Every season sees something new in Verbier, whether it be new installations on the mountain, or new restaurants and businesses opening up in the town. Here’s what’s new on our radar for the coming season:

New on the Mountain

New snow cannons for for Savolyres

During the summer new Snow canonns where installed on le Sud piste on the Svaolyres side. As the name suggests this slope faces south and as such struggles to hold snow in late season. These new istallations should extend the skiing on the Savolyres side and late into April

New Lac des Vaux chair lift

The popular Lac des Vaux chairlift has been replaced with the new chairs with new safety bars like those on the Mayentzet chair. And it’s got comfier seats

New photo point at Mont Fort

Leave your selfie sticks at home! Simply scan your lift pass and get in position for a phone with Verbier’s best backdrop. Then simply can download your pictures online

Improved access to Nendaz with new 8 person gondola

The new lift links Plan de Fou and Prarion and replaces the Fontaines drag lift and the Plan de Fou cable car. Not only will thius triple the uplift capacity from 800 to 2,400 people per hour but also drastically speed up what used to be the painfully slow trip to Nendaz.

New in Town

New look for W Living Room

The start of the season celebrates the new design of the Living Room at W Verbier. With an avant-garde design, the lounge will be home to Nathalie Roche, winner of the 2019 Djette Search contest. Mixologists will be offering an innovative new cocktail menu – expect full on creativity, flair bartending and surprises throughout the winter season.

Gunpowder Curry Co.

Situated just off the Place Centrale, Gunpowder Curry Co. aims to add some spice to the Verbier dining scene by introducing a contemporary curry house vibe to the Alps. “With a menu full of big, bold flavours, dishes that are ideal for sharing, a perfectly paired drinks menu with a carefully curated selection of gins and gin-based cocktails from around the world, Gunpowder is ideal for a fun night out with friends!”

Good Morning Le Bec

Mountain Air has kicked off an exciting new partnership with local staple Good Morning Verbier for the transformation of Le Bec restaurant. Good Morning Le Bec is now dishing out an extensive menu of healthy dishes to fuel your next adventure in a new relaxed setting on the ground floor of the shop.

Reconstruction of Hotel de Verbier

Hôtel de Verbier, located on the Place Centrale, is currently in the process of a total, structural, renovation. Taking into account the buildings iconic heritage, the new Hôtel de Verbier will become a contemporary, high-end, “boutique” – while maintaining a strong local profile.
The Verbier based family who recently bought the hotel are happy to announce that the team behind Le Rouge have confirmed they will create a new restaurant concept on the premises, while the retail space will be managed by Ski Service group. The genuine Verbier atmosphere and existing shops in the building will be preserved.

Monsieur Mountain Air

Monsieur is a fresh, new space dedicated to men’s lifestyle at Mountain Air. The exciting new addition will see a local barber available in-store three days a week. With a specially curated collection of menswear and accessories, television lounge and one of the only barbers in town, Monsieur is a new go-to for locals and visitors alike.

Ski-in / Ski Lounge

Mountain Air has revamped the shop floor to now offer the most convenient ski storage in Verbier. Free when you book your gear online and only three francs a day when you book instore, the new Ski Lounge comprises of 450 spaces for storage as well as dedicated staff to assist at the new special entrance from 8am-7pm. Now located on the ground floor, the luxurious Lounge allows you to not only travel to and from the slopes in your own comfortable shoes, but to ski directly back into the shop at the end of the day to let the team store and service your skis and dry your boots overnight. The revamp also means a larger space dedicated to skis and snowboards on the lower level.

New Ski Academy

VIS was pleased to launch a new Ski Academy programme, combining studies and ski training. Selected students have been partaking in personal training sessions and ski camps in preparation for the season, and will be skiing 4 times a week from January onwards including weekends. This programme, accessible to racers and freeriders alike, allows students to invest themselves in advanced skiing whilst keeping up with their school work.

VIS Saturday Club

VIS will be running the LVIS Saturday Club once again for skiers aged 4 and up. The club is open to the public at 400 CHF per child, from January 11th to March 28th 2020, excluding school holidays. Sign up here