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That's it from us for another season of apres ski.

You can check out the archive reports to see what we got up to over the winter, but we're off to dry out during the summer to make sure that we’re on top form to do it all again from December.

Thanks for reading and have a great summer! :O)

Thursday 15th April - final words from Will


All good things must come to an end, or so the saying goes. I say why – why can’t good things just keep on going? Still I don’t suppose the snow will listen to what I want, as it is climbing inexorably up the slopes above Verbier to be replaced by its infinitely less slippy friend, grass. With the retreat of the snow Verbier’s nightlife is starting to wind down too and several staples on the Verbier party circuit are no more for another season. That’s surely all the more reason to find other places to drown one’s sorrows isn’t it?

Anyway perhaps it’s time for a bit of wallowing in nostalgia and a run down of my five favourite après-ski activities of the 2009/10 season so you know what definitely not to miss next season.

1 New Year’s Eve
NYE is a big night round the world, but Verbier has its own unique take on how to say ta ta to the old year and a big howdy to the new one. The Place Centrale is the place to be, with 8000 exuberant party minded guys and gals singing, dancing, spraying Champagne, climbing lamp posts and having a massively good time. Epic.

2 Mardi Gras
Fat Tuesday (the same day as our Pancake Day) gives Verbier an excuse to bust out the fancy dress – like it needed one. Every bar in town makes up a theme but feel free to go off piste and rock out with the wackiest outfit imaginable.

3 Tuesdays at Casbah
Tuesday nights are always kicking in town due to the phenomenon of the chalet girl/boy’s day off. These poor, overworked and underappreciated people spend six days a week cooking, cleaning and listening to their clients’ tales of fun out on the slopes, so when they get a day off on Wednesday they understandably go a little bit crazy. Tuesday night is the starting point, and the Casbah is where you can find all the carnage.

4 Three o’clock at Bar 1936
Unless you’re a really hardcore skier or boarder, by three you may well be experiencing jelly legs, a sore butt or an incredible thirst. Or perhaps all three. The remedy for any/all of these ailments is a sun-soaked beer at Bar 1936. Sitting on a sunny terrace above the village just before the home run, the yurts offer lounging by log fires, or sunbathing on benches outside, all tied together by great tunes and crowds of happy holidaymakers.

5 Farinet Après-ski
If you’re only going to get involved with one night out whilst in Verbier, make sure you stop by Farinet Après-ski. Iconic in the same way as St. Anton’s Mooserwirt is, the Farinet brings all of Verbier’s most lively characters out of the woodwork, fills them with jugs of beer and makes them dance on the bar. There are cracking bands every week, and it will undoubtedly lead to bigger, brighter, weirder and drunker things in the night to come.

If you’re out here this week, don’t despair – we haven’t all shut up shop and stopped going out entirely. You can look forward to the Wonderbar’s closing party on Sunday, while the Casbah shuts its doors on Saturday with a ‘What the F*** Are You Wearing’ party. You will probably find me down there with a hideous piece of knitwear on.

If you look for a party in Verbier, chances are you’ll find it.




For a full list of this week's events, check out our What's On Calendar.
You can also find full Bar and Restaurant listings in the Dining and Going Out section of the site.