Alpine Guide Verbier

A mountain guide’s perspective on current ski and climbing conditions in and around Verbier, Switzerland.

An eggshell coating on these Alps

It rained to 2400 meters last week, after a solid dump of over 50cm. This has created a superb base everywhere, even to higher elevations and shady aspects where mild temperatures melted the surface snow. Tele Verbier has opened more terrain for those into lift access: the Jumbo up to Col des Gentiannes and Savoleyres [...]