tue 100, poor

The resort in three facts

  • Top 3,305 mvillage 1,534 m
  • 175 km of runsevery grade
  • Open December–Aprilusually

Full forecast

every day, every number

Lifts closed for the season. They usually open about 25 November.

We don't know the avalanche risk here. Check SLF.

Forecast and score for each day at Verbier
DayScoreFresh72 hDepthtop, mid, baseColdestat topWindat top
Tue 3Nov0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0.1 mbase 0 m-15°Cwind, 7 knots
Wed 4Nov0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0.1 mbase 0 m-11°Cwind, 11 knots
Thu 5Nov0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0.1 mbase 0 m-10°Cwind, 10 knots
Fri 6Nov0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0.1 mbase 0 m-8°Cwind, 8 knots
Sat 7Nov0, poor1 cm0 mmid 0.1 mbase 0 m-8°Cwind, 6 knots
Sun 8Nov0, poor1 cm0 mmid 0.1 mbase 0 m-11°Cwind, 5 knots
Mon 9Nov0, poor2 cm0 mmid 0.1 mbase 0 m-11°Cwind, 8 knots
Tue 10Nov0, poor5 cm0 mmid 0.1 mbase 0 m-4°Cwind, 14 knots

Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to. Snow depth starts from today's reading at Oberer Stelligletscher, 2914 m. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Best time to go

best Dec–Mar

Good ski days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).

  1. Jan7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb7of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar7of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov2of 7: a trip from Wed 4 Nov
  12. Dec7of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec

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Snow by month

Typical snow on the ground and coldest daytime temperature by month
MonthBase1,534 mMid2,420 mTop3,305 mColdestat the top
Julnonenone3.7 m3°C
Augnonenone3.7 m3°C
Sepnonenone3.7 m-2°C
Octnonenone3.8 m-6°C
Nov0.2 m0.4 m4.2 m-13°C
Dec0.9 m1.1 m4.7 m-16°C
Jan1.4 m1.6 m5.2 m-18°C
Feb1.6 m1.8 m5.5 m-15°C
Mar1.7 m1.9 m5.5 m-14°C
Apr1.6 m1.9 m5.5 m-9°C
May0.9 m1.5 m5.2 m-6°C
Junnone0.2 m4.0 m1°C

Typical snow on the ground in the village, halfway up and at the top: the middle value over 2016 to 2025, from ERA5-Land reanalysis at the grid cell nearest each height. Not a forecast, and not the groomed pistes: resorts make snow lower down.

Map

the resort, its town, photos

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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Photos of Verbier

Nutcracker and Great Tit, Verbier, Schweiz
Photo: Noel Reynolds, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Verbier

Village 1,534 m.

A ski resort with its village at 1,534 m and its top at 3,305 m. It has 175 km of runs and 77 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap. The runs drop 1,949 m, from 3,305 m to 1,356 m. For beginners and families: 37% of the km of runs are green or blue. For experts: 29 km of black, expert and freeride runs. Within 5 km of the village: a ski school. It is usually in season from December to April. The snow is usually deepest in February, about 5.5 m at the top (3,305 m). For skiers the best months are usually January, February, March and December, with about 7 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Verbier.

Verbier is a village located in south-western Switzerland in the canton of Valais. It is a holiday resort and ski area in the Swiss Alps and is recognised as one of the premier off-piste resorts in the world. Skiers have settled in the Verbier area in order to take advantage of the steep slopes, varied conditions, and resort culture.

From the Wikipedia article Verbier by Wikipedia contributors, shortened by us. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.

The ski area

Runs from 1,356 m to 3,305 m: 1,949 m of vertical. 175 km of runs and 77 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap for 4 Vallées – Verbier/La Tzoumaz/Nendaz/Veysonnaz/Thyon.

Runs
Beginner (green)0.2 km
Easy (blue)64 km
Intermediate (red)81 km
Advanced (black)16 km
Ski routes and freeride13 km
Not graded1.1 km
Lifts
Gondolas and cable cars23
Chairlifts16
Drag lifts28
Magic carpets9
Other lifts1

Measured along each mapped run, so it can differ from the resort's own figure. Ski area: Data from OpenSkiData / OpenSkiMap.org, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Skimap.org, Who's On First, © Mapterhorn.

For families

37% of the km of runs are green or blue.

Within 5 km of the village:

  • a ski school: Kids Club Verbier, 0.1 km

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The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$2,170–US$3,770 each

about US$2,170–US$3,770 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, transfer, stay, food, lift pass, ski hire.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to ZRH, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$490–US$1,020
Transfershared airport transfer, returnabout US$94–US$161
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$376–US$631
Food7 days eating outabout US$450–US$832
Lift pass5 days at about US$114 a day, the resort's published priceabout US$483–US$658
Ski hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$282–US$470
Totalabout US$2,170–US$3,770

For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: 3 towns

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about US$141/nightcountry average

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About Verbier its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$141 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 17h 10m

About 17h 10m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → ZRH, direct, then 3h 45m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

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