Verbier Snow Report

Sunshine arrives : 1st February 2012

Epic powder day leaves my legs like jelly

Sunshine returned to Verbier after almost two weeks of stormy and mixed weather. Frequent snowfalls kept topping up the on and off piste areas but the poor visibility meant that most powder was untracked or lightly tracked. ...read more

Mixed weather continues with fresh snow : 30th January 2012

Great on and off piste conditions

Snow continues to fall, topping up the more than three metres on the glacier so far this season. This time last year we had a third of that and the whole area looks in great condition, both on and off piste. ...read more

Snow returns to Verbier : 28th January 2012

30cm due in over the next couple of days

After a week of rough weather, which did see some healthy snowfalls arrive, thursday was beautiful, warm and sunny. This allowed us to get out into the area and play in the fresh powder, although Mont Gele did not open. ...read more

Gloomy weather = more snow : 25th January 2012

A break in the weather is on the way

Flat light and snowy conditions stayed in over the middle of the week. This did bring in around 15cm of fresh snow and coupled with the 20cm snow fall at the beginning of the week there is now a great off piste layer out there. Many parts of the mountain have stayed untracked due to the poor light and some lift closures earlier in the week and the forecast for Thursday is for a break in the weather, although conditions are so changeable at the moment it is difficult to forecast with any certainty. ...read more

Lots of new snow : 23rd January 2012

Great conditions with some sunshine forecast

A fresh snowfall arrived over the weekend. Estimates vary but in resort about 40cm of the fluffy stuff landed on my car. Higher up the mountain there was an initial report of 80cm but on getting up the mountain on Saturday I did not find that depth, partly because it seems as if there has been some very strong wind recently. It has bashed the snow crystals together as they fell and formed very dense wind slab. Interestingly, the top ten centimetres (approximately) is crusted in places with significant amounts of dense chalky snow beneath. ...read more

80cm of fresh snow overnight : 21st January 2012

Breaks in the weather but clear skies not due until Tuesday

Up to 80cm of fresh snow arrived on Friday which left much of the higher areas closed on Saturday at the time of writing this. The lifts up to Ruinettes are open, as is the Bruson sector The Savoleyres area should be fully open and with luck by the end of Saturday and into Sunday the areas above that should be too, but Sectors such as Mont Fort and Mont Gele may remain shut for longer. At the moment the links to the 4 Vallees are closed as are all the free ride runs. ...read more

Sunshine lingers but snow is on the way : 18th January 2012

Up to 40cm of fresh snow is due in for the weekend

The sunshine of the last week is just about on the way out and in its place there is a storm forecast for the weekend. That storm will be coming in with some moderate to strong winds and 30-40cm of fresh snow. As has been the case throughout the season the winds will be coming from the west. ...read more

Sunshine, quiet pistes & great snow continue : 16th January 2012

More snow forecast for the weekend

The great weather has continued over the last couple of days and should be around for the rest of the week. The clear skies have created some very cold temperatures, especially at night, but a very hot sun though the daytime has provided some welcome heat. ...read more

Sun and great snow : 13th January 2012

Where have all the people gone!!

Perfect conditions prevail in Verbier ski area at the moment. All the main ski lifts and areas are open and it is super quiet now that we are well into January. It was not necessary to queue once today and I was able to cover La Chaux, Lac de Vaux, Chassoure to Tortin and Mont Fort sectors and from Attelas down to Le Rouge in a couple of hours. The piste conditions are superb. There are hardly any bumps or big sections of ice as the drop in skier numbers, coupled with the great weather, have meant that there is plenty of space on piste to go fast. ...read more

Sunshine adds to the great ski conditions : 12th January 2012

The park is now built and the crowds have gone

After weeks of mixed weather, which did see heaps of snow come in, the customary sunshine and warm temperatures have returned to Verbier. Initially the sunshine, coupled with a drop in the avalanche risk, allowed access to the off piste sectors that had been closed off for days while our last storm raged. ...read more

Sunshine is on the way : 9th January 2012

After days of storms and flat light the lifts are open and sun is forecast

Whilst the majority of the ski area is open at the moment some parts remain closed. Since the big storm before the weekend, which brought in up to 40cm of fresh snow, the Mont Fort lift has not opened and many of the free ride runs have remained shut too. These include Mont Gele and Vallon d’Arbi/ Col des Mines. The Jumbo up to Col des Gentianes, Gentianes to Tortin and the Chassoure to Tortin did all open up too but a lift failure on the Chassoure bubble left many people stranded and in the end each bubble had to be evacuated by helicopter. Also, all cross country and walking routes are currently closed. A level 3 out of 5 risk of avalanche persists as the recent snow came in with very strong winds creating lots of conditions for slab avalanches on all slopes. This level has only just dropped from 4 out of 5 so expect things to still be lively off piste. The weather has also stayed moody with poor visibility and freezing cold temperatures although sunshine is on the way. ...read more

Storms batter Verbier bringing in 50cm of snow : 5th January 2012

So much snow this season I am starting to sound like a broken record

A big storm pushed into Verbier on Thursday bringing strong winds and fresh snow. The high winds, up to 100 km/h at times, closed the links to the 4 Vallees and the higher lifts of Mont Fort and Mont Gele. The threat of avalanche has jumped back up to 4 out of 5 as the wind formed slab on almost all faces and I would expect this risk to stay for Friday at the least and probably into the weekend. This risk also closed all the off piste free-ride runs and it is very important to obey closed signs and wait for the new snow to settle. ...read more

Mixed weather provides sunshine and powder : 2nd January 2012

More snow is falling and a big storm is on the way

Snow continues to fall and, for the first time in years, I feel like we have a proper winter season (one with regular snowfalls and cold temperatures). ...read more

The sunshine has gone but 60cm of powder is here : 30th December 2011

Lift closures and high avalanche risk but sunshine on way

The sunshine and clear skies of a few days ago gave way very quickly to a storm that brought in a big snowfall. In resort there was around 30cm by the end of the day and, with the freezing level down to the valley, the snow fell as low as Le Châble and covered all roads from there up through the resort. ...read more

Snow forecast for the New Year : 29th December 2011

The sunshine from the last couple of days continued today providing the New Year holiday crowds with great skiing conditions. According to the lift company 18,768 people were on the pistes at one time or another on the 27th December. The turnstiles recorded 130,000 entries. This was an all time record and it is true to say that whether the world is in financial turmoil or not; it means little when the snow starts to fall. ...read more

Sunshine & blue skies return to Verbier : 26th December 2011

More snow forecast this weekend

Fantastic sunshine has returned to Verbier providing superb conditions both on and off piste. After some heavy snowfalls at the start of the season and a recent top up of fresh snow a few days ago there has been powder in abundance. The whole area is now open and this has allowed the crowds to spread out and many areas were only lightly tracked until today. ...read more

The snow keeps falling : 23rd December 2011

There may be some sunshine on the horizon...

Over the last couple of days the snow just kept falling and in the end another 30-40 cm of fresh fell before it turned to rain in resort all day today (Thursday). The rain in town came as a relief as it gave the commune chance to get to work on snow removal and helped to clear roads and pathways. ...read more

Nearly 2m of fresh snow in 2 weeks! : 20th December 2011

Sunshine forecast for the weekend

I woke up this morning (Tuesday) to find that the weather had closed back in again and 10cms of fresh snow had landed on the ground. This weather was in stark contrast to yesterday's, which saw the clouds part and sunshine reappear to provide a perfect powder day. That did not last long and actually I am glad to have some more snow with another 30cms due over the rest of the day. ...read more