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Verbier Lift System - Winter
| Lift System & Status in Verbier - Winter |
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Verbier lift system usually opens at the start of December and runs through until the end of April. There are 4 sectors for you to explore and a variety of lift passes available to allow you to ski it at the pace you like. Here we give you the facts and figures that will enable you to find your way around the lift system and decipher all those piste maps. |
| Lift System in Verbier |
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The Verbier ski area comprises 4 main sectors, linked by a variety of different lifts and pistes. The lifts marked on the piste map using straight black lines are of four types; button tow/drag, chair, telecabine and telepherique. They have the corresponding abbreviations; TK for teleski (drag), TS for telesiege (chair), TC for telecabine (gondola) and TPH for telepherique (cable car). For telecabine think bubble car and for telepherique think cable car. Anything prefixed/suffixed with “Express” means a 6 person modern fast chair lift. |
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last updated 1-Apr-2008 |
| Opening & Closing Dates for Verbier Lifts - Winter |
The Médran and Funispace télécabines and the Lac de Vaux 1 chairlift are the first to open for the season on 03/11/2007. Everything else will open between then and 15/12/2007 depending on snow conditions; with the exception of the Tournelle chairlift in Savoleyres/La Tzoumaz and the Les Moulins and Tapis Essert draglifts in sector 3, which are not due to open until 22/12/2007.
The official closing date for the Verbier winter season is 30/04/2008, however the lower slopes of Bruson are scheduled to close 30/03/2008 and the sunny south facing slopes of Savoleyres/La Tzoumaz will close 23/04/2008.
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last updated 8-Apr-2008 |
| LIVE Piste & Lift Status in Verbier |
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Below is our speedy overview of what the current lift status is in Verbier today. The list summary is probably most useful if you already know the valley and the lift names. If you don't, you may also find the piste & lift map handy if you are less familiar with the area.
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last updated 1-Apr-2008 |
| Lift & Piste Maps for Verbier |
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There is a huge amount of skiing to be done in Verbier and, hopefully, these maps will help you make the most of it. You can either print off a copy or pick up a paper version at the Tourist Office, any lift station and most hotel reception desks. It's always a good idea to keep one handy in case you get lost, run into bad weather or just need to plan a lunch stop!
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last updated 1-Apr-2008 |
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